MARCH 2003
LINCOLN, NE

Photo© K. Dewey, High Plains Regional Climate Center.
March 31, 2003.  UNL East Campus.

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NOTE: The Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium has been postponed until Fall 2003.
Details will be available later this spring.

2002-03 Snowfall:  OCT 2.5 in.; NOV 1.0 in.; DEC 0.1 in.; JAN 8.8 in. ; FEB 13.0 in; MAR 1.7 =  total of  27.1 inches.

Record High Temperature of 85 F on March 15, 2003.  Old record 84 F in 1935.
Record High Temperature of 81 F on March 16, 2003.  Old record 80 F in 1966.

Date
March 2003		 MAX MIN MEAN DEP PCPN RMAX RMIN HDD CDD AVG 
MAX		 AVG 
MIN		 AVG
Mean		 SNOW
03/01/03 40 26 33
0
 T 81 -12
32
 0 45 22 33
T
03/02/03
 31
 12
 27
 -7
 T
79
-7
 38
0
45
22
34
 T
03/03/03
51
 25
 38
+4
 0.00
78
-10
 27
 0 46 23 34  
03/04/03
  32
 9
 21
 -14
 0.05
 80 -19
 44
 0 46 23 35
1.7
03/05/03
 16
 5
11
 -24
 T
74
-9
 54
 0 46 23 35
 T
03/06/03
 45
 3
 24
 -11
 0.00
 81 -11
 41
 0 47 24 35  
03/07/03
 35
19
 27
 -9
 0.00
 74 -9
 38
 0 47 24 36  
03/08/03
 31
 9
 20
 -16
 T
 79 -8
 45
 0 48 25 36
 T
03/09/03
 26
 6
 16
  -21
 0.00
 82 -2
 49
 0 48 25 37  
03/10/03
 36
 15
 26
 -11
 0.00
 77 -7
 39
 0 49 25 37  
03/11/03
 64
 22
 43
 +6
 0.00
 86 -19
 22
 0 49 26 37  
03/12/03
 39
 28
 34
 -4
 T
81
 -15
 31
 0 49 26 38  
03/13/03
 52
 33
 43
 +5
 0.00
 75 -5
 22
 0 50 26 38  
03/14/03
 74
 34
 54
 +15
 0.00
82
-5
 11
 0 50 27 39  
03/15/03
 85
 42
 64
 +25
 0.00
84
-1
 1
 0 51 27 39  
03/16/03
 81
 42
 62
 +23
 0.00
80
-4
 3
0
51
27
39
  
03/17/03
 67
 51
 59
 +19
 0.17
84
-5
 6
 0 52 28 40  
03/18/03
 73
 49
 61
 +21
 0.04
 87 -7
 4
 0 52 28 40  
03/19/03
 53
 42
 48
 +7
 0.40
82
-3
 17
0
 53 29 41  
03/20/03
 49
 30
 40
  -1
 0.18
 79 -3
 25
 0 53 29 41  
03/21/03
 59
 28
 44
 +3
 0.00
 88 5
 21
 0 53 29 41  
03/22/03
 65
 28
 47
 +5
 0.00
 90 6
 18
 0 54 30 42  
03/23/03
 76
 39
 58
 +16
 0.00
 88 8
 7
 0 54 30 42  
03/24/03
 65
  42
 54
 +11
  T
 86 7
11
 0 55 30 43  
03/25/03
 65
 32
 49
 +6
 0.00
 91 1
 16
 0 55 31 43  
03/26/03
 69
 31
 50
 +7
 T
 88 -4
 15
 0 55 31 43  
03/27/03
 56
  37
 47
 +3
 T
 84 6
 18
 0 56 32 44  
03/28/03
 51
 31
 41
 -3
 T
 90 8
 24
 0 56 32 44  
03/29/03
 47
 20
 34
 -11
 T
 89 11
 31
 0 57 32 45
T
03/30/03
 55
 19
 37
 -8
 0.00
 88 10
 28
 0 57 33 45  
03/31/03
 81
 34
 58
 +13
 0.00
 88 14
 7
 0 58 33 45  
TOTAL         0.84    
 750
         1.7
AVERAGE
 53.8
 27.2
 40.5
                    
NORMAL 51.2 27.5 39.4   2.21    
 799
0
       5.1
DEPARTURE
 +2.6
  -0.3
+1.1
  
 -1.37
    
 -49
        
 -3.4
YEAR 2002 Climate Review January 2003 Temperature Graph
Year 2002, High & Low Temps Compared to Normals Year 2002, High/Low Temps Compared to Records
December 2002 Lincoln Temperature Graph Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology
Global temperatures much warmer than normal Nebraska Vortex Intercept Team
Lincoln Climate Records Page Lincoln Photos of the Month Archive
Wind Chill Index Redefined Lincoln, NE Climate Facts List
Temp. & Precipitation Departures Since 1998 Drought monitor map
Lincoln Climate Record Books Lincoln Cold Waves
Lincoln's Top Ten Coldest/Warmest Months & Years Lincoln's top ten hottest/coldest months & years


Photo© K. Dewey, High Plains Regional Climate Center.  March 8, 2003.  Rural East Lincoln.


Feb. 3, 2003 Storm photos and radar and satellite imagery.

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 2003.
NORMAL is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is MARCH 2003 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).
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