JANUARY 2003
LINCOLN, NE
 January 16, 2003:
© K. Dewey, High Plains Regional Climate Center
UNL City Campus near 15th and Vine Streets
The first significant snow storm of the 2002-2003 Winter season hits Lincoln. 

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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

2002-03 Snowfall:  OCT 2.5 in.; NOV 1.0 in.; DEC 0.1 in.; JAN 8.8 in.  =  total of  12.4 inches.

January 2003, 5th Largest January Temperature Range since 1887


JAN 2003
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
RMAX
RMIN
HDD
CDD
AVG MAX
AVG MIN
AVG Mean
SNOW
01/01/03
 40
 21
 31
+8
 0.01
63
-26
 34
0
33
12
23
 0.1
01/02/03
 36
 26
31
  +8
 T
72
-22
 34
0
33
12
23
 T
01/03/03
 50
 20
35
+13
 0.00
63
-17
 30
0
33
12
22
  
01/04/03
 53
 26
40
  +18
 T
59
-19
 25
0
33
12
22
  
01/05/03
 44
 19
32
+10
 0.00
61
-20
 33
0
33
11
22
  
01/06/03
 32
20
26
 +4
 0.00
60
-25
 39
0
33
11
22
  
01/07/03
 65
 22
44
 +22
 0.00
60
-20
 21
0
33
11
22
  
01/08/03
 70
 25
  48 +26
 0.00
62
-20
 17
0
33
11
22
  
01/09/03
 41
 22
  32  +10
 T
62
-21
 33
0
33
11
22
 T
01/10/03
 29
 7
18
-4
 T
73
-18
 47
0
32
11
22
 T
01/11/03
 36
 4
20
 -2
 0.00
65
-29
 45
0
32
11
22
  
01/12/03
 49
 4
27
 +5
 0.00
64
-33
 38
0
32
11
22
  
01/13/03
 33
 11
 22 0
 0.00
70
-21
 43
0
33
11
22
  
01/14/03
 28
 9
19
 -3
 0.00
60
-18
 46
0
33
11
22
  
01/15/03
 25
  16
21
-1
 0.18
62
-27
 44
0
33
11
22
4.5
01/16/03
 19
  9
 14
-8
 0.11
66
-19
 51
0
33
11
22
2.1
01/17/03
 20
 -12
4
  -18
 0.00
64
-16
 64
0
33
11
22
 T
01/18/03
 29
 8
 19
-3
 T
66
-21
 46
0
33
11
22
 T
01/19/03
 47
 3
 25
+3
 0.00
65
-29
 40
0
33
11
22
  
01/20/03
 31
 17
24
+2
 0.00
68
-18
 41
0
33
11
22
  
01/21/03
 20
 15
18
-4
 T
64
-17
 47
0
33
11
22
  T
01/22/03
 15
 -6
 5
-17
 0.06
59
-14
 60
0
33
11
22
 1.8
01/23/03
 8
 -13
-2
-24
 0.00
68
-20
 67
0
33
11
22
  
01/24/03
 25
 7
16
  -7
 T
72
-19
 49
0
33
12
23
T
01/25/03
 36
  8
22
 -1
 T
69
-21
 43
0
34
12
23
 T
01/26/03
 14
 5
10
-13
 0.01
68
-17
 55
0
34
12
23
 0.3
01/27/03
 37
 14
 26 +3
 0.00
68
-23
 39
0
34
12
23
  
01/28/03
 37
22
30
 +7
  T
63
-22
 35
0
34
12
23
  
01/29/03
 32
 28
  30  +7
 T
66
-18
 35
0
34
13
23
  
01/30/03
 46
 24
35
+11
 0.04
60
-16
 30
0
35
13
24
  
01/31/03
 47
 27
 37
+13
 0.00
72
-20
 28
0
35
13
24
  
TOTAL
          0.41      1256
 0
      
8.8
AVERAGE
 35.3
 13.2
 24.3
                    
NORMAL
33.2
11.5
22.4
  
 0.67
      1328
0
      
 5.1
DEPARTURE
 +2.1
  +1.7
 +1.9
    -0.26    
 -72
        
 +3.7
January 1-December 31, 2002 Lincoln Temperatures.

Click HERE for the Year 2002 Climate Summary
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE: January 8, 2003:  Record high of 70 F (old record, 62 F set in 2002).
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE: January 7, 2003:  Record high of 65 F (old record, 60 F set in 1902).
CLICK HERE to see the high temperatures on January 8 across the U.S. and southern Canada.
Nebraska Highs and Records for January 8.
CLICK HERE to see the high temperatures on January 7 across the U.S. and southern Canada.
It was warmer in Nebraska than most of Florida!!
From the record books:
Warmest recorded JANUARY  temperature, 73 F, January 10, 1990.
Coldest recorded JANUARY  temperature, -33 F,  January 12, 1974
Most JANUARY Snowfall: 23.0 inches, 1915.
Least January Snowfall: Trace (flurries and not measureable), 2 of the last 101 years (1900 & 1986).
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are JANUARY 2003.
NORMAL is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is JANUARY 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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