February2004

FEBRUARY 2004
LINCOLN, NE.

©K. Dewey, High Plains Regional Climate Center.
February 19, 2004. East Campus, University of Nebraska.
Green lawn begins to emerge, as the mild air melts away the thick layer of snow.
Also, See our Photos of the Month Gallery

NEW as of Feb. 16: It's been a top ten cold wave:
Click Here for a Lincoln Historical Comparison
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2003-04 Snowfall:
OCT 0.0 in.; NOV 0.3 in.; DEC 6.8 in.; JAN 15.3 in.; FEB 13.5 in = total of 35.9 inches.

Top 14 Snowy
Februarys
1899-2004

Year	Snowfall	Rank
1965	26.1	1
1960	19.2	2
1971	17.6	3
1939	16.4	4
1908	15.2	5
1945	15.0	6
1948	14.4	7
1912	14.3	8
2001	14.2	9
1978	13.8	10
1905	13.7	11
1969	13.6	12
2004	13.5	13
1915	13.5	14

Feb. 4-6, 2004 STORM REPORT
Lincoln's Top 25 Snowiest Months from 1899-2004
Which Month is Normally the Snowiest in Lincoln?
Lincoln Monthly Snowfall Monthly & Seasonal Top 15 Snowfall Totals
January 2004 Lincoln Temperature Graph
February 1-2, 2004, 2004 Snow Storm (includes photos)
January 25-26, 2004 Snow Storm (includes photos)
Lincoln Cold Waves 1887-2004

Announcement: "Surviving the Storms - The Four Seasons of Severe Weather",
Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium, Lincoln, NE, Saturday, March 20, 2004

More links are found after the Lincoln data table

February 5, 2004, record daily precipitation for the date, old record 0.22 in 1961

FEB. 2004	MAX	MIN	MEAN	DEP	PCPN	RMAX	RMIN	HDD	CDD	AVG MAX	AVG MIN	AVG Mean	SNOW
02/01/04	20	16	18	-6	0.30	64	-24	47	0	35	13	24	4.6
02/02/04	18	8	13	-11	0.05	68	-22	52	0	35	13	24	1.1
02/03/04	19	-7	6	-19	0.00	68	-22	59	0	36	14	25
02/04/04	26	10	18	-7	0.02	67	-21	47	0	36	14	25	0.4
02/05/04	26	22	24	-1	0.38	67	-20	41	0	36	14	25	7.0
02/06/04	22	9	16	-10	0.02	61	-17	49	0	36	15	26	0.4
02/07/04	13	-5	4	-22	T	71	-18	61	0	37	15	26
02/08/04	34	-7	14	-12	T	71	-23	51	0	37	15	26	T
02/09/04	34	13	24	-2	0.00	68	-24	41	0	37	15	26
02/10/04	32	13	23	-4	0.00	75	-16	42	0	38	16	27
02/11/04	36	12	24	-3	T	75	-26	41	0	38	16	27	T
02/12/04	15	1	8	-19	0.00	73	-24	57	0	38	16	27
02/13/04	32	4	18	-10	0.00	70	-26	47	0	39	17	28
02/14/04	22	4	13	-15	0.00	77	-15	52	0	39	17	28
02/15/04	17	-6	6	-22	0.00	74	-11	59	0	39	17	28
02/16/04	36	9	23	-6	0.00	69	-18	42	0	40	18	29
02/17/04	40	7	24	-5	0.00	72	-19	41	0	40	18	29
02/18/04	43	30	37	+8	0.00	70	-17	28	0	40	18	29
02/19/04	50	28	39	+9	0.00	71	-15	26	0	41	18	30
02/20/04	47	33	40	+10	T	71	-10	25	0	41	19	30
02/21/04	49	22	36	+6	0.00	74	-9	29	0	41	19	30
02/22/04	56	28	42	+11	0.00	74	-10	23	0	42	20	31
02/23/04	40	26	33	+2	0.00	75	-16	32	0	42	20	31
02/24/04	34	31	33	+2	0.00	72	-10	32	0	43	20	31
02/25/04	40	22	31	-1	0.00	77	-8	34	0	43	21	32
02/26/04	50	17	34	+2	0.00	79	-9	31	0	43	21	32
02/27/04	59	34	47	+14	0.00	74	-10	18	0	44	21	33
02/28/04	57	39	48	+15	0.00	79	-18	17	0	44	22	33
02/29/04	49	45	47	+14	0.40	84	-3	18	0	44	22	33
TOTAL					1.17			1142					13.5
AVERAGE	35.0	15.8	25.4
NORMAL	39.3	17.2	28.3		0.66			1075					5.7
DEPARTURE	-4.3	-1.4	-2.9		+0.51			+67					+7.8

Winter 2003-2004:
12 days with low temperatures
0^o F or Below
December 12, 2003: -2
January 5, 2004: - 6
January 6, 2004: - 9
January 7, 2004: - 5
January 27, 2004: - 8
January 28, 2004: - 8
January 29, 2004: - 8
January 30, 2004: - 6
February 3, 2004: - 7
February 7, 2004:   -5
February 8, 2004:   -7
February 15, 2004:   -6

standard 30-year
(1971-200) normal is 15 days.

1887-2003 average is 13 days.

Recent Winter Seasons and The Number of Days with low temperatures 0^o F or Below

SEASON	DAYS	SEASON	DAYS
2003-2004	12	1987-1988	14
2002-2003	7	1988-1989	9
2001-2002	6	1989-1990	14
2000-2001	16	1986-1987	1
1999-2000	2	1985-1986	16
1998-1999	7	1984-1985	15
1997-1998	5	1983-1984	22
1996-1997	13	1982-1983	3
1995-1996	18	1981-1982	30
1994-1995	10	1980-1981	5
1993-1994	15	1979-1980	12
1992-1993	16	1978-1979	35
1991-1992	3	1977-1978	36
1990-1991	18	1976-1977	29
SEASON	DAYS	SEASON	DAYS

Annual temperature Graph for Lincoln, Nebraska, Year 2003.
Click on the above graph for a larger version.

LINKS:
January 28, 2004 High Temps
January 28 Low Temps (-60 F) in Canada!
January 28-31, 2004 "A Tale of Two Climates in One State"
Year 2003 Weather and Climate in Review
January 3-4, 2004 Storm Report
January 6, 2004: -29 F in Nebraska
Jan. 6, 2004 Satellite Image showing new snow cover across the midwest
Drought monitor map
Lincoln, NE, Climate Facts List
Lincoln, NE, Cold Waves
Lincoln, NE, Snowfall Climatology
Lincoln, NE, Top Ten Coldest/Warmest Months & Years
Lincoln, NE, Top ten hottest/coldest months & years
Lincoln, NE, Climate Record Books
Lincoln, NE, Temp. and Precipitation Departures Since 1998
Wind Chill Index Redefined

February 18, 2004 70 degree weather returns to Nebraska.
Note map below and click HERE to see the temperature listing.

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 2004.
NORMAL is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is FEBRUARY 2004 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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High Plains Regional Climate Center

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