JULY 2004 - LINCOLN, NE

A full moon over Lincoln, July 1, 2004.
Digital Image © K. Dewey, High Plains Regional Climate Center

Year 2004 Lincoln Precipitation: monthly
Month
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
TOTAL
  
observed
0.81
1.17
2.83
0.92
3.04
 3.09
2.75
Jan. 1 - July 31: 14.61
observed
normal
0.67
0.66
2.21
2.90
4.23
3.51
3.54
Jan. 1 - July 31: 17.72
normal
mmm

7 Days 90 F or higher in July 2004, 13 days 90 F or higher in 2004 (up to July 31)
How does this compare to recent years and normal?
THE ANSWER: Lincoln, Nebraska Heat Waves, 1887-2004

July 2004 Average temperature was 73.6 F
this was the 12th coldest July on record
What were the top ten coldest and warmest Julys?
THE ANSWER: TOP TEN COLDEST/WARMEST Months of July


July 25 - 26, 2004 Record Cold Across the Region
Year 2004 Drought Update - Nebraska, surrounding states and the Southwest
U.S. Temp. & Precip. Departure Maps,  Apr. - June 2004
Year 2004 Drought Update - Nebraska, surrounding states and the Southwest
July 2004 Photo Gallery
Lincoln Temperatures compared to normal, July 1, 2003-June 30, 2004
Lincoln Temperatures compared to normal, January 1-June 30, 2004
June 2004 Lincoln Temperature Graph

July 24, 2004:  Record cold high temperature, 66 F.  Coldest daytime high for the date. Old record, 67 in 1947
July 25, 2004:  Record low temperature, 51 F.  Old record, 52 in 1911
July 26, 2004:  Record low temperature, 49 F.  Old record, 55 in 1971 and 1891

ALL high temperatures of  90 F or higher are in RED

JULY 2004  MAX MIN MEAN DEP PCPN RMAX RMIN HDD CDD AVG
MAX		 AVG
MIN		 AVG
Mean
07/01/04 83 61 72 -4 0.03 108 45 0 7 88 64 76
07/02/04
 78
 68
 73
 -4
 0.28
108
50
0
 8
89
64
77
07/03/04
 88
 68
 78
+1
 0.04
108
47
0
13
89
64
77
07/04/04
 89
 61
 75
  -2
 0.01
110
47
0
 10
89
65
77
07/05/04
79
 65
 72
 -5
 0.77
110
42
0
 7
89
65
77
07/06/04
 74
 56
 65
 -12
 0.02
105
49
0
 0
89
65
77
07/07/04
 71
 52
 62
 -16
 0.29
104
49
3
0
89
66
78
07/08/04
 77
 60
 69
 -9
 0.00
102
50
0
 4
89
66
78
07/09/04
  87
 65
 76
  -2
 0.40
104
49
0
 11
89
66
78
07/10/04
 87
 67
 77
 -1
T
104
48
0
 12
89
66
78
07/11/04
 90
74
82
 +4
 0.05
107
51
0
17
90
66
78
07/12/04
 94
 70
 82
 +4
 0.05
 111 52 0
 17
 90 66 78
07/13/04
 91
 72
 82
 +4
 0.00
 109 50 0
 17
 90 66 78
07/14/04
 82
65
 74
  -4
 0.08
 107 48 0
 9
 90 66 78
07/15/04
 87
 64
 76
 -2
 0.00
 112 51 0
 11
 90 66 78
07/16/04
 87
 67
77
 -1
 0.00
 109 50 0
 12
 90 66 78
07/17/04
 83
 60
 72
 -6
 0.00
 112 54 0
 7
 90 66 78
07/18/04
  87
  57
 72
  -6
 0.00
 108 55 0
 7
 90 66 78
07/19/04
 97
 68
 83
 +5
 T
 111 53 0
 18
 90 66 78
07/20/04
 99
 73
 86
 +8
 0.00
 110 53 0
 21
 90 66 78
07/21/04
 93
 72
 83
 +5
 0.17
 107 50 0
 18
 90 66 78
07/22/04
 83
 68
 76
 -2
 0.24
 105 51 0
 11
 90 67 78
07/23/04
 75
64
 70
 -8
 T
 106 48
0
5
 90 67 78
07/24/04
 66
 59
 63
 -15
 0.32
 111 52 2
0
 90 67 78
07/25/04
 75
 51
 63
  -15
 0.00
 115 51 2
0
 90 67 78
07/26/04
 78
 49
 64
 -14
 0.00
 109 49 1
 0
 90 67 78
07/27/04
  82
  54
 68
 -10
 0.00
 108 52 0
 3
 90 67 78
07/28/04
 81
 63
72
  -6
 T
 106 47 0
 7
 90 67 78
07/29/04
 83
 63
 73
  -5
 0.00
 105 49 0
  8
 90 66 78
07/30/04
  85
 60
 73
 -5
 T
 106 42 0
 8
 90 66 78
07/31/04
 92
 60
 76
 -2
 0.00
 108 50 0
 11
 89 66 78
TOTAL
2603
1956
     2.75     8 279      
AVERAGE
 84.0
 63.1
 73.6
                  
NORMAL 89.6 65.9 77.8  
3.54
    
1
 390
      
DEPARTURE
 -5.6
 -2.8
-4.2
    -0.79    
 -7
  -111      
Lincoln's top ten hottest/coldest months & years Temp. & Precipitation Departures Since 1998
Lincoln's top ten Driest and wettest Julys Lincoln Climate Record Books
Drought monitor map Heat Waves
Nebraska Vortex Intercept Team Lincoln Photos of the Month Archive
Killer Rays Lincoln, NE Climate Facts List
Lincoln's top ten Driest and wettest Julys Lincoln's first 90 degree weather
Lincoln's 1957 Tornado
Aerial Views of Lincoln, Nebraska July 2003, and
Aerial Views of Lincoln, Nebraska June 2003
All Images © K. Dewey, High Plains Regional Climate Center.


From the record books:
Hottest recorded July temperature, 115 F, July 25, 1936.
Coldest recorded July temperature, 42 F, July 5, 1972 and July 30, 1971.
Hottest July Average Temperature = 87.9 in 1936
Coldest July Average Temperature = 71.1 in 1891
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are JULY 2004.
NORMAL is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is JULY 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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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
High Plains Regional Climate Center

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