APRIL 2004 - LINCOLN, NE

April 11, 2004.  Capital Parkway, Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Year 2004 Precipitation: Jan. 0.81 in. + Feb. 1.17 in. + Mar. 2.83 in. + Apr. 0.92  = 5.73 inches
Normal Precipitation: Jan. 0.67 in. + Feb. 0.66 in.+ Mar. 2.21 in.+ Apr. 2.90 = 6.44 inches

Winter 2003-2004 Snowfall:
OCT: 0.0  in.; NOV:  0.3 in.; DEC: 6.8 in.; JAN:  15.3 in.; FEB: 13.5 in; MAR: T  =  total of  35.9 inches.
Lincoln Snowfall ranked 1900 to 2004 (find out how this season ranked)

April 24, 2004 Precipitation Across Nebraska
April 18, 2004 Storms in the Midlands

APRIL 2004 Data - LINCOLN, NE
Record high of 90 F on April 17, 2004.  Old record was 89 F set in 1994.
April 17, 2004 Nebraska Heat

Date
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
RMAX
RMIN
HDD
CDD
AVG MAX
AVG MIN
AVG Mean
SNOW
04/01/04
 62
26
 44
-2
 0.00
91
17
21
0
58
33
46
  
04/02/04
 65
 27
 46
 0
0.00
88
11
19
0
58
34
46
  
04/03/04
 60
 31
 46
  -1
 0.00
88
3
 19
 0
59
34
47
  
04/04/04
 63
 27
 45
 -2
 0.00
94
13
 20
 0
59
35
47
  
04/05/04
 70
 38
 54
 +7
 0.00
89
12
 11
0
60
35
47
  
04/06/04
 74
 43
 59
+11
  0.00
91
12
 6
0
60
35
48
  
04/07/04
 78
 42
 60
 +12
 0.00
85
16
 5
 0
60
36
48
  
04/08/04
 63
 36
 50
 +2
 0.00
88
22
 15
 0
61
36
48
  
04/09/04
 51
 43
 47
 -2
  0.08
89
20
 18
0
61
36
49
  
04/10/04
48
 27
38
 -11
 0.00
92
19
 27
0
62
37
49
  
04/11/04
 55
 22
 39
 -11
 0.00
93
20
 26
0
62
37
50
  
04/12/04
 50
 32
41
 -9
 0.00
86
17
 24
 0
62
38
50
  
04/13/04
 60
 25
 43
 -7
 0.00
89
15
 22
 0
63
38
50
  
04/14/04
 75
 33
54
 +3
 0.00
91
16
 11
0
63
38
51
  
04/15/04
 79
 48
64
 +13
 0.00
91
24
 1
0
64
39
51
  
04/16/04
 89
39
 64
 +13
 0.00
90
21
 1
0
64
39
51
  
04/17/04
 90
 46
 68
 +16
 0.00
89
20
0
3
64
39
52
  
04/18/04
  80
 58
 69
 +17
 0.02
94
21
 0
4
65
40
52
  
04/19/04
 63
 49
 56
 +3
0.00
92
25
9
0
65
40
53
  
04/20/04
 77
 53
65
 +12
T
95
22
 0
0
65
40
53
  
04/21/04
 72
 41
 57
 +4
 T
92
21
 8
0
66
41
53
  
04/22/04
 61
 47
 54
 0
0.03
94
25
11
 0
66
41
54
  
04/23/04
 67
 41
 54
 0
0.00
89
26
 11
 0
66
42
54
  
04/24/04
 55
 41
48
  -6
 0.76
94
22
 17
0
67
42
54
  
04/25/04
 65
 47
 56
 +1
 0.00
90
29
9
 0
67
42
55
  
04/26/04
 67
 38
 53
 -2
 0.00
97
27
 12
0
67
43
55
  
04/27/04
 80
 34
 57
 +2
 0.00
95
27
 8
0
67
43
55
  
04/28/04
 87
 55
 71
 +16
 0.00
97
28
 0
6
68
43
56
  
04/29/04
 66
 47
 57
 +1
T
93
27
 8
 0
68
44
56
  
04/30/04
 53
43
 48
-8
 0.03
92
25
 17
 0
68
44
56
  
TOTAL
        
 0.92
    
356
 13
      
 0
AVERAGE
 67.5
 39.3
 53.4
                    
NORMAL
63.5
38.8
51.2
  
 2.90
    
425
13
      
 1.1
DEPARTURE
 +4.0
+0.5
 +2.2
  
-1.98
     
 -69
 0
      
 -1.1
Links:
Temp. & Precipitation Departures Since 1998 Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology
Lincoln Snowfall Seasons 1899-00 to 2003-04 Ranked Lincoln's Top Ten Coldest/Warmest Months & Years
Feb. 4-6, 2004 STORM REPORT Lincoln's Top 25 Snowiest Months from 1899-2004
Lincoln Monthly & Seasonal Top 15 Snowfall Totals Which Month is Normally the Snowiest in Lincoln?
January 2004 Lincoln Temperature Graph February 1-2, 2004, 2004 Snow Storm (includes photos)
January 25-26, 2004 Snow Storm (includes photos) Lincoln Cold Waves 1887-2004
Lincoln Climate Records Page Nebraska Vortex Intercept Team
Drought monitor map Lincoln Photos of the Month Archive
Lincoln Cold Waves Lincoln, NE Climate Facts List
Lincoln Climate Record Books Lincoln's top ten hottest/coldest months & years
February 29, 2004  Nebraska Thunderstorms/Blizzard March 4-5, 2004 Precipitation Map
March 2004, 9th warmest on record (1887-2004) Nebraska Vortex Intercept Team
Monthly/Annual Top Ten Coldest/Warmest Temperatures

 
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 103 years, 1901-2002, April had measurable snowfall 52 times
In the last 103 years, 1901-2002, April had NO measurable snowfall 51 times

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are APRIL 2004.
NORMAL is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is APRIL 2004 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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