FEBRUARY 2002
LINCOLN, NE
Central Plains 
Severe Weather Symposium 2002.

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February - 2002 Lincoln Temperature Graph January - 2002 Lincoln Temperature Graph
Temp. & Precip. Departures last 45 Months Lincoln Photos of the Month Archive
Year 2001, Lincoln Climate Summary Links Year 2001, Climate Review/Summary
Year 2001, Lincoln Graph of High & Low Temps Year 2001 Graph vs. hottest/coldest years
Record Winter Warmth, January 8, 2002 AMS Orlando 2002 
Year 2001, Omaha Graph of High & Low Temps Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology
Lincoln Climate Record Books Lincoln, NE Climate Facts List


Photo © 2002 HPRCC
Sunset over Holmes Lake Lincoln, February 27, 2002.


FEBRUARY 2002 Data, LINCOLN, NE
FEB. 2002
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
RMAX
RMIN
HDD
CDD
AVG MAX
AVG MIN
AVG Mean
SNOW
02/01/02
 27
 -6
 11
 -13
 0.00
64
-24
 54
0
35
13
24
  
02/02/02
 33
 8
 21
 -3
 0.00
68
-22
 44
0
35
13
24
  
02/03/02
 35
 -1
 17
 -8
 0.00
68
-22
48
0
36
14
25
  
02/04/02
 26
 0
 13
 -12
 0.00
67
-21
  52
0
36
14
25
  
02/05/02
 32
 1
 17
 -8
 0.00
67
-20
 48
0
36
14
25
  
02/06/02
 36
 19
 28
 +2
 0.00
61
-17
 37
0
36
15
26
  
02/07/02
 44
 15
 30
 +4
 0.00
71
-18
 35
0
37
15
26
  
02/08/02
 48
 32
 40
 +14
 0.00
71
-23
 25
0
37
15
26
  
02/09/02
 39
 30
 35
 +11
 0.36
68
-24
 30
0
37
15
26
 1.7
02/10/02
 31
 17
 24
 -3
 T
75
-16
 41
0
38
16
27
 T
02/11/02
 44
 18
 31
 +4
 0.00
75
-26
 34
0
38
16
27
  
02/12/02
  43
 22
 33
 +6
 0.00
73
-24
 32
0
38
16
27
  
02/13/02
 48
 17
  33
 +5
 0.00
70
-26
 32
0
39
17
28
  
02/14/02
 47
 35
 41
 +13
 0.00
77
-15
 24
0
39
17
28
  
02/15/02
 50
 31
 41
 +13
 0.00
74
-11
 24
0
39
17
28
  
02/16/02
 52
 24
 38
 +9
 0.00
69
-18
 27
0
40
18
29
  
02/17/02
 59
 22
 41
 +12
 0.00
72
-19
 24
0
40
18
29
  
02/18/02
 58
 40
49
 +20
 0.00
70
-17
 16
0
40
18
29
  
02/19/02
 52
 35
 44
 +14
 0.00
71
-15
 21
0
41
18
30
  
02/20/02
 51
 28
 40
 +10
 0.00
71
-10
 25
0
41
19
30
  
02/21/02
 50
 24
 37
 +7
 0.00
74
-9
 28
0
41
19
30
  
02/22/02
 54
 17
 36
 +5
 0.00
74
-10
29
0
42
20
31
  
02/23/02
 70
 35
 53
 +22
  0.00
75
-16
 12
0
42
20
31
  
02/24/02
 53
 25
 39
 +8
 0.00
72
-10
 26
0
43
20
31
  
02/25/02
 25
 14
 20
 -12
 T
77
-8
 45
0
43
21
32
 T
02/26/02
 22
 7
 15
 -17
  T
79
-9
 50
0
43
21
32
 T
02/27/02
 35
 1
 18
 -15
 0.00
74
-10
 47
0
44
21
33
  
02/28/02
 44
 16
 30
 -3
 0.00
79
-18
 35
0
44
22
33
  
TOTAL
        
 0.36
    
 945
        
 1.7
AVERAGE
 43.1
 18.8
 31.0
                    
NORMAL
 39.3
17.2
28.3
  
 0.66
    
1043
        
5.7
DEPARTURE
  +3.8  +1.6
 +2.7
    -0.30    
 -99
        
 -4.0
Year 2002 Precipitation, Jan. 0.64 + Feb. 0.36 = 1.00 inches
Winter 2001-2002 Snowfall:  Nov. Trace  + Dec. 1.9 + Jan. 11.1 + Feb. 1.7=  14.7 inches
Winter 2000-2001 Snowfall = 37.7 inches:  Nov. 2.6 in; Dec. 15.4 in; Jan. 5.5 in.; Feb. 14.2
LAST YEAR:
"SNOWSTORM hits LINCOLN"
Feb. 8-9, 2001.

Photo © 2002 HPRCC
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photo to see more photos 
THIS YEAR:
"SNOWSTORM hits LINCOLN"

Photo © 2002 HPRCC
Click HERE or on the above 
photo to see more photos 
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).

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are FEBRUARY 2002.
NORMAL is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is FEBRUARY 2002 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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