JULY 2006 - LINCOLN, NE

July 6, 2006:  Sunny skies, mild temperatures and wheat ready to harvest just
east of Lincoln, Nebraska. Image © Ken Dewey, HPRCC
Also see the Photos of the Month Page

Precipitation: red above normal, blue below normal
Year 2006 Precipitation: Jan. 0.91  in. + Feb.  0.07 in. + Mar. 3.03  in. + Apr.  3.83 in.+ May 2.09  in. + June 0.65  + July 2.08 = 12.66 inches
Normal Precipitation: Jan. 0.67 in. + Feb. 0.66 in. + Mar. 2.21 in.+ Apr. 2.90 in. + May 4.23 in. + June 3.51 + July 3.54 = 17.72 inches
Normal January 1 - June 30 Precipitation = 14.18 inches

Lincoln, Montly Temperature and Precipitation Departures since 1998

TOP TEN COLDEST/WARMEST Months of July



NEW LINKS:
July 31, 2006 Nebraska Sizzles,  But The End of the Heat Wave is Near
July 30, 2006 Baked, Boiled and Fried
July 29, 2006 Oppressive Heat
July 28, 2006 The Heat Goes On
July 20-21, 2006 Significant Rainfall Spreads over Drought Stricken Nebraska
South Dakota Ties All-Time State High Temperature
July 19, 2006 Nebraska Blast Furnace Heat
Custer State Park, SD, Wildlife
Custer State Park, SD, Scenery
Mount Rushmore Photo Tour
Carhenge (Alliance, NE) Photos
July 16, 2006:  Record 100+ Degree Heat Blasts Nebraska
January 1 - June 30, 2006 Warmest Ever for the State of Nebraska
July 15, 2006:  120 F in South Dakota, 112 F in Nebraska
July 14, 2006 Horrible Heat and Humidity in Nebraska
Daily Drought (precipitation deficit) Update for the High Plains
A Welcome Day-Long Rainfall Event Across Nebraska
Lincoln, NE, Mid-Year Climate Summary
July 1, 2006: Drought Update for Nebraska and Surrounding States
Lake McConaughy falls below the level of last year (July 1, 2006 Update)
4th Driest June for Lincoln, Nebraska and Regional Drought Deepens
Lincoln, NE, Mid-Year Climate Summary
December 2005 - June 2006 Lincoln Temperature Graph
June 2006 Lincoln Temperature Graph
June 30, 2006:  100 Degree Heat Blasts Nebraska
June 29, 2006:  Summer Heat Bakes Nebraska

The most total number of days with
the temperature 90 degrees F or higher for Lincoln, NE.
For June, July, August, and September.

JUNE
 # 90 Deg. 
Days
JULY  # 90 Deg. 
Days
AUGUST
# 90 Deg. 
Days
SEPTEMBER
# 90 Deg. 
Days
1933
22
 
1935
30
 
1947
27
1897
17
2002
19
 
1936
29
 
1913
26
 
1990
16
1952
19
 
1974
29
 
1983
26
 
1895
15
1988
19
 
1916
28
 
1937
25
 
1927
15
1911
18
 
1934
28
 
1918
23
 
1939
14
1953
18
 
1901
27
 
1936
23
 
1931
13
1934
17
 
1940
25
 
1959
22
 
1947
13
1936
17
 
1980
25
 
1909
21
 
1933
12
1956
17
 
1919
24
 
1922
21
 
1908
11
1940
15
 
1954
24
 
1955
21
 
1922
11
1954
15
 
1955
24
 
1988
21
 
1936
11
1981
15
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1952
11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1983
11
The least number of days 90 degrees or higher:
JUNE:  0 days in 1915, 1928, 1951:
JULY:  2 days in 1891 and 1950;
AUGUST:  0 days in 1915.


Photo, Image © Ken Dewey, HPRCC.  Summer 2006 near Crawford, NE, along Nebraska Highway 2.
NEW: Click HERE for a photo tour of the Sandhills and Northwestern Nebraska


Photo, Image © Ken Dewey, HPRCC.
The Badlands National Park, South Dakota - High Plains Regional Climate Center
NEW: CLICK HERE:  Badlands Photo Tour: Summer 2006
Photo, Image © Ken Dewey, HPRCC
Carhenge, Alliance, Nebraska
Summer 2006

NEW: Click Here: Carhenge Photos


Lincoln, NE, July 2006 Weather and Climate Data

Lincoln's 90 F and 100 F Climatology (heat waves), 1887 through 2006

ALL July 2006 high temperatures of  90 F or higher are in RED

July 31, 2006 tied record warm over night low temperature (old record set in 1955).
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JULY 2006  MAX MIN MEAN DEP PREC
REC
PREC
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
HDD CDD AVG
MAX
AVG
MIN
AVG
Mean
07/01/06
100
70
85
+9
0.00
3.21
108
45
0
20
88
64
76
07/02/06
90
68
79
+2
0.09
1.24
108
50
0
14
89
64
77
07/03/06
88
67
78
+1
0.04
1.20
108
47
0
13
89
64
77
07/04/06
86
63
75
-2
0.00
2.44
110
47
0
10
89
65
77
07/05/06
83
56
70
-7
T
3.17
110
42
0
5
89
65
77
07/06/06
87
51
69
-8
0.00
2.61
105
49
0
4
89
65
77
07/07/06
91
63
77
-1
0.00
3.01
104
49
0
12
89
66
78
07/08/06
84
66
75
-3
0.00
3.19
102
50
0
10
89
66
78
07/09/06
88
64
76
-2
0.00
2.14
104
49
0
11
89
66
78
07/10/06
78
70
74
-4
0.73
2.74
104
48
0
9
89
66
78
07/11/06
87
67
77
-1
0.00
2.97
107
51
0
12
90
66
78
07/12/06
90
63
77
-1
0.00
1.94
111
52
0
12
90
66
78
07/13/06
99
68
84
+6
0.25
1.03
109
50
0
19
90
66
78
07/14/06
97
65
81
+3
0.00
1.15
107
48
0
16
90
66
78
07/15/06
98
65
82
+4
0.00
2.04
112
51
0
17
90
66
78
07/16/06
103
71
87
+9
0.00
1.56
109
50
0
22
90
66
78
07/17/06
97
70
84
+6
0.00
1.56
112
54
0
19
90
66
78
07/18/06
94
61
78
0
0.00
2.56
108
55
0
13
90
66
78
07/19/06
108
76
92
+14
0.00
2.47
111
53
0
27
90
66
78
07/20/06
93
76
85
+7
0.00
1.77
110
53
0
20
90
66
78
07/21/06
84
60
72
-6
0.97
1.70
107
50
0
7
90
66
78
07/22/06
86
59
73
-5
0.00
1.40
105
51
0
8
90
67
78
07/23/06
91
61
76
-2
0.00
2.77
106
48
0
11
90
67
78
07/24/06
94
69
82
+4
0.00
3.07
111
52
0
17
90
67
78
07/25/06
98
72
85
+7
T
5.42
115
52
0
20
90
67
78
07/26/06
98
69
84
+6
0.00
2.08
109
55
0
19
90
67
78
07/27/06
91
73
82
+4
0.00
1.32
108
52
0
17
90
67
78
07/28/06
97
68
83
+5
0.00
1.97
106
47
0
19
90
67
78
07/29/06
101
74
88
+10
0.00
1.92
105
49
0
23
90
66
78
07/30/06
102
74
88
+10
0.00
1.58
106
42
0
23
90
66
78
07/31/06
105
82
94
+16
0.00
1.48
108
50
0
29
89
66
78
TOTAL
 
 
 
 
2.08
 
 
 
0
477
 
 
 
AVERAGE
93.2
67.2
80.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NORMAL
89.6
65.9
77.8
 
3.54
 
 
 
0
390
 
 
 
DEPARTURE
+3.6
+1.3
+2.4
 
-1.46
   
 
 
+87
 
 
 

 
From the record books:

Warmest recorded JULY temperature, 115 F, July 25, 1936.
Coldest recorded JULY temperature, 42 F,  July 5, 1972 and July 30, 1971.

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are JULY 2006.
NORMAL  (Norm) is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is JULY 2006 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).
PREC = Observed daily precipitation (midnight to midnight, CST) in inches.
REC PREC = Record daily amount of precipitation 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).
Norm MAX = Daily Normal High Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
Norm MIN = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
Norm MEAN = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1971-2000 normals).


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