MAY 2000
LINCOLN, NE
April 2000 Temperature Graph Temp. & Precip. Departures last 23 Months
NWS Lincoln April Summary Lincoln, NE Climate Facts List
Nebraska Vortex Intercept Team 1999-2000 Snowfall and Rankings last 100 years
Lincoln's First 90F or Higher, 1887-2000 Killer Rays
Is this the driest September 1-May 31? Is this the Driest January 1-May 31?
Is this the Greatest Range in May Temperatures? Most number of days with 90 degree weather in Lincoln
May 2000 Temperature Graph NWS Lincoln May Summary
Lincoln, NE Last Spring Freeze 1887-2000
New record high, May 11, 94 F.  Old record 92 F in 1962
Tied record high minimum, May 11, 62 F.  Old record 62 F in 1962
May 2000 MAX MIN MEAN DEP PCPN RMAX RMIN HDD CDD AVG MAX AVG MIN AVG Mean
05/01/00 71 44 58 + 1 0.00 94 24 7 0 70 45 57
05/02/00 79 36  58    0 0.00  92 26 7  0 70 45 58
05/03/00 80 48  64  + 6  0.00  91 25 1  0  70 45 58
05/04/00 84  49  67  + 9  0.00  92 30 0  2 70 46 58
05/05/00 85 54  70  +12  0.00  97 31 0  5  71 46 58
05/06/00 81 57  69  +10  T 95 27 0  4  71 46 59
05/07/00 80 61  71  +12  0.00  96 29 0  6  71 47 59
05/08/00 73 56 65  + 6  0.46  95 29 0 0  72 47 59
05/09/00 70 50  60     0  0.08  97 30 5  0 72 48 60
05/10/00 78  46  62   + 2  0.00  94 30 3  0 72 48 60
05/11/00 94 62 78  +18  T  92 29 0  13 72 48 60
05/12/00 73 49  61     0  0.06  97 32 4  0  73 49 61
05/13/00 65 41  53  - 8  0.00  96 33 12  0  73 49 61
05/14/00 71 41  56  - 5  T 96 32 9  0  73 49 61
05/15/00 76 53 65  + 3  T 93 31 0 0  74 50 62
05/16/00 83  50  67  + 5  0.00  92 31 0  2  74 50 62
05/17/00 80 68  74  +12  0.06  93 33 0  9 74 50 62
05/18/00 68 52  60 - 3  0.15  97 36 5  0  75 51 63
05/19/00 68  50  59  - 4  0.00  95 35 6  0  75 51 63
05/20/00 81 43  62  - 1  0.07 95 33 3 0  75 51 63
05/21/00 82 55  69  + 5  0.00  95 31 0  4 76 52 64
05/22/00 93 56  75  +11 0.01  96 36 0  10 76 52 64
05/23/00 90  60  75  +11  T  96 39 0  10  76 52 64
05/24/00 86 56  71  + 6  0.00  103 34 0  6  77 53 65
05/25/00 81 46  64  - 1  T  102 35 1  0  77 53 65
05/26/00 69  55  62  - 4  1.27  98 38 3  0  78 54 66
05/27/00 71 51  61  - 5  0.00  95 36 4  0  78 54 66
05/28/00 86  46  66    0  0.00 98 34 0  1  78 54 66
05/29/00 97  62  80  +13  T  102 32 0  15 79 55 67
05/30/00 98 70  84  +17  T  104 40 0  19  79 55 67
05/31/00 95  66  81  +14 T  103 41 0  16  79 55 67
TOTAL         2.16     70  122       
AVERAGE 80.3  52.7  66.5                   
NORMAL 74.2 50.0 62.1   3.90     161 72      
DEPARTURE +6.1 +2.7 +4.4   -1.74     -91 +50       

 
From the record books:
Warmest recorded MAY temperature, 104 F, May 30, 1934.
Coldest recorded MAY temperature, 24 F,  May 1, 1994.
Most MAY Snowfall: 3.0 inches, 1967.

2000 total precipitation (Jan. 0.06 + Feb. 1.59 + Mar. 0.88 + Apr. 1.51 + May 2.16 = 6.20 inches).

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are MAY 2000.
NORMAL is the 1961-90 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is MAY 2000 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).


 
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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