MARCH 2001
LINCOLN, NE
10th Coldest Winter in 115 years of data records!
"Our Miserable Winter of 2000-2001"
Click HERE to read about it!

Our first 60 F or higher was March 14, 
Click HERE to see the Table of latest first 60 F
March 26, 2001.
Green is finally returning to Lincoln, here at the golf course at Holmes Lake.
Digital Photo © 2001 High Plains Regional Climate Center
February 2001 Temperature Graph March 2001 Temperature Graph
Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology Temp. & Precip. Departures last 33 Months
Omaha, Winter 2000-01 Temperature Graph Lincoln, Winter 2000-01 Temperature Graph 
Omaha World Herald "Winter Uninterrupted" Lincoln, NE Climate Facts List
February 8-9, 2001 Snowstorm Lincoln Climate Record Books
January 29, 2001 Snowfall Photos
Winter 2000-2001 Snowfall = 37.9 inches:
Oct. 0.0 in; Nov. 2.6 in; Dec. 15.4 in; Jan. 5.5 in.; Feb. 14.2; Mar. 0.2

YEAR 2001 Precipitation: Jan. 0.89 + Feb. 1.82 + Mar. 1.32 = 4.03 inches.

Date MAX MIN MEAN DEP PCPN RMAX RMIN HDD CDD AVG 
MAX		 AVG 
MIN		 AVG
Mean		 SNOW
03/01/01 34 23 29 -3 0.01 81 -12 36 0 43 20 32
0.1
03/02/01
 42
18
30
-2
0.00
79
-7
35
0
44
21
32
  
03/03/01
 44
21
 33
0
0.00
78
-10
32
 0 44 21 33  
03/04/01
 42
 23
33
 0
0.00
 80 -19
32
 0 44 22 33  
03/05/01
 36
 22
 29
-5
0.00
74
-9
36
 0 45 22 34  
03/06/01
 33
21
27
-7
0.00
 81 -11
 38
 0 45 23 34  
03/07/01
 41
28
35
0
0.00
 74 -9
 30
 0 46 23 35  
03/08/01
 42
24
33
-2
0.00
 79 -8
32
 0 46 23 35  
03/09/01
 43
20
 32
 -3
T
 82 -2
 33
 0 47 24 35
T
03/10/01
 39
 31
35
-1
 T
 77 -7
 30
 0 47 24 36
T
03/11/01
 32
23
28
 -8
 0.45
 86 -19
 37
 0 48 25 36
 0.1
03/12/01
 44
26
35
-2
T
81
 -15
 30
 0 48 25 37
T
03/13/01
 55
35
45
+8
0.00
 75 -5
 20
 0 49 26 37  
03/14/01
 64
35
 50
+12
 T
82
-5
 15
 0 49 26 38  
03/15/01
 42
 32
37
-1
 0.01
84
-1
 28
 0 50 26 38
T
03/16/01
 47
 23
35
-4
 0.00
80
-4
30
0
50
27
39
  
03/17/01
 51
17
34
-5
0.00
84
-5
31
 0 51 27 39  
03/18/01
 50
24
37
-3
T
 87 -7
28
 0 51 28 40  
03/19/01
 49
28
39
-1
T
82
-3
 26
0
 52 28 40  
03/20/01
 63
27
45
+5
0.00
 79 -3
20
 0 52 29 40  
03/21/01
 51
35
43
 +2
0.26
 88 5
 22
 0 53 29 41  
03/22/01
 63
33
48
+7
0.02
 90 8
 17
 0 53 29 41  
03/23/01
 42
29
36
-6
0.22
 88 8
 29
 0 54 30 42  
03/24/01
 39
20
30
-12
0.00
 86 7
 35
 0 54 30 42  
03/25/01
 40
17
29
-14
0.00
 91 1
36
 0 55 31 43  
03/26/01
 43
11
27
-16
0.00
 88 -4
 38
 0 55 31 43  
03/27/01
 50
26
38
-6
0.00
 84 6
 27
 0 56 31 44  
03/28/01
 59
36
48
+4
T
 90 8
 17
 0 56 32 44  
03/29/01
 49
28
39
 -5
 0.07
 89 11
 26
 0 57 32 44  
03/30/01
 61
29
45
-0
0.06
 88 10
20
 0 57 33 45  
03/31/01
 51
29
40
-5
0.22
 88 14
 25
 0 58 33 45  
TOTAL          1.32    
 891
         0.2
AVERAGE
 46.5
25.6
 36.1
                    
NORMAL 50.3 26.8 38.6   2.09    
 818
0
       5.1
DEPARTURE
 -3.8
  -1.2
 -2.5
    -0.77      + 73        
 -4.9
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.

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are MARCH 2001.
NORMAL is the 1961-90 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is MARCH 2001 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).
UNL
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
High Plains Regional Climate Center

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