AUGUST 2001 - LINCOLN, NE

Photo © 2001, K. Dewey, HPRCC
Photographed along 84th street in Northeast Lincoln, NE, on August 23, 2001, the sign indicates "NO OUTLET" but one wonders who would enter the cornfield with their car in the first place!
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Nebraska Vortex Intercept Team Lincoln Climate Record Books
Lincoln, NE Climate Facts List
Number of days, year 2001, high temperature > 90 F =
May (5) + June (9) + July (20) + Aug (13) = 47 days: Annual NORMAL total = 42 days.
Number of days, year 2001, high temperature > 100 F =
July (2) + Aug (2) = 4 days: Annual NORMAL total = 5 days.

YEAR 2001 Precipitation: Jan. 0.89 + Feb. 1.82 + Mar. 1.32 +
Apr. 2.68 + May 10.16 + June 3.55 + July 1.49 + Aug. 1.26 = 23.17 inches.
Normal January 1 through August 31 precipitation = 20.51 inches.
AUG 2001
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
RMAX
RMIN
HDD
CDD
AVG MAX
AVG MIN
AVG Mean
08/01/01
98
76
87
+9
0.00
105
48
0
 22
90
66
78
08/02/01
 95
 76
 86
 +8
 0.00
107
52
0
 21
90
66
78
08/03/01
 95
 75
 85
 +7
 0.00
108
51
0
 20
89
66
78
08/04/01
 99
 73
 86
 +8
 0.00
109
45
0
 21
89
66
78
08/05/01
 100
 72
86
+9
 0.00
109
48
 0
21
89
66
77
08/06/01
 98
 75
 87
  +10
  0.00
104
49
 0
 22
89
66
77
08/07/01
 95
 71
83
 +6
 0.00
104
44
0
 18
89
65
77
08/08/01
 97
 67
 82
 +5
 0.00
110
50
0
 17
89
65
77
08/09/01
 86
 63
75
 -2
 0.00
106
48
 0
 10
89
65
77
08/10/01
 80
 57
 69
 -8
 0.00
104
48
0
 4
88
65
77
08/11/01
 85
 55
 70
 -6
 0.00
105
48
0
 5
88
65
76
08/12/01
 85
62
 74
  -2
 0.02
107
47
 0
 9
88
65
76
08/13/01
 89
 60
 75
 -1
 0.00
108
50
0
 10
88
64
76
08/14/01
 88
58
73
 -3
 0.12
103
50
 0
8
87
64
76
08/15/01
 78
62
 70
 -6
0.64
106
48
0
5
87
64
76
08/16/01
 82
 59
 71
  -4
 0.00
107
49
0
 6
87
64
75
08/17/01
 85
 57
 71
-4
 0.14
107
46
 0
6
87
63
75
08/18/01
 81
 56
 69
 -6
 0.00
110
47
0
 4
87
63
75
08/19/01
 82
 51
 67
-8
 0.00
100
45
 0
 2
86
63
75
08/20/01
 85
 61
 73
 -1
 0.00
102
39
 0
 8
86
63
74
08/21/01
 100
65
 83
 +9
 0.03
104
47
 0
 18
86
62
74
08/22/01
 95
 73
 84
  +10
 0.00
103
46
 0
 19
85
62
74
08/23/01
 88
68
 78
 +5
 0.05
103
43
 0
 13
85
62
73
08/24/01
  77
 67
 72
 -1
 0.05
107
43
0
 7
85
61
73
08/25/01
 84
 62
 73
 0
 T
105
45
 0
 8
85
61
73
08/26/01
 89
 58
 74
 +2
 0.00
106
48
0
 9
84
61
72
08/27/01
 92
  62
 77
 +5
0.00
104
46
 0
 12
84
61
72
08/28/01
 91
 62
 77
 +5
 0.00
103
41
0
 12
84
60
72
08/29/01
 95
 66
 81
 +9
 0.00
101
41
 0
 16
83
60
72
08/30/01
 82
 60
 71
 0
 0.21
103
42
0
 6
83
59
71
08/31/01
 84
 54
 69
 -2
 0.00
103
44
 0
 4
82
59
71
AUG 2001
                        
TOTAL
        
 1.26
    
 0
 363
      
AVERAGE
 89.0
  64.0
76.5
                  
NORMAL
86.7
63.3
75.0
  
3.41
    
0
319
      
DEPARTURE
  +2.3  +0.7
 +1.5
-2.05
    
 0
  +44      
From the record books:
Hottest recorded August temperature, 110 F, August 8, 1934 & August 18, 1936.
Coldest recorded August temperature, 39 F,  August 20, 1950.
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are AUGUST 2001.
NORMAL is the 1961-90 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is AUGUST 2001 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).

Image © Brian Thalken, NEVIT
Tornado just west of Lincoln, NE.  June 13, 2001.

(click HERE or on the photo to go to more photos and the storm report)
NEW> Damage photos added on July 5.  Click on the above link.


Photo © 2001, K. Dewey, HPRCC
Ironically, as Lincoln browns without any significant rain in 3 weeks,
the normally semi-arid Sandhills region has been receiving above normal rainfall
and is quite green.  The above photo was taken at The Nebraska National Forest
on Saturday, August 11, 2001. (Nebraska National Forest - Photos)

 
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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