JANUARY 2006
LINCOLN, NE

January 2006 average Temperature of 36.7 in Lincoln, NE, is tied for the warmest ever January average temperature.
NEW: TOP TEN Coldest and Warmest January Lincoln Average Temperatures
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January 23, 2006, A foggy, frosty morning in southeast Nebraska, Image © Ken Dewey, HPRCC.
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January 1, 2006, Central Nebraska - Interstate 80. Image © Ken Dewey, HPRCC.
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NEW: TOP TEN Coldest and Warmest January Lincoln Average Temperatures
NEW: January 26, 2006:  The Heat Goes On
NEW: January 23, 2006: A Frosty Morning in Southeast Nebraska (Photo Gallery)
NEW: December 20, 2005 - January 19, 2006 Persistent and Extensive Unusual Warmth  Across the U.S.
NEW: Unusual Mid-Winter "Heat Wave" in Lincoln, NE, Dec. 2005-Jan.2006
NEW: January 18, 2006 "The Heat Goes On"
NEW: January 15, 2006: Nebraska is Warmer than All of California, Arizona and Florida
NEW: January 14, 2006: Nebraska is Warmer than Florida Again!
NEW: January 12, 2005:  Where is the Snow?
NEW: January 11, 2006:  Spring-like Weather in Nebraska
NEW: Nebraska Warmer than Florida?
NEW: Lincoln, NE, Monthly Precipitation Departures 1990-2005
NEW: Lincoln, NE, Monthly Temperature Departures 1990-2005
NEW: North American Snow Cover November 1-December 31, 2005 Map Animation
NEW: Year 2005 U.S. Temperatures and Precipitation and Departures From Normal
NEW: Year 2005 High Plains Temperatures and Precipitation and Departures From Normal
NEW: Year 2005 Climate Summary Statistics for Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska
NEW: Lincoln Year 2005 Temperatures Compared to Normal (annual graph)
NEW: Omaha Year 2005 Temperatures Compared to Normal (annual graph)
NEW: Year 2005 Drought update for Nebraska and surrounding region
NEW: Seven Years of Drought in Nebraska
NEW: U.S. Drought Monitor Maps, October through December 2005 (weekly maps)
NEW: U.S. Drought Monitor Maps, January through December 2005 (once a month maps)
NEW: Lincoln, Nebraska, Year 2005 Climate Summary
Holiday Lights 2005
Lincoln Sun Rise/Sun Set Table for Year 2006
December 2005 Lincoln Temperature Graph
Lincoln's Annual Precipitation, 1887-2005
Lincoln's Annual Snowfall, 1900-2005
Record Heat on New Years Eve
December 26, 2005 Record Heat in Nebraska

Winter 2005-06 Lincoln Snowfall in inches

Month
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
TOTAL
Observed
0..0
2.9
6.0
T
      
 8.9
Normal
0.7
3.1
5.4
6.1
5.4
5.1
1.7
27.5

NEW record high of 69 F on January 15, 2006.  Old record high was 62 F set in 1990.
NEW record warm overnight low temperature of 38 F on January 28, 2006.  Old record was 36 F set in 1931

Low temperature of 37 F on January 27, 2005 was one degree below the record warmest low for the date of 38 F.

January 2006 average Temperature of 36.7 is tied for the warmest ever January average temperature.
NEW: TOP TEN Coldest and Warmest January Lincoln Average Temperatures

JAN 2006
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
REC
PREC
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
HDD
CDD
AVG
MAX
AVG 
MIN
AVG 
Mean
SNOW
01/01/06
 54
29
42
+19
 0.01
0.39
63
-26
23
0
33
12
23
  
01/02/06
39
22
31
+8
 0.21
0.34
72
-22
34
0
33
12
23
T
01/03/06
51
28
40
+18
 0.00
1.40
63
-17
25
0
33
12
22
  
01/04/06
54
36
45
+23
0.00
0.32
59
-19
20
0
33
12
22
  
01/05/06
45
20
33
+11
0.00
0.69
61
-20
32
0
33
11
22
  
01/06/06
49
14
32
+10
0.00
0.40
60
-25
33
0
33
11
22
  
01/07/06
54
26
40
+18
0.00
0.60
65
-20
25
0
33
11
22
  
01/08/06
38
20
29
+7
T
0.34
70
-20
36
0
33
11
22
  
01/09/06
35
21
28
+6
0.00
0.37
62
-21
37
0
33
11
22
  
01/10/06
45
16
31
+9
0.00
0.76
73
-18
34
0
32
11
22
  
01/11/06
62
24
43
+21
0.00
0.31
65
-29
22
0
32
11
22
  
01/12/06
55
24
40
+18
T
0.74
64
-33
25
0
32
11
22
  
01/13/06
43
20
32
+10
0.00
0.30
70
-21
33
0
33
11
22
  
01/14/06
59
17
38
+16
0.00
0.91
60
-18
27
0
33
11
22
  
01/15/06
69
33
51
+29
0.00
0.83
69
-27
14
0
33
11
22
  
01/16/06
44
31
38
+16
T
0.58
66
-19
27
0
33
11
22
T
01/17/06
40
18
29
+7
0.00
0.60
64
-16
38
0
33
11
22
  
01/18/06
63
17
40
+18
0.00
0.45
66
-21
25
0
33
11
22
  
01/19/06
46
24
35
+13
0.00
0.78
65
-29
30
0
33
11
22
  
01/20/06
34
20
27
+5
0.01
0.47
68
-18
38
0
33
11
22
T
01/21/06
52
16
34
+12
0.00
0.55
64
-17
31
0
33
11
22
  
01/22/06
36
17
27
+5
0.00
0.64
59
-14
38
0
33
11
22
  
01/23/06
50
23
37
+15
0.00
0.45
68
-20
28
0
33
11
22
  
01/24/06
54
18
36
+13
0.00
0.46
72
-19
22
0
33
12
23
  
01/25/06
55
15
35
+12
0.00
0.48
69
-21
30
0
34
12
23
  
01/26/06
62
30
46
+23
T
0.81
68
-17
19
0
34
12
23
  
01/27/06
60
37
49
+26
0.00
0.80
68
-23
16
0
34
12
23
  
01/28/06
48
38
43
+20
0.68
0.90
63
-22
22
0
34
12
23
  
01/29/06
48
27
38
+15
0.00
0.52
66
-18
27
0
34
13
23
  
01/30/06
41
23
32
+8
0.00
0.34
60
-16
33
0
35
13
24
  
01/31/06
63
24
44
+20
0.00
0.56
72
-20
21
0
35
13
24
  
TOTAL
        
 0.91
      
 870
 0
        
AVERAGE
49.9
23.5
36.7
                      
NORMAL
33.2
11.5
22.4
  
 0.67
        1328
0
      
 5.1
DEPARTURE
 +16.7
+12.0
+14.3
  
+0.24
  ....... ....... .......
-458
          

An Example of the Influence of Clouds and Fog on Observed Temperatures
December 12, 2005:  Going, Going, Gone - Last Week's Snow Cover Disappears
December 9, 2005 Extensive U.S. Snow Cover Compared to Last Year
Climatological Probability of a White Christmas
December 8, 2005 Extensive U.S. Snow Cover
December 8, 2005: Nebraska Temperatures Drop to 30 Degrees Below Normal
December 7, 2005: Nebraska Plunges into the Deep Freeze (-23 F in Alliance!)
U.S. Snowcover December 6, 2005 compared to December 6  last year
 December 4, 2005 Cold Weather in the Midlands
...November 30 - December 1, 2005 Snowfall Photos
November 27-28, 2005 Snowstorm


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 106 years (1900 & 1986).
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are JANUARY 2006.
NORMAL is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is JANUARY 2006.  Average measured against 1971-2000 normals.
MAX = Observed Maximum and MIN = Observed Minimum temperatures  in deg. F..
MEAN = Observed Mean Daily temperature  in deg. F..
DEP = Departure from normal ( __ = below normal, + above normal)  in deg. F..
PCPN = Observed daily precipitation (midnight to midnight, CST), in inches.
REC PREC = Record daily precipitaton amount in inches. 
REC MAX = Record Maximum temperature in deg. F.
REC MIN = Record Minimum temperature  in deg. F..
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).
 
UNL
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
High Plains Regional Climate Center

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