JANUARY 2005
LINCOLN, NE

January 21, 2005. Image, High Plains Regional Climate Center
A foggy morning in rural southeast Lincoln.

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January 24, 2005 Spring-Like Warmth Across Nebraska

Lincoln's Cold Wave of early 2005 -Information and a Graph

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will be held in Lincoln, NE, on Saturday, March 19, 2005.

Winter 2004-2005 Lincoln Monthly Snowfall: red above normal, blue below normal

Month
Oct. 
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
  
Observed
0
1.2
0
10.5
      
Observed
Normal
0.9
3.0
4.9
6.1
5.4
5.1
 1.7
Normal

New record daily amount of precipitation on January 4.  Old January 4 record was 0.32 in 1977

January 14, 2005 had a high temperature of only 2 F, however it was not the coldest ever January 14 high.
 On January 14, 1888 the high temperature was only -16 F !

January 15, 2005 had a low temperature of -18 F.  This would have been a record low had it occurred the day
before or the 2 days later. Note the record lows below in the January 2005 table.

JAN 2005
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
RMAX
RMIN
HDD
CDD
AVG 
MAX
AVG 
MIN
AVG 
Mean
SNOW
FALL
01/01/05
 45
23
  34 +11
T 
63
-26
 31
0
33
12
23
  
01/02/05
 29
 15
 22 -1
 0.04
72
-22
 43
0
33
12
23
T
01/03/05
 25
 18
  22  0
 0.03
63
-17
 43
0
33
12
22
 0.1
01/04/05
 20
 11
16
  -6
  0.34
59
-19
 49
0
33
12
22
2.5
01/05/05
 11
 4
8
 -14
 0.49
61
-20
 57
0
33
11
22
 5.9
01/06/05
11
-8
 2
-20
 T
60
-25
 63
0
33
11
22
 T
01/07/05
 25
 -1
  12
-12
 0.00
60
-20
 53
0
33
11
22
  
01/08/05
 29
 -9
 10  -12
 0.00
62
-20
 55
0
33
11
22
  
01/09/05
 35
 14
  25 +3
 0.00
62
-21
 40
0
33
11
22
  
01/10/05
 20
 11
16
  -6
 0.00
73
-18
 49
0
32
11
22
  
01/11/05
 22
 17
  20
 -2
 T
65
-29
 45
0
32
11
22
  
01/12/05
 29
 19
  24 +2
 T
64
-33
 41
0
32
11
22
 T
01/13/05
 25
 -6
 10 -12
 0.00
70
-21
 55
0
33
11
22
  
01/14/05
 2
 -7
-2
 -24
 0.10
60
-18
 67
0
33
11
22
2.0
01/15/05
 4
 -18
  -7
-29
  T
62
-27
 72
0
33
11
22
 T
01/16/05
 11
 -18
 -3 -25
 0.00
66
-19
 68
0
33
11
22
  
01/17/05
 24
 -2
 11 -11
 0.00
64
-16
 54
0
33
11
22
  
01/18/05
 39
 6
23
 +1
 0.00
66
-21
 42
0
33
11
22
  
01/19/05
 41
 26
34
  +12
  0.00
65
-29
 31
0
33
11
22
  
01/20/05
 48
  27
 38 +16
 0.00
68
-18
 27
0
33
11
22
  
01/21/05
 38
27
 33 +11
 0.00
64
-17
 32
0
33
11
22
  
01/22/05
 27
 5
  16 -6
 T
59
-14
 49
0
33
11
22
 T
01/23/05
 30
 10
  20 -2
 0.00
68
-20
 45
0
33
11
22
  
01/24/05
 55
 22
 39  +16
 0.00
72
-19
 26
0
33
12
23
  
01/25/05
 58
 26
 42 +19
 0.00
69
-21
 23
0
34
12
23
  
01/26/05
 36
 26
31
+8
 0.00
68
-17
 34
0
34
12
23
  
01/27/05
 32
 25
 29 +6
 0.00
68
-23
 36
0
34
12
23
  
01/28/05
 36
 27
32
+9
 T
63
-22
 33
0
34
12
23
 T
01/29/05
 39
 26
  33 +10
 T
66
-18
 32
0
34
13
23
 T
01/30/05
 36
 32
 34  +10
 0.03
60
-16
 31
0
35
13
24
 T
01/31/05
 40
 32
 36 +12
 T
72
-20
 29
0
35
13
24
  
TOTAL
 922
 380
     1.03      1355
 0
      
 10.5
AVERAGE
 29.7
12.3
 21.0
                    
NORMAL
33.2
11.5
22.4
  
 0.67
      1328
0
      
 5.1
DEPARTURE
-3.5
+0.8
-1.4
  
 +0.36
    
 +27
        
 +5.4

Jan. 5 High, Jan 6 Low, Precipitation total and snowfall total and snow depth:
GRI  :  GRAND ISLAND      :    7 / -10  / 0.14  /  2.5 /  7
HSI  :  HASTINGS AIRPORT  :    8 /  -9  / 0.12  /  5.1 /  12
LNK  :  LINCOLN AIRPORT   :    8 /  -4  / 0.35  /  4.1 /  8
OFK  :  NORFOLK AIRPORT   :    8 /  -7  / 0.19  /  5.0 /  7
LBF  :  NORTH PLATTE ARPT :    4 / -16  / 0.07  /  2.4 /  3
OMA  :  OMAHA/EPPLEY      :   13 /  -2  / 0.20  /  8.4 /  14
VTN  :  VALENTINE AIRPORT :    1 / -22  / 0.05  /  1.5 /  6
OAX  :  VALLEY NWS OFFICE :   10 /  -4  / 0.41  /  6.3 /  13
Map of January 4-5, 2005 snowfall totals
List of January 4-5, 2005 Regional Snowfall Totals

Lincoln Year 2004 Climate Information
Lincoln, Year 2004 Climate in Review
Lincoln Climate Records Set in Year 2004
Lincoln, Monthly Temperature Graphs for Year 2004
Lincoln, Year 2004 Daily Highs & Lows Compared to Normal GRAPH
Lincoln Year 2004 Daily Highs & Lows Compared to Warmest/Coldest years

Omaha Year 2004 Climate Information
Omaha, Year 2004 Climate in Review
Omaha Year 2004 Daily Highs & Lows Compared to Normals, Graph

Lincoln and Omaha Year 2004 Climate Summary Statistics
Year 2004 Climate Statistics for Lincoln and for Omaha

Mid January 2005 Cold Wave


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 2005.
NORMAL is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is JANUARY 2005.  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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