MAY 2002 - LINCOLN, NE

Photo©  Eric Freier, NEVIT
May 15, 2002 (this year).  Thunderstorms hit eastern Nebraska.
Lightning photo was taken at east 112th Street in Lincoln.
April - 2002 Lincoln Temperature Graph March - 2002 Lincoln Temperature Graph
Temp. & Precip. Departures last 47 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
Killer Rays AMS Orlando 2002 
Year 2001, Omaha Graph of High & Low Temps Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology
Lincoln Climate Record Books Most number of days with 90 degree weather 
Most # of days in May with 90 deg. weather Lincoln's First 90 F or Higher, 1887-2001
Lincoln, NE Last Spring Freeze 1887-2000
Year 2002 Precipitation:  Jan. 0.64 + Feb. 0.36 + Mar. 1.35 + Apr. 2.42 + May 5.20 = 9.97 inches
Normal January 1-May 31 Precipitation = 10.01 inches
NEW record Low on May 18 of 34 F.  Old record 36 F set in 1942.
NEW record Cold High temperature on May 24 of 50 F.  Old record 56 F set in 1925.
May 2002
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
RMAX
RMIN
HDD
CDD
AVG
MAX
AVG
MIN
AVG
Mean
05/01/02
 58
 37
 48
-9
 0.06
94
24
 17
 0
69
45
57
05/02/02
 61
 35
 48
 -10
 0.00
92
26
 17
0
69
45
57
05/03/02
 69
 36
 53
 -5
 0.00
91
25
 12
 0
69
45
57
05/04/02
 68
 43
 56
  -2
 T
92
30
 9
 0
70
46
58
05/05/02
 85
 40
 63
+5
0.07
97
31
 2
 0
70
46
58
05/06/02
 82
 55
  69
 +10
 0.98
95
27
 0
4
70
46
58
05/07/02
 75
 52
 64
 +5
 T
96
29
 1
 0
71
47
59
05/08/02
 78
 48
 63
 +4
 0.00
95
29
 2
 0
71
47
59
05/09/02
 61
 39
 50
 -10
 0.00
97
30
 15
 0
71
48
59
05/10/02
 69
 37
 53
 -7
 0.01
94
30
 12
 0
71
48
60
05/11/02
 67
 50
 59
 -1
 1.20
94
29
 6
 0
72
48
60
05/12/02
 53
 43
 48
  -13
 T
97
32
 17
 0
72
49
60
05/13/02
 73
 36
 55
 -6
 0.00
96
33
 10
 0
73
49
61
05/14/02
 77
 38
 58
 -3
 0.00
96
32
 7
 0
73
49
61
05/15/02
 78
 58
 68
 +6
 0.05
93
31
 0
 3
73
50
62
05/16/02
 67
 51
 58
 -3
 0.11
92
31
 7
0
74
50
62
05/17/02
 65
 41
 53
 -9
 0.03
93
33
 12
 0
74
50
62
05/18/02
65
34
 50
 -13
 0.00
97
36
 15
  0
74
51
63
05/19/02
 69
 40
 55
 -8
 0.00
95
35
 10
 0
75
51
63
05/20/02
 69
 35
  52
 -11
 0.00
95
33
 13
0
75
52
63
05/21/02
 72
 47
 60
 -4
 0.00
95
31
 5
 0
75
52
64
05/22/02
  77
58
68
+4
0.17
96
36
 0
3
76
52
64
05/23/02
 69
 48
 59
 -5
 0.32
96
39
 6
 0
76
53
65
05/24/02
 50
  42
  46
 -19
 0.70
103
34
 19
 0
77
53
65
05/25/02
 71
 40
 56
 -9
 0.00
102
35
 9
 0
77
53
65
05/26/02
 80
 51
 66
  0
 0.53
98
38
 0
 1
77
54
66
05/27/02
 81
 54
 68
 +2
 0.00
95
36
 0
 3
78
54
66
05/28/02
 81
 60
 71
 +5
 0.86
98
34
 0
 6
78
54
66
05/29/02
 89
 64
 77
 +10
 0.11
102
32
 0
  12
79
55
67
05/30/02
 90
  63
 77
 +10
 0.00
104
40
 0
 12
79
55
67
05/31/02
  95
 65
 80
 +13
 0.00
103
41
 0
 15
80
56
68
TOTAL
        
 5.20
    
 222
 59
      
AVERAGE
 72.4
  46.5
 59.5
                  
NORMAL
73.8
50.1
62.0
  
4.23
    
154
56
      
DEPARTURE
 -1.4
 -3.4
  -2.5
    +0.97    
 +68
 -3
      
Winter 2001-2002 Snowfall =  29.5 in.:  Nov. T  + Dec. 1.9 + Jan. 11.1 + Feb. 1.7 + Mar. 14.8 + Apr. T
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.
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are MAY 2002.
NORMAL is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is MAY 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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