AUGUST 2005 - LINCOLN, NE
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Year 2005 Lincoln Precipitation: monthly  red above normal, blue below normal

Month
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
 Aug.
TOTAL
  
Observed
0.81
2.22
0.65
2.22
2.18
2.85
5.30
2.55
Jan. 1 - Aug. 31: 19.00
Observed
Normal
0.67
0.66
2.21
2.90
4.23
3.51
3.54
3.35
Jan. 1 - Aug. 31: 21.07
Normal

The total number of days with the temperature 90 degrees F or higher for Lincoln, NE
2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, and 1934 and 1936 (worst years ever) and Normals.

2005
2004
2003
2002
1936
1934
NORMALS*
APRIL
0 days
1 day
1 day
1 day
0 days
0 days
0 days
MAY 
1 day
2 days
1 day
2 days
2 days
13 days
2 days
JUNE
12 days
3 days
2 days
19 days
17 days
17 days
8 days
JULY
20 days
7 days
19 days
22 days
29 days
28 days
16 days
AUGUST
 9 days
7 days
17 days
13 days
23 days
19 days
12 days
SEPTEMBER
  
10 days
3 days
 7 days
11 days
1 day
 4 days
OCTOBER
  
0 days
1 day
1 day
0 days
1 day
0 days
TOTAL
42 days
30 days
43 days
65 days
82 days
79 days
42 days
NORMALS* (standard 1971-2000, 30-year normals)

Lincoln Heat Waves ( 90F and 100F Climatology)

ALL high temperatures of  90 F or higher are in RED

AUG
2005 
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
RMAX
RMIN
HDD
CDD
Norm
MAX
Norm 
MIN
Norm 
Mean
 08/01/05
 88
66
 77
 -1
 0.00
105
48
0
 12
89
66
78
 08/02/05
 95
 75
 85
 +7
 T
107
52
0
 20
89
66
78
 08/03/05
 98
 78
 88
 +10
 0.00
108
51
0
 23
89
66
78
 08/04/05
 80
 58
 69
 -9
 0.01
109
45
0
 4
89
66
78
 08/05/05
 85
 56
 71
 -6
0.00
109
48
 0
 6
89
66
77
 08/06/05
 86
 51
 69
  -8
 0.00
104
49
 0
 4
89
66
77
 08/07/05
 93
 64
 79
 +2
 0.00
104
44
0
 14
89
66
77
 08/08/05
 96
 70
 83
 +6
 0.00
110
50
0
 18
89
66
77
 08/09/05
 96
 71
84
 +7
 0.00
106
48
 0
 19
89
65
77
 08/10/05
 93
 69
 81
 +4
 0.86
104
48
0
 16
88
65
77
 08/11/05
 88
 69
 79
 +2
 0.03
105
48
0
 14
88
65
77
 08/12/05
 78
 69
 74
 -2
 T
107
47
 0
 9
88
65
76
 08/13/05
 75
 60
 68
 -8
 0.07
108
49
0
3
88
65
76
 08/14/05
 77
 55
 66
  -10
 0.00
103
45
 0
 1
88
65
76
 08/15/05
 81
 55
 68
  -8
 0.00
106
48
0
 3
88
64
76
 08/16/05
 85
 57
 71
  -5
  0.00
107
49
0
 6
87
64
76
 08/17/05
 83
 64
 74
 -2
 0.03
107
46
 0
 9
87
64
76
 08/18/05
 94
 68
 81
 +6
 T
110
47
0
 16
87
64
75
 08/19/05
 85
 64
 75
  0
 0.03
100
45
 0
10
87
63
75
 08/20/05
 91
 62
 77
 +2
 0.00
102
39
 0
 12
87
63
75
 08/21/05
 93
 66
 80
 +5
 0.18
104
47
 0
 15
86
63
75
 08/22/05
 78
 65
 72
  -2
 T
103
46
 0
 7
86
63
74
 08/23/05
 79
 65
 72
  -2
 0.00
103
43
 0
 7
86
62
74
 08/24/05
 80
 68
 74
 0
 0.00
107
43
0
 9
86
62
74
 08/25/05
 88
 71
 80
 +7
 0.00
105
45
 0
 15
85
62
73
 08/26/05
 84
 63
 74
 +1
 1.19
106
48
0
 9
85
61
73
 08/27/05
 88
 56
 72
 -1
 0.00
104
46
 0
 7
85
61
73
 08/28/05
 88
 63
 76
 +3
 0.15
103
41
0
 11
85
61
73
 08/29/05
 86
 61
 74
 +2
 0.00
101
41
 0
 9
84
60
72
 08/30/05
 87
 59
 73
 +1
 0.00
103
42
0
 8
84
60
72
 08/31/05
 81
 56
  69
 -3
 0.00
103
44
 0
 4
84
60
72
TOTAL
        
 2.55
    
 0
 320
      
AVERAGE
 86.4
 63.6
 75.0
                  
NORMAL
87.1
63.7
75.4
  
3.35
    
5
315
      
DEPARTURE
 -0.7
-0.1
-0.4
  
 -0.80
    
-5
 +5
      
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 2005.
NORMAL is the 1971-2000 Standard 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).
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).

UNL
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
High Plains Regional Climate Center

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