January 2009
Lincoln, Nebraska Daily Climate Data

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Monthly Snowfall 2008-09

Month
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
TOTAL
Observed
0.0
T
5.5
5.6
.
    
11.1
Normal
0.7
3.1
5.4
6.1
5.4
5.1
1.7
27.5

 Lincoln Cold Waves 1887-2009

 Nebraska Winter Weather Forecast Page

Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology:
Date of the First Snowfall Each Autumn/Winter 1948-2008 Ranked
Date of the First Autumn/Winter) Snowfall each Year (1948-2008) Listing by year
Length of the Snow free Season, 1948-2008 Graph
Monthly and Annual Snowfall 1887-to present (listed by year)
Monthly and Annual Snowfall 1887-to present (listed by Season)
 Lincoln Seasonal Snowfalls Ranked
Lincoln Snowfall Statistics
Which month is normally the snowiest for Lincoln?
 Recent Features:
January 22, 2009 Warmth across the Midlands
 Year 2008 Precipitation Climatology, High Plains and the U.S.
Year 2008 Temperature Climatology, High Plains and the U.S.
Lincoln December 2008 Lincoln Temperature Graph
YEAR 2008 Lincoln Temperature Graph: January 1 - December 31, 2008

January 2009 Temperature Graph

Record high temperature, January 22,  60 F.  Old record was 59 F set in 1938, 1950, 1989
Note: all low temperatures of 0 F or lower are in BLUE.
January
2009
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
REC
PREC
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
HDD
CDD
AVG 
MAX
AVG 
MIN
AVG 
Mean
SNOW
Thursday
January 1
46
 21 34 +11 0.00
0.39
63
-26
31
0
33
12
23
 
Friday
January 2
48
 17 33 +10 0.00
0.34
72
-22
 32
0
33
12
23
 
Saturday
January 3
41
 11 26 +4 T
1.40
63
-17
 39
0
33
12
22
T 
Sunday
January 4
23
 7 15 -7 0.00
0.32
59
-19
 50
0
33
12
22
 
Monday
January 5
39
 7 23 +1 0.00
0.69
61
-20
 42
0
33
11
22
 
Tuesday
January 6
46
 13 30 +8 0.00
0.40
60
-25
 35
0
33
11
22
 
Wednesday
January 7
35
 13 24 +2 T 
0.60
65
-20
 41
0
33
11
22
 T 
Thursday
January 8
36
 13 25 +3 0.00 
0.34
70
-20
 40
0
33
11
22
 
Friday
January 9
41
 19 30 +8 0.06
0.37
62
-21
 35
0
33
11
22
 1.2
Saturday
January 10
26
 14 20 -2 T
0.76
73
-18
 45
0
32
11
22
 T
Sunday
January 11
38
 16 27 +5 0.00
0.31
65
-29
 38
0
32
11
22
  
Monday
January 12
41
 6 24 +2 0.02
0.74
64
-33
 41
0
32
11
22
 0.1
Tuesday
January 13
42
 0 21 -1 0.00
0.30
70
-21
 44
0
33
11
22
  
Wednesday
January 14
42
 -6 18 -4 T
0.91
60
-18
 47
0
33
11
22
 T
Thursday
January 15
12
 -9 2 -20 0.00
0.83
69
-27
 63
0
33
11
22
  
Friday
January 16
27
 7 17 -5 0.11
0.58
66
-19
 48
0
33
11
22
 1.5
Saturday
January 17
46
 17 32 +10 0.00
0.60
64
-16
 33
0
33
11
22
  
Sunday
January 18
51
 28 40 +18 0.00
0.45
66
-21
 25
0
33
11
22
  
Monday
January 19
41
 24 33 +11 0.00
0.78
65
-29
 32
0
33
11
22
  
Tuesday
January 20
37
 22 30 +8 0.00
0.47
68
-18
 35
0
33
11
22
  
Wednesday
January 21
52
 15 34 +12 0.00
0.55
64
-17
 31
0
33
11
22
  
Thursday
January 22
60
 20 40 +18 0.00
0.64
60
-14
 25
0
33
11
22
  
Friday
January 23
37
 4 21 -1 0.10
0.45
68
-20
 44
0
33
11
22
 1.0
Saturday
January 24
12
 -8 2 -21 T
0.46
72
-19
 63
0
33
12
23
 T
Sunday
January 25
13
 9 11 -12 0.05
0.48
69
-21
 54
0
34
12
23
 1.2
Monday
January 26
15
 2 9 -14 0.02
0.81
68
-17
 56
0
34
12
23
 0.3
Tuesday
January 27
15
 -1 7 -16 0.02
0.80
68
-23
 58
0
34
12
23
 0.3
Wednesday
January 28
36
 -3 17 -6 0.00
0.90
63
-22
 48
0
34
12
23
  
Thursday January 29
37
 23 30 +7 0.00 0.52 66 -18 35 0 34 13 23  
Friday
January 30
43
 18 31 +7 0.00
0.34
60
-16
 34
0
35
13
24
  
Saturday
January 31
59
 26 43 +19 0.00
0.56
72
-20
 22
0
35
13
24
  
 
JAN 2009
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
REC
PREC
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
HDD
CDD
AVG 
MAX
AVG 
MIN
AVG 
Mean
SNOW
 
TOTAL
         0.38  
 
 
 1266
0
 
 
 
 5.6
 
AVERAGE
 36.7 11.1 23.9
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
NORMAL
33.2
11.5
22.4
 
0.67
  
 
 
1328
0
 
 
 
 5.1
 
DEPARTURE
 +3.5 -0.4 +1.5   -0.29       -62          

From the record books:
Warmest recorded JANUARY  temperature, 73 F, January 10, 1990.
Coldest recorded JANUARY  temperature, -33 F,  January 12, 1974
Most JANUARY Snowfall: 23.0 inches, 1915.
Least January Snowfall: Trace (flurries and not measurable), 3 of the last 111 years (1900, 1986, 2006).

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are JANUARY 2009.
NORMAL is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is JANUARY 2009.  Average measured against 1971-2000 normals.
MAX = Observed Maximum and MIN = Observed Minimum temperatures  in deg. F..
MEAN = Observed Mean Daily temperature  in deg. F..
DEP = Departure from normal ( __ = below normal, + above normal)  in deg. F..
PCPN = Observed daily precipitation (midnight to midnight, CST), in inches.
REC PREC = Record daily precipitation amount in inches.
REC MAX = Record Maximum temperature in deg. F.
REC MIN = Record Minimum temperature  in deg. F..
HDD = heating degree day units (base of 65 degrees).
CDD = cooling degree day units (base of 65 degrees).
AVG MAX = Daily Normal High Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
AVG MIN = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
AVG MEAN = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
SNOW = Snowfall in inches.

Year 2008 Precipitation (in inches): compared to normal: red is above normal, blue is below normal

 
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
TOTAL
2008
0.44
0.55
1.13
 3.80 4.12 8.59 3.58
1.78
4.10
4.79
1.22
0.80
34.90
NORMAL
0.67
0.66
2.21
2.90
4.23
3.51
3.54
3.35
2.92
1.94
1.58
0.86
28.37

Normal January 1 - December 31 Precipitation = 28.37 inches, Year 2008 Surplus = +6.53 inches


Link to more information about the January 22, 2009 Warmth across the Midlands.