FEBRUARY 2003
LINCOLN, NE.

Image © Ken Dewey, HPRCC February 14, 2003. 
Fog makes Lincoln look more like London, England than Nebraska. 

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January 2003, 5th Largest January Temperature Range since 1887
February 1, 2003:  80o F in Nebraska!
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2002-03 Snowfall:  OCT 2.5 in.; NOV 1.0 in.; DEC 0.1 in.; JAN 8.8 in. ; FEB 13.0 in. =  total of  25.4 inches.

Record daily precipitation, Feb.14, 2003 of  0.79 inches, old record 0.65 inches in 1969
Record cold High temperature of 10 F on February 24, 2003.  Old record was 12 F in 1965.
It has never been that cold during the day time on February 24th since records began in 1887!

FEB. 2003
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
RMAX
RMIN
HDD
CDD
AVG MAX
AVG MIN
AVG Mean
SNOW
02/01/03
59
 28
 44
 +20
 0.00
64
-24
 21
0
35
13
24
  
02/02/03
 52
 31
 42
 +18
 T
68
-22
23
0
35
13
24
  
02/03/03
 37
 18
 28
 +3
 0.33
68
-22
 37
0
36
14
25
3.4
02/04/03
 24
 5
 15
 -10
 T
67
-21
 50
0
36
14
25
 T
02/05/03
 34
 19
 27
 +2
 T
67
-20
 38
0
36
14
25
 T
02/06/03
 26
 1
14
  -12
 T
61
-17
 51
0
36
15
26
 T
02/07/03
 28
  -4
 12
 -14
  0.00
71
-18
 53
0
37
15
26
  
02/08/03
 36
 16
 26
 0
 0.00
71
-23
 39
0
37
15
26
  
02/09/03
 30
 14
  22
 -4
 0.04
68
-24
 43
0
37
15
26
 1.1
02/10/03
 24
 16
 20
 -7
 0.01
75
-16
 45
0
38
16
27
 0.1
02/11/03
 46
 10
 28
 +1
 T
75
-26
 37
0
38
16
27
  
02/12/03
 47
 13
 30
 +3
 0.00
73
-24
 35
0
38
16
27
  
02/13/03
 51
 16
 34
 +6
 0.01
70
-26
 31
0
39
17
28
  
02/14/03
 40
 32
36
 +8
 0.79
77
-15
 29
0
39
17
28
 1.5
02/15/03
 32
 9
 21
 -7
 0.22
74
-11
 44
0
39
17
28
 2.6
02/16/03
 23
  -2
 11
 -18
 0.00
69
-18
 54
0
40
18
29
  
02/17/03
 40
 3
 22
 -7
 0.00
72
-19
 43
0
40
18
29
  
02/18/03
 50
 24
 37
 +8
 0.00
70
-17
  28
0
40
18
29
  
02/19/03
 50
 20
 35
 +5
 0.00
71
-15
 30
0
41
18
30
  
02/20/03
 55
 31
 43
 +13
 0.00
71
-10
 22
0
41
19
30
  
02/21/03
 50
  28
 39
 +9
 T
74
-9
 26
0
41
19
30
  
02/22/03
 31
 21
26
 -5
 T
74
-10
 39
0
42
20
31
 T
02/23/03
  22
 4
 13
 -18
 0.17
75
-16
 52
0
42
20
31
3.8
02/24/03
 10
  -6
 2
  -29
 T
72
-10
 63
0
43
20
31
 T
02/25/03
 16
 -6
 5
 -27
 0.00
77
-8
 60
0
43
21
32
  
02/26/03
 26
  2
 16
  -16
 0.00
79
-9
 49
0
43
21
32
  
02/27/03
 35
8
 22
 -11
 0.00
74
-10
 43
0
44
21
33
  
02/28/03
 38
 16
 27
 -6
 0.05
79
-18
 38
0
44
22
33
0.5 
TOTAL
        
 1.62
    
 1125
        
 13.0
AVERAGE
 36.1
 13.3
 24.6
                    
NORMAL
 39.3
17.2
28.3
  
 0.66
    
1043
        
5.7
DEPARTURE
 -3.2
 -3.9
-3.7
   +0.96    
 +82
        
 +7.3

 
YEAR 2002 Climate Review January 2003 Temperature Graph
Year 2002, High & Low Temps Compared to Normals Year 2002, High/Low Temps Compared to Records
December 2002 Lincoln Temperature Graph Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology
Global temperatures much warmer than normal Nebraska Vortex Intercept Team
Lincoln Climate Records Page Lincoln Photos of the Month Archive
Wind Chill Index Redefined Lincoln, NE Climate Facts List
Temp. & Precipitation Departures Since 1998 Drought monitor map
Lincoln Climate Record Books Lincoln Cold Waves
Lincoln's Top Ten Coldest/Warmest Months & Years Lincoln's top ten hottest/coldest months & years


Feb. 3, 2003 Storm photos and radar and satellite imagery.

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 2003.
NORMAL is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is FEBRUARY 2003 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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