APRIL 2003 - LINCOLN, NE
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 NOTE: The Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium has been postponed until Fall 2003.
 

Details will be available later this spring.

 

NEW: Tour of the Channel 10/11 Weather Office and Broadcast Studio
NEW: Web Cams of the World (for watching the weather)
NEW: National Weather Association Severe Storms Workshop, March 27-29, 2003

April 1, 2003: Record High Temperature of 91 F,  Old record was 90 F in 1956..
April 6, 2003: Tied Record Low Maximum of 34 F.  Old record was 1938 and 1926.

Year 2003 Precipitation:  Jan. 0.41 in. + Feb. 1.62 in.+ Mar. 0.84 in.+ April  2.42 in. = 5.29 inches
Normal Precipitation: Jan. 0.67 in.; Feb. 0.66 in.; Mar. 2.21 in.; Apr. 2.90 inches

Winter 2002-2003 Snowfall:
OCT 2.5 in.; NOV 1.0 in.; DEC 0.1 in.; JAN 8.8 in. ; FEB 13.0 in; MAR 1.7 in.; April 4.6 in. =  total of  31.7 inches.

Date
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
RMAX
RMIN
HDD
CDD
AVG MAX
AVG MIN
AVG Mean
SNOW
04/01/03
 91
 45
 68
 +22
 0.00
90
17
 0
3
58
33
46
  
04/02/03
 85
 49
 67
 +21
T
88
11
 0
2
58
34
46
  
04/03/03
 70
 40
 55
 +8
 0.00
88
3
10
 0
59
34
47
  
04/04/03
 40
 28
 34
-13
 0.14
94
13
 31
 0
59
35
47
  
04/05/03
 41
 26
 34
 -13
 0.00
89
12
 31
0
60
35
47
  
04/06/03
 34
 29
 32
 -16
 0.77
91
12
  33
0
60
35
48
4.2
04/07/03
 33
 29
 31
 -17
 0.04
85
16
 34
 0
60
36
48
  0.4
04/08/03
 41
  23
 32
 -16
 T
88
22
 33
 0
61
36
48
 T
04/09/03
 60
 21
 41
 -8
 0.00
89
20
 24
0
61
36
49
  
04/10/03
 72
 32
 52
 +3
 0.00
92
19
 13
0
62
37
49
  
04/11/03
 77
 34
 56
 +6
 0.00
93
20
 9
0
62
37
50
  
04/12/03
 78
 39
 59
 +9
 0.00
86
17
 6
 0
62
38
50
  
04/13/03
 83
 44
 64
 +14
 0.00
89
15
 1
 0
63
38
50
  
04/14/03
 88
 61
 75
 +24
 0.00
91
16
 0
10
63
38
51
  
04/15/03
  84
 62
 73
 +22
 0.04
91
24
  0
8
64
39
51
  
04/16/03
 73
 45
 59
 +8
 0.01
90
21
 6
0
64
39
51
  
04/17/03
 59
 39
 49
 -3
 T
89
20
 16
0
64
39
52
  
04/18/03
 63
 40
 52
 0
 0.03
94
21
 13
0
65
40
52
  
04/19/03
 54
 44
 49
 -4
 0.05
92
25
 16
0
65
40
53
  
04/20/03
 54
 40
47
 -6
 T
95
22
 18
0
65
40
53
  
04/21/03
 69
 39
 54
 +1
 0.00
92
21
 11
0
66
41
53
  
04/22/03
 72
 30
 51
 -3
 0.00
94
25
 14
 0
66
41
54
  
04/23/03
 63
 51
 57
 +3
 0.29
89
26
 8
 0
66
42
54
  
04/24/03
 54
 49
 52
 -2
 T
94
22
 13
0
67
42
54
  
04/25/03
 70
 40
 55
 0
 T
90
29
 10
 0
67
42
55
  
04/26/03
 72
 35
 54
 -1
 0.00
97
27
 11
0
67
43
55
  
04/27/03
 75
 47
 61
 +6
 0.04
95
27
 4
0
67
43
55
  
04/28/03
 73
 51
 62
 +6
 T
97
28
 3
 0
68
43
56
  
04/29/03
 62
 48
 55
 -1
 1.00
93
27
 10
 0
68
44
56
  
04/30/03
 58
 51
 55
 -1
 0.01
92
25
 10
 0
68
44
56
  
TOTAL
        
2.42
    
 388
 23
      
4.6
AVERAGE
 64.9
 40.4
 52.7
                    
NORMAL
63.5
38.8
51.2
  
2.90
    
425
13
      
 1.1
DEPARTURE
  +1.4
+1.6
+1.5
    -0.48    
 -37
 +10
      
 +3.5
Record High Temperature of 91 F 
on April 1, 2003 (no fooling!).

Old record was 90 F in 1956.
March 2003 Lincoln Data March 2003 Lincoln Temperature Graph
YEAR 2002 Climate Review
Year 2002, High & Low Temps Compared to Normals Year 2002, High/Low Temps Compared to Records
December 2002 Lincoln Temperature Graph Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology
Global temperatures much warmer than normal Nebraska Vortex Intercept Team
Lincoln Climate Records Page Lincoln Photos of the Month Archive
Wind Chill Index Redefined Lincoln, NE Climate Facts List
Temp. & Precipitation Departures Since 1998 Drought monitor map
Lincoln Climate Record Books Lincoln Cold Waves
Lincoln's Top Ten Coldest/Warmest Months & Years Lincoln's top ten hottest/coldest months & years

 
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 102 years, 1901-2002, April had measurable snowfall 51 times
In the last 102 years, 1901-2002, April had NO measurable snowfall 51 times

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are APRIL 2003.
NORMAL is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is APRIL 2003 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).
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 (1971-2000 normals).
AVG MIN = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
AVG MEAN = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
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