APRIL 2000
LINCOLN, NE
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Snowfall Data Archive 1900-1999 Temp. & Precip. Departures last 21 Months
 April 2000 Temperature Graph
NEW RECORD:  High of 89, April 5, record high for the date (old record 88 in 1967).
NEW RECORD:  High of 39 F, April 16, New record low high temperature (old record, 41 in1912).
Date
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
RMAX
RMIN
HDD
CDD
AVG MAX
AVG MIN
AVG Mean
SNOW
04/01/00
58
38
48
+2
0.08
90
17
17
0
58
33
46
  
04/02/00
 67
34
51
 +5
0.00
88
11
 14
0
59
34
46
  
04/03/00
 54
32
 43
 -4
0.00
88
3
 22
 0
59
34
47
  
04/04/00
 60
19
40
-7
 0.00
94
16
 25
 0
60
35
47
  
04/05/00
 89
 45
67
+20
0.00
88
12
0
2
60
35
47
  
04/06/00
 64
40
52
+4
0.00
91
12
 13
0
61
35
48
  
04/07/00
 53
 34
 44
-4
 0.01
85
16
 21
 0
61
36
48
T 
04/08/00
 61
24
 43
-6
 0.00
88
22
 22
 0
62
36
49
  
04/09/00
69
30
50
+1
0.00
89
20
15
0
62
36
49
  
04/10/00
 53
31
42
-8
T
92
19
23
0
62
37
50
  
04/11/00
 52
27
40
-10
T
93
20
25
0
63
37
50
  
04/12/00
 64
24
44
-6
 0.00
86
17
21
 0
63
38
50
  
04/13/00
 78
42
60
+9
0.00
89
15
5
 0
64
38
51
  
04/14/00
 83
42
63
+12
0.00
91
16
2
0
64
38
51
  
04/15/00
 43
34
39
-13
 T
91
24
26
0
65
39
52
  
04/16/00
 39
36
38
-14
0.97
90
21
 27
0
65
39
52
 T
04/17/00
 57
34
46
-6
T
89
20
 19
0
65
40
52
  
04/18/00
 74
40
57
+4
0.00
94
21
8
0
66
40
53
  
04/19/00
 78
 47
 63
+10
T
92
25
 2
0
66
40
53
  
04/20/00
 54
 34
 44
-10
 0.04
95
22
 21
0
66
41
54
  
04/21/00
 70
29
50
-4
0.00
92
21
15
0
67
41
54
  
04/22/00
80
46
 63
+9
 T
94
25
 2
 0
67
41
54
  
04/23/00
72
49
61
+6
0.00
89
26
 4
 0
67
42
55
  
04/24/00
 69
44
57
+2
0.00
94
22
 8
0
68
42
55
  
04/25/00
 67
44
 56
+1
 T
90
29
9
 0
68
42
55
  
04/26/00
 71
36
54
-2
 0.17
97
27
 11
0
68
43
56
  
04/27/00
63
48
 56
0
 0.00
95
27
 9
 0
69
43
56
  
04/28/00
71
46
59
+3
0.00
97
28
6
0
69
44
56
  
04/29/00
 75
42
59
+2
0.00
93
27
 6
0
69
44
57
  
04/30/00
 69
 54
62
+5
 0.24
92
25
3
0
69
44
57
  
TOTAL
        
1.51
    
 401
 2
      
 T
AVERAGE
 65.2
37.5
 51.4
                    
NORMAL
64.4
38.9
51.7
  
2.76
    
399
0
      
 1.1
DEPARTURE
 +0.8
-1.4
 -0.3
  
 -1.25
    
 +2
 +2
      
-1.1

 
From the record books:
Warmest recorded APRIL  temperature, 97 F, April 26, 1989; April 28, 1910.
Coldest recorded APRIL  temperature, 3 F,  April 3, 1975.
Most APRIL Snowfall: 11.1 inches, 1997.
In the last 100 years, April had measurable snowfall 51 times
In the last 100 years, April had NO measurable snowfall 49 times

1999-2000 Winter Snowfall (Dec. 3.8 in, Jan 0.5 in, Feb 7.6 in + March Trace = total of 11.9 in.)
2000 total precipitation (Jan. 0.06 + Feb. 1.59 + Mar. 0.88 + Apr. 1.51 = 4.04 inches).

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are APRIL 2000.
NORMAL is the 1961-90 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is APRIL 2000 Average measured against 1961-90 normals.
MAX = Observed Maximum and MIN = Observed Minimum temperatures.
MEAN = Observed Mean Daily temperature.
DEP = Departure from normal ( __ = below normal, + above normal).
PCPN = Observed daily precipitation (midnight to midnight, CST).
RMAX = Record maximum temperature.
RMIN = Record Minimum temperature.
HDD = heating degree day units (base of 65 degrees).
CDD = cooling degree day units (base of 65 degrees).
AVG MAX = Daily Normal High Temperature (1961-90 normals).
AVG MIN = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1961-90 normals).
AVG MEAN = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1961-90 normals).


 
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