MARCH 2002
LINCOLN, NE
(scroll down for March 2002 data)
Central Plains 
Severe Weather Symposium 2002.

The Saturday, March 30, 2002 symposium was a great success.  Photos will be available soon.
January - 2002 Lincoln Temperature Graph February - 2002 Lincoln Temperature Graph
Temp. & Precip. Departures last 45 Months Lincoln Photos of the Month Archive
Student Climate Projects Lincoln, NE Climate Facts List
Year 2001, Lincoln Climate Summary Links Year 2001, Climate Review/Summary
Year 2001, Lincoln Graph of High & Low Temps Year 2001 Graph vs. hottest/coldest years
Record Winter Warmth, January 8, 2002 AMS Orlando 2002 
Year 2001, Omaha Graph of High & Low Temps Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology
Lincoln Climate Record Books
An early Spring snowfall blankets Lincoln, NE, on March 25, 2002.  See more photos at 
March 24, 2002 Snowstorm

Image © K. Dewey, 
High Plains Regional Climate Center
Year 2002 Precipitation:  Jan. 0.64 + Feb. 0.36 + Mar. 1.35 = 2.35 inches
Winter 2001-2002 Snowfall =  29.5 in.:  Nov. T  + Dec. 1.9 + Jan. 11.1 + Feb. 1.7 + Mar. 14.8
MARCH 2002 DATA
New Record Low on March 22 of 6 F.  Old record was 8 F in 1912 & 1914.
Date
March 2002		 MAX MIN MEAN DEP PCPN RMAX RMIN HDD CDD AVG 
MAX		 AVG 
MIN		 AVG
Mean		 SNOW
03/01/02  31 11 21  -12
0.19
 81 -12 44 0 45 22 33
5.7
03/02/02
 15
 6
 11
 -23
 0.03
79
-7
54
0
45
22
34
 0.6
03/03/02
12
  -2
 5
-29
 T
78
-10
 60
 0 46 23 34
 T
03/04/02
47
  -1
 23
-12
 0.00
 80 -19
 42
 0 46 23 35  
03/05/02
 66
 28
 47
+12
 0.00
74
-9
18
 0 46 23 35  
03/06/02
40
 22
 31
 -4
 0.00
 81 -11
 34
 0 47 24 35  
03/07/02
 36
 25
 31
 -5
 0.01
 74 -9
 34
 0 47 24 36  
03/08/02
 32
 18
 25
 -11
 0.32
 79 -8
 40
 0 48 25 36
0.6
03/09/02
 29
 12
 21
 -16
 T
 82 -2
 44
 0 48 25 37
 T
03/10/02
 48
 12
 30
-7
 0.00
 77 -7
35
 0 49 25 37  
03/11/02
 47
 30
 39
 +2
 0.00
 86 -19
26
 0 49 26 37  
03/12/02
 63
 20
 44
 +6
 0.00
81
 -15
 21
 0 49 26 38  
03/13/02
 56
 31
 44
 +6
 0.00
 75 -5
 21
 0 50 26 38  
03/14/02
 43
 30
 37
 -2
 T
82
-5
 28
 0 50 27 39  
03/15/02
 42
 20
 31
 -8
 0.00
84
-1
 34
 0 51 27 39  
03/16/02
 48
24
 36
 -3
 0.00
80
-4
 29
0
51
27
39
  
03/17/02
 55
 25
 40
 0
 0.00
84
-5
 25
 0 52 28 40  
03/18/02
 61
 25
 43
 +3
 0.01
 87 -7
 22
 0 52 28 40  
03/19/02
 45
 26
 36
 -5
 0.02
82
-3
 29
0
 53 29 41  
03/20/02
 59
24
 42
 +1
 T
 79 -3
 23
 0 53 29 41
 T
03/21/02
  25
12
19
-22
T
 88 5
 46
 0 53 29 41
 T
03/22/02
44
6
 25
-17
0.00
 90 8
 40
 0 54 30 42  
03/23/02
 58
 22
 40
 -2
 0.00
 88 8
25
 0 54 30 42  
03/24/02
41
 28
 35
 -8
 0.73
 86 7
 30
 0 55 30 43
7.3
03/25/02
 31
 14
 23
 -20
 0.03
 91 1
 42
 0 55 31 43
 0.3
03/26/02
 38
 7
 23
 -20
 0.00
 88 -4
 42
 0 55 31 43  
03/27/02
 65
 25
 45
 +1
  0.00
 84 6
 20
 0 56 32 44  
03/28/02
63
 30
 47
 +3
 0.00
 90 8
 18
 0 56 32 44  
03/29/02
 61
 35
  48
+3
T
 89 11
 17
 0 57 32 45  
03/30/02
 55
33
 44
-1
 0.00
 88 10
21
 0 57 33 45  
03/31/02
 51
 33
 42
 -3
 0.01
 88 14
 23
 0 58 33 45  
TOTAL          1.35    
 992
         14.8
AVERAGE
 45.4
 20.2
32.8
                    
NORMAL 51.2 27.5 39.4   2.21    
 799
0
       5.1
DEPARTURE
  -5.8
-7.3
 -6.6
  
-0.86
    
 +193
        
+9.7
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 2002.
NORMAL is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is MARCH 2002 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).
UNL
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
High Plains Regional Climate Center

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