MARCH 1999
LINCOLN, NE

Lincoln, NE Cold Waves Snowfall Tables & Statistics
Lincoln's Last Freeze (1887-1998) July 1998 - March 1999 Temperature Graph
Precipitation/Temperature Last 12 Months March 1999 Temperature Graph
March 1999 Climate Summary

    New daily precipitation record of 0.80 inches on March 8.  Old record, 0.61 inches.
Minimum temperature of 54 F on March 31, tied the record for warmest low temperture for the date

Date MAX MIN MEAN DEP PCPN RMAX RMIN HDD CDD AVG MAX AVG MIN AVG Mean SNOW
03/01/99 69 25 47 +15 T 81 -12 18 0 43 20 32  
03/02/99
51
28
40
+8
0.05
79
-7
25
0
44
21
32
 
03/03/99
42
18
30
-3
0.00
78
-10
 30
0 44 21 33  
03/04/99
57
31
44
+11
0.00
80 -19
21
0 44 22 33  
03/05/99
49
33
41
+7
0.00
74
-9
24
0 45 22 34  
03/06/99
34
27
31
-3
T
81 -11
34
0 45 23 34
T
03/07/99
39
21
30
-5
0.09
73 -9
35
0 46 23 35  
03/08/99
32
25
29
-6
0.80
79 -8
36
0 46 23 35
5.6
03/09/99
35
14
25
-10
0.00
82 -2
40
0 47 24 35
 T
03/10/99
31
15
23
-13
T
77 -7
42
0 47 24 36  
03/11/99
34
24
29
-7
T
86 -19
36
0 48 25 36  
03/12/99
33
25
29
-8
0.00
81
-15
36
0 48 25 37  
03/13/99
36
23
30
-7
0.00
75 -5
35
0 49 26 37  
03/14/99
44
16
30
-8
0.00
82
-5
35
0 49 26 38  
03/15/99
62
24
43
+5
0.00
84
-1
22
0 50 26 38  
03/16/99
78
30
54
+15
0.00
80
-4
11
0
50
27
39
 
03/17/99
57
28
43
+4
0.00
84
-5
 22
0 51 27 39  
03/18/99
54
22
38
-2
0.00
87 -7
27
0 51 28 40  
03/19/99
51
25
38
-2
0.00
82
-3
27
0
52 28 40  
03/20/99
65
27
46
+6
0.00
79 -3
19
0 52 29 40  
03/21/99
54
24
39
-2
0.00
88 5
26
0 53 29 41  
03/22/99
45
32
39
-2
0.57
90 8
26
0 53 29 41
1.2
03/23/99
50
21
36
-6
T
88 8
29
0 54 30 42
T
03/24/99
52
27
40
-2
0.00
86 7
25
0 54 30 42  
03/25/99
50
20
35
-7
0.00
91 1
30
0 55 31 43  
03/26/99
59
19
39
-4
0.00
88 -4
26
0 55 31 43  
03/27/99
58
39
49
+5
T
84 6
16
0 56 31 44  
03/28/99
61
36
49
+5
0.01
90 8
16
0 56 32 44  
03/29/99
71
32
52
+8
0.00
89 11
13
0 57 32 44  
03/30/99
75
39
57
+12
0.00
88 10
8
0 57 33 45  
03/31/99
73
54
64
+19
0.00
88 14
1
0 58 33 45
TOTAL 1.52 *6.8
AVERAGE
51.6
26.6
39.1
NORMAL 50.3 26.8 38.6 2.09
0
5.1
DEPARTURE
+1.3
-0.2
+0.5
-0.57
0
+1.7
    *Seasonal snowfall total = Dec. 3.6 + Jan. 4.6 + Feb. 9.4 + Mar. 6.8 = 24.4 inches.
        Normal TOTAL Seasonal snowfall, October through April snowfall is 25.7 inches.
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are MARCH 1999.
NORMAL is the 1961-90 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is MARCH 1999 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, Central Standard Time).
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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