MARCH 2000
LINCOLN, NE
March 70 Degree Climatology February Climate Summary
Lincoln's Last Freeze (1887-1999) Lincoln, NE Climate Facts List
Feb. 18 Snowstorm in E. Nebraska Temp. & Precip. Departures last 20 Months
Snowfall Data Archive 1900-1999 Lincoln, NE Cold Waves

March 2000 Temperature Graph
NWS Lincoln March Summary
March 6 Record warm minimum temperature of 48 F.  Old record (warmest overnight low was 44 in 1992).
March 7 Record maximum temperature of 74 F.  (Old record  was 73 in 1987).
March 7 Record warm minimum temperature of 55 F.  Old record (warmest overnight low was 39 in 1937).

Date MAX MIN MEAN DEP PCPN RMAX RMIN HDD CDD AVG 
MAX		 AVG 
MIN		 AVG
Mean		 SNOW
03/01/00 53 24 39 +7 0.00 81 -12 26 0 43 20 32  
03/02/00
 45
29
 37
+5
 0.00
79
-7
 28
0
44
21
32
  
03/03/00
 56
34
45
+13
0.00
78
-10
20
 0 44 21 33  
03/04/00
 70
 29
 50
+17
  0.00
 80 -19
 15
 0 44 22 33  
03/05/00
 72
39
 56
+22
 0.00
74
-9
 9
 0 45 22 34  
03/06/00
 76
48
 62
+28
T
 81 -11
3
 0 45 23 34  
03/07/00
74
55
 65
+30
0.01
 73 -9
 0
 0 46 23 35  
03/08/00
 65
 31
48
+13
0.08
 79 -8
17
 0 46 23 35  
03/09/00
 40
 26
33
-2
 T
 82 -2
32
 0 47 24 35
T
03/10/00
 41
 25
33
-3
0.00
 77 -7
32
 0 47 24 36  
03/11/00
 50
20
35
-1
0.00
 86 -19
30
 0 48 25 36  
03/12/00
 59
29
44
+7
0.00
81
 -15
21
 0 48 25 37  
03/13/00
 53
22
 38
+1
 T
 75 -5
 27
 0 49 26 37  
03/14/00
 61
37
 49
+11
 T
82
-5
 16
 0 49 26 38  
03/15/00
 52
27
 40
+2
 T
84
-1
 25
 0 50 26 38  
03/16/00
 44
16
 30
-9
 0.00
80
-4
 35
0
50
27
39
  
03/17/00
 49
18
 34
-5
 T
84
-5
 31
 0 51 27 39  
03/18/00
 41
34
 38
-2
 0.27
 87 -7
 27
 0 51 28 40
T
03/19/00
 39
32
 36
-4
 0.00
82
-3
 29
0
 52 28 40  
03/20/00
 41
34
 38
-2
 0.00
 79 -3
 27
 0 52 29 40  
03/21/00
 53
39
46
+5
0.00
 88 5
19
 0 53 29 41  
03/22/00
 59
39
49
+8
0.01
 90 8
16
 0 53 29 41  
03/23/00
 57
49
53
+11
0.47
 88 8
 12
 0 54 30 42  
03/24/00
 64
34
49
+7
 T
 86 7
 16
 0 54 30 42  
03/25/00
 67
 28
 48
+5
 0.00
 91 1
 17
 0 55 31 43  
03/26/00
 71
 40
56
+13
 0.00
 88 -4
 9
 0 55 31 43  
03/27/00
 67
32
 50
+6
0.00
 84 6
 15
 0 56 31 44  
03/28/00
 56
21
39
-5
0.00
 90 8
26
 0 56 32 44  
03/29/00
 61
23
42
-2
0.00
 89 11
2
 0 57 32 44  
03/30/00
 65
35
50
+5
0.00
 88 10
15
 0 57 33 45  
03/31/00
 58
 34
 46
+1
0.04
 88 14
 19
 0 58 33 45  
TOTAL          0.88    
637
         T
AVERAGE
 56.7
 31.7
 44.2
                    
NORMAL 50.3 26.8 38.6   2.09    
 818
0
       5.1
DEPARTURE
 +6.4
+ 4.9
 +5.6
  
 -1.21
      -181
0
      
-5.1
From the record books:
Warmest recorded MARCH  temperature, 91 F, March 25, 1972.
Coldest recorded MARCH  temperature, -19 F,  Mar. 4, 1978 Mar. 11, 1907.
Most MARCH Snowfall: 21.3 inches, 1912.
Least MARCH Snowfall: none measurable, 10 of the last 100 years.

1999-2000 Winter Snowfall (Dec. 3.8 in, Jan 0.5 in, Feb 7.6 in, Mar T = total of 11.9 in.)
2000 total precipitation (Jan. 0.06 + Feb. 1.59 + Mar. 0.88 = 2.53 inches).

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are MARCH 2000.
NORMAL is the 1961-90 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is MARCH 2000 Average measured against 1961-90 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 (1961-90 normals).
AVG MIN = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1961-90 normals).
AVG MEAN = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1961-90 normals).


 
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