JULY 2009 - LINCOLN, NE
July 2009 was the 6th coldest July on record (1887-2009):  Details below
July 2009 had only two days 90 F or higher, tied for the least ever:  Details below

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Year 2009 Precipitation (in inches)
compared to normal: red above normal, blue below normal

 
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
TOTAL
2009
0.38
0.64
0.18
 1.52 1.17 6.18 1.84
.
.
.
.
.
11.91
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 - June 30 = 14.18 inches).   (Normal January 1 - July 31 = 17.72 inches).
   

Previous Month (June 2009 Lincoln Climate Data)

 

ALL July 2009 high temperatures of  90 F or higher are in RED.

New daily record minimum temperature of 49 F on July 17, 2009.   Old record was 54 F set in 1900.

New daily record minimum temperature of 50 F on July 18, 2009.   Old record was 55 F set in 1992.

New daily record minimum temperature of 51 F on July 19, 2009.   Old record was 53 F set in 1947 and 1941.

Lincoln's Top 20 Julys with least number

of days 90 F or higher (1887-2009)

Year

Days

Year

Days

2009

2

1965

5

1950

2

1994

5

1891

2

1924

5

1906

3

1905

6

1958

3

1971

6

1992

3

2004

7

1915

3

1904

7

1889

4

1962

7

1993

4

1996

7

1902

4

1979

7

 

Lincoln's Top 10 Coldest Julys 

(1887-2009) 

Rank  Value   Year

  1      71.1    1891

  2      71.6    1950

  3      71.7    1915

  4      72.4    1906

  5      72.5    1905

  6      72.6    2009

  6      72.6    1994

  8      72.7    1904

  9      72.8    1992

  10     72.9    1924

 

 

   July 2009  MAX MIN MEAN DEP PREC
REC
PREC
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
 HDD CDD AVG
MAX		 AVG
MIN		 AVG
Mean
Wednesday July 1 86 55 71 -5 0.00
4.86
108
45
0
 6
88
64
76
Thursday July 2 87 67 77 0 0.00
1.24
108
50
0
 12
89
64
77
Friday July 3 78 67 73 -4 0.47
1.20
108
49
0
 8
89
64
77
Saturday July 4 74 66 70 -7 T
2.44
110
47
0
 5
89
65
77
Sunday July 5 84 62 73 -4 0.00
3.17
110
49
0
 8
89
65
77
Monday July 6 87 60 74 -3 0.00
2.61
105
49
0
 9
89
65
77
Tuesday July 7 88 63 76 -2 0.00
3.01
104
49
0
 11
89
66
78
Wednesday July 8 88 65 77 -1 0.01
3.19
102
50
0
 12
89
66
78
Thursday July 9 86 71 79 +1 0.00
2.14
104
49
0
 14
89
66
78
Friday July 10 87 73 80 +2 0.00
2.40
103
48
0
 15
89
66
78
Saturday July 11 84 72 78 0 0.00
2.97
107
51
0
 13
90
66
78
Sunday July 12 84 68 73 -5 T
1.94
111
52
0
 8
90
66
78
Monday July 13 85 67 76 -2 0.00
1.26
108
50
0
 11
90
66
78
Tuesday July 14 92 70 81 +3 0.21
1.15
107
49
0
 16
90
66
78
Wednesday July 15 86 65 76 -2 0.00
2.04
112
51
0
 11
90
66
78
Thursday July 16 78 59 69 -9 0.19
1.56
109
50
0
 4
90
66
78
Friday July 17 79 49 64 -14 0.00
1.55
112
49
1
 0
90
66
78
Saturday July 18 80 50 65 -13 0.00
2.56
108
50
0
 0
90
66
78
Sunday July 19 85 51 68 -10 0.00
2.47
111
51
0
 3
90
66
78
Monday
July 20
 75 63 69 -9 0.50
1.77
110
54
0
 4
90
66
78
Tuesday July 21 80 60 70 -8 T
1.70
107
50
0
 5
90
66
78
Wednesday July 22 88 56 72 -6 T
1.47
105
53
0
 7
90
67
78
Thursday July 23 88 59 74 -4 0.00
2.77
106
48
0
 9
90
67
78
Friday July 24 96 64 80 +2 0.12
3.07
111
52
0
 15
90
67
78
Saturday July 25 86 64 75 -3 0.00
5.42
115
51
0
 10
90
67
78
Sunday July 26 87 58 73 -5 0.00
2.91
109
49
0
 8
90
67
78
Monday July 27 83 63 73 -5 0.00
1.32
108
50
0
 8
90
67
78
Tuesday July 28 76 56 66 -12 T
1.97
106
47
0
 1
90
67
78
Wednesday July 29 78 53 66 -12 0.02
1.92
105
49
0
 1
90
66
78
Thursday
July 30
 79 55 67 -11 0.00
1.58
106
46
0
 2
90
66
78
Friday
July 31
 87 51 69 -9 0.32
1.28
105
50
0
 4
89
66
78
 
TOTAL
 2601 1902     1.84  
 
 
1
 243
 
 
 
 
AVERAGE
83.9
61.4
72.6
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NORMAL
89.6
65.9
77.8
  
3.54
  
 
 
0
390
 
 
 
 
DEPARTURE
 -5.7 -4.5 -5.2   -1.70       +1 -147  
  
 
  

 
From the record books:

Warmest recorded JULY temperature, 115 F, July 25, 1936.
Coldest recorded JULY temperature, 45 F,  July 5, 1995.

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are JULY 2009.
NORMAL  (Norm) is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is JULY 2009 Average measured against 1971-2000 Normals.
MAX = Observed Maximum and MIN = Observed Minimum temperatures.
MEAN = Observed Mean Daily temperature.
DEP = Departure from normal ( _ = below normal, + above normal).
PREC = Observed daily precipitation (midnight to midnight, CST) in inches.
REC PREC = Record daily amount of precipitation 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).
Norm MAX = Daily Normal High Temperature (1971-2000 Normals).
Norm MIN = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1971-2000 Normals).
Norm MEAN = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1971-2000 Normals).


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