MARCH 2005
LINCOLN, NE


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Lincoln Winter 2004-2005 Temperatures Compared to Normal
February 2005 Lincoln Temperature Graph
Lincoln Cold Waves 1887-2005
Lincoln Sun Rise/Sun Set Table for Year 2005


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Announcement: Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium (CPSWS 2005),
will be held in Lincoln, NE, on Saturday, March 19, 2005.

Winter 2004-2005 Lincoln Monthly Snowfall:red above normal, blue below normal

Month
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
TOTAL
  
Observed
0
1.2
0.0
10.5
4.6
T
  
16.3
Observed
Normal
0.9
3.0
4.9
6.1
5.4
5.1
1.7
  
Normal
Date
March 2005		 MAX MIN MEAN DEP PCPN RMAX RMIN HDD CDD
Norm
MAX
Norm
MIN
Norm
Mean
 SNOW
03/01/05 43 13 28
-5
 0.00 81 -12 37 0 45 22 33  
03/02/05
 58
 21
 40
+6
 0.00
79
-7
 25
0
45
22
34
  
03/03/05
 57
 21
 39
 +5
 0.00
78
-10
 26
 0 46 23 34  
03/04/05
 64
 22
 43
  +8
 0.00
 80 -19
 22
 0 46 23 35  
03/05/05
 61
 22
 42
 +7
 0.00
74
-9
 23
 0 46 23 35  
03/06/05
 73
 36
 55
 +20
 0.00
 81 -11
 10
 0 47 24 35  
03/07/05
 54
 22
 38
 +2
 0.00
 74 -9
 27
 0 47 24 36  
03/08/05
 40
 20
 30
 -6
 T
 79 -8
35
 0 48 25 36
 T
03/09/05
 45
 28
 37
 0
  T
 82 -2
 28
 0 48 25 37
 T
03/10/05
 58
 32
 45
 +8
 T
 77 -7
20
 0 49 25 37  
03/11/05
 64
 27
 46
 +9
 0.00
 86 -19
 19
 0 49 26 37  
03/12/05
 47
 27
 37
 -1
 0.00
81
 -15
 28
 0 49 26 38  
03/13/05
 48
 17
 33
 -5
 0.00
 75 -5
 32
 0 50 26 38  
03/14/05
 44
 16
 30
  -9
 0.00
82
-5
 35
 0 50 27 39  
03/15/05
  54
 14
 34
 -5
 0.00
84
-1
 31
 0 51 27 39  
03/16/05
 62
20
41
 +2
 0.00
80
-4
24
0
51
27
39
  
03/17/05
 64
 36
 50
 +10
 0.00
84
-5
 15
 0 52 28 40  
03/18/05
 49
 29
 39
  -1
  0.00
 87 -7
 26
 0 52 28 40  
03/19/05
 48
 25
 37
 -4
  0.00
82
-3
28
0
 53 29 41  
03/20/05
 55
 26
 41
0
  0.01
 79 -3
 24
 0 53 29 41  
03/21/05
 54
 40
 47
 +6
 0.05
 88 5
 18
 0 53 29 41  
03/22/05
 42
 33
38
  -4
 0.30
 90 6
 27
 0 54 30 42  
03/23/05
 54
 32
 43
 +1
 0.00
 88 8
 22
 0 54 30 42  
03/24/05
 43
 35
39
  -4
 0.19
 86 7
 26
 0 55 30 43
T
03/25/05
 39
34
 37
 -6
 0.08
 91 1
 28
 0 55 31 43
 T
03/26/05
 49
 28
 39
 -4
 0.00
 88 -4
 26
 0 55 31 43  
03/27/05
 61
 24
 43
 -1
  0.00
 84 6
 22
 0 56 32 44  
03/28/05
 75
 36
 56
 +12
 0.00
 90 8
 9
 0 56 32 44  
03/29/05
 78
 53
 66
 +21
 0.00
 89 11
 0
 1 57 32 45  
03/30/05
 62
 35
 49
 +4
 0.02
 88 10
 16
 0 57 33 45  
03/31/05
 61
 29
 45
  0
 0.00
 88 14
 20
 0 58 33 45  
TOTAL          0.65    
 729
 1
       T
AVERAGE
 55.0
 27.5
 41.3
                    
NORMAL 51.2 27.5 39.4   2.21    
 799
1
       5.1
DEPARTURE
 +3.8
 0
 +1.9
  
 -1.56
    
-70
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 and Mar. 11, 1907.
Most MARCH Snowfall: 21.3 inches, 1912.
Least MARCH Snowfall: none measurable, 13 of the last 106 years.

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are MARCH 2005.
NORMAL (Norm) is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is MARCH 2005 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).
Norm MAX = Daily Normal High Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
Norm MIN = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
Norm Mean = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
UNL
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
High Plains Regional Climate Center

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