FEBRUARY 2001
LINCOLN, NE
17th Coldest February in 115 years of data records!
"SNOWSTORM hits LINCOLN"

Click HERE to see photos 
10th Coldest Winter in 115 years of data records!
"Our Miserable Winter of 2000-2001"
Click HERE to read about it!
February 25, 2001.

A setting sun over Holmes Lake Park.

The sun is setting much later now and further north in the western sky, however our winter lingers on.

New Daily Precipitation Record, Feb. 24 of 0.75 inches  (old record 0.50 inches in 1935)

February 2001 Temperature Graph Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology
Temp. & Precip. Departures last 32 Months Lincoln Climate Record Books
January 29, 2001 Snowfall Photos February 8-9, 2001 Snowstorm
More Links at the bottom of the page!
FEB. 2001
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
RMAX
RMIN
HDD
CDD
AVG MAX
AVG MIN
AVG Mean
SNOW
02/01/01
 27
 -3
 12
-11
 T
64
-24
 53
0
34
11
23
T
02/02/01
 23
 -9
 7
-16
 0.00
68
-22
 58
0
34
11
23
  
02/03/01
 45
16
31
+8
0.00
68
-22
 34
0
35
12
23
  
02/04/01
 40
23
32
+9
0.00
67
-21
33
0
35
12
23
T
02/05/01
 47
25
36
+12
0.00
67
-20
29
0
35
12
24
  
02/06/01
 40
 20
30
+6
0.00
61
-17
 35
0
35
12
24
  
02/07/01
 32
28
30
+6
T
71
-18
35
0
35
13
24
  
02/08/01
 29
14
22
-3
0.60
71
-23
43
0
36
13
24
6.0
02/09/01
 15
 -6
5
-20
 0.18
68
-24
 60
0
36
13
25
 4.0
02/10/01
 17
-11
 3
 -22
 0.00
75
-16
 62
0
36
13
25
  
02/11/01
 30
5
 18
 -7
 0.00
75
-26
 47
0
37
14
25
  
02/12/01
 35
27
31
+5
T
73
-24
 34
0
37
14
26
  
02/13/01
 37
23
30
+4
0.01
70
-26
 35
0
37
14
26
  
02/14/01
 23
11
17
-9
0.06
77
-15
 48
0
37
15
26
0.9
02/15/01
 24
11
 18
 -8
 T
74
-11
 47
0
38
15
26
 T
02/16/01
 17
7
12
-15
 T
69
-18
53
0
38
15
27
 T
02/17/01
 19
4
12
-15
0.00
72
-19
53
0
38
16
27
  
02/18/01
 36
8
22
-6
 0.00
70
-17
 43
0
39
16
28
  
02/19/01
 39
 23
31
+3
0.00
71
-15
34
0
39
16
28
  
02/20/01
 28
17
23
-5
T
71
-10
 42
0
40
17
28
T
02/21/01
 18
14
16
-13
 T
74
-9
49
0
40
17
29
T
02/22/01
 39
18
29
 0
T
74
-10
36
0
40
18
29
  
02/23/01
 33
20
27
-2
0.14
75
-16
 38
0
41
18
29
 T
02/24/01
 37
24
31
+1
0.75
72
-10
 34
0
41
18
30
 1.0
02/25/01
 33
21
27
-3
 0.00
77
-8
 38
0
41
19
30
  
02/26/01
 34
18
26
-5
T
79
-9
 39
0
42
19
31
T
02/27/01
 18
3
11
-20
 0.08
74
-10
 54
0
42
20
31
 2.3
02/28/01
 26
-2
 12
-19
0.00
79
-18
 53
0
43
20
31
  
TOTAL
        
 1.82
    
 1219
        
 14.2
AVERAGE
30.0
12.5
 21.3
                    
NORMAL
 37.9
15.1
26.6
  
 0.72
    
1075
        
5.7
DEPARTURE
 -7.9
 -2.6
 -5.3
  
 +1.10
      +144        
 +8.5
From the record books:
Warmest recorded FEBRUARY temperature, 
Leap Years:  84 F, February 29, 1972.
Non-Leap Years:  79 F, Feb. 26, 1896 and Feb. 28, 1972.

Coldest recorded FEBRUARY  temperature, -26 F,  Feb. 11, 1899 & Feb. 13, 1905.
Most FEBRUARY Snowfall: 26.1 inches, 1965.
Least February Snowfall: none measurable, 5 of the last 100 years 
(1922, 1946, 1977, 1991 & 1996).

Winter 2000-2001 Snowfall = 37.7 inches:  Oct. 0.0 in; Nov. 2.6 in; 
Dec. 15.4 in; Jan. 5.5 in.; Feb. 14.2

YEAR 2001 Precipitation: Jan. 0.89 + Feb. 1.82 = 2.71 inches.

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are FEBRUARY 2001.
NORMAL is the 1961-90 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is FEBRUARY 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).
Year 2000 Climate Review/Summary Year 2000 graph vs. hottest/coldest years
December 2000 Cold Wave List of Links Year 2000 Graph of High & Low Temps
December 2000 Temperature Graph Nov. - Dec. 2000, Lincoln, NE Cold Wave
Lincoln, NE Climate Facts List Lincoln Photos of the Month Archive
Nov. - Dec. 2000, Coldest in U.S. History Lincoln's Snowfall Statistics
January  2001 Temperature Graph


 
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