MAY 2003 - LINCOLN, NE

© K. Dewey, High Plains Regional Climate Center
May 13 2003.  Following a thundershower,
a rainbow formed in the southeastern sky of Lincoln.

WEATHER NEWS: (May 4-10, 2003) Record Breaking Week with 393 tornadoes
Storm Report:  May 8, 2003 Tornado Outbreak
Storm Report:  May 4, 2003 Massive Tornado Outbreak

April 2003 Lincoln Data Lincoln Photos of the Month Archive
April Temperature Graph Lincoln Climate Record Books
March 2003 Lincoln Data Temp. & Precipitation Departures Since 1998
March 2003 Lincoln Temperature Graph Nebraska Vortex Intercept Team
YEAR 2002 Climate Review Most # of days in May with 90 deg. weather
Year 2002, High & Low Temps Compared to Normals Year 2002, High/Low Temps Compared to Records
Drought monitor map Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology
Killer Rays Lincoln, NE Climate Facts List
Lincoln's Top Ten Coldest/Warmest Months & Years

NEW: Tour of the Channel 10/11 Weather Office and Broadcast Studio
NEW: Web Cams of the World (for watching the weather)
NEW: National Weather Association Severe Storms Workshop, March 27-29, 2003

Normal January 1-May 31 Precipitation = 10.67 inches
Year 2003 Precipitation:  Jan. 0.41 in. + Feb. 1.62 in.+ Mar. 0.84 in.+ April  2.42 in.+ May 3.60 = 8.89 inches.

May 2003
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
RMAX
RMIN
HDD
CDD
AVG
MAX
AVG
MIN
AVG
Mean
05/01/03
 63
 49
 56
-1
 T
94
24
9
 0
69
45
57
05/02/03
 67
 42
 55
 -2
 0.00
92
26
 10
0
69
45
57
05/03/03
 73
 40
 57
 0
 0.00
91
25
 8
 0
69
45
57
05/04/03
 84
 51
 68
+10
 0.66
92
30
  0
 3
70
46
58
05/05/03
 71
 45
 58
 0
0.00
97
31
 7
 0
70
46
58
05/06/03
 60
 39
 50
 -8
 0.51
95
27
 15
 0
70
46
58
05/07/03
 72
 35
 54
 -5
 0.00
96
29
 11
 0
71
47
59
05/08/03
 60
 51
 56
 -3
 0.87
95
29
 10
 0
71
47
59
05/09/03
 68
 49
 59
 0
0.00
97
30
 6
 0
71
48
59
05/10/03
 53
 45
 49
 -11
 0.13
94
30
 16
 0
71
48
60
05/11/03
 63
 45
  54
 -6
 0.00
94
29
 11
 0
72
48
60
05/12/03
 71
 36
 54
 -6
 0.00
97
32
 11
 0
72
49
60
05/13/03
 82
 53
 68
 +7
 0.35
96
33
 0
 3
73
49
61
05/14/03
 80
 44
  62
 +1
 0.00
96
32
 3
 0
73
49
61
05/15/03
  66
 48
 57
  -5
 0.00
93
31
 8
 0
73
50
62
05/16/03
 69
 49
 59
  -3
 0.00
92
31
 6
 0
74
50
62
05/17/03
 76
 44
 60
 -2
 0.00
93
33
 5
 0
74
50
62
05/18/03
 81
 54
 68
 +5
 0.00
97
34
 0
 3
74
51
63
05/19/03
 70
 50
 60
  -3
 1.01
95
35
 5
0
75
51
63
05/20/03
 60
 40
 50
 -13
 0.00
95
33
 15
 0
75
52
63
05/21/03
 68
 36
 52
 -12
 0.00
95
31
 13
  0
75
52
64
05/22/03
 71
  45
 58
 -6
 0.06
96
36
 7
 0
76
52
64
05/23/03
 72
 55
 64
 -1
  0.01
96
39
 1
 0
76
53
65
05/24/03
 65
 48
 57
 -8
 T
103
34
8
 0
77
53
65
05/25/03
 73
 44
 59
 -6
 0.00
102
35
 6
 0
77
53
65
05/26/03
 77
 46
  62
 -4
  0.00
98
38
 3
  0
77
54
66
05/27/03
 81
 47
 64
 -2
 0.00
95
36
 1
 0
78
54
66
05/28/03
 88
 53
 71
 +5
 0.00
98
34
 0
6
78
54
66
05/29/03
 88
 50
 69
 +2
 0.00
102
32
 0
 4
79
55
67
05/30/03
 91
 57
 74
 +7
 0.00
104
40
 0
 9
79
55
67
05/31/03
 76
 54
 65
  -3
 T
103
41
 0
0
80
56
68
TOTAL
        
3.60
              
AVERAGE
 72.2
46.6
 59.4
        
 194
 28
      
NORMAL
73.8
50.1
62.0
  
4.23
    
154
56
      
DEPARTURE
  -1.6
-3.5
 -2.6
-0.63
    
 +40
 -28
  

Winter 2002-2003 Snowfall: Oct 2.5 in.; Nov 1.0 in. + Dec  0.1 in. + Jan 8.8 in. + Feb 13.0 in. + Mar 1.7 in. + Apr 4.6 in. =  31.7 inches.
Winter 2001-2002 Snowfall =  Nov. T  + Dec. 1.9 in. + Jan. 11.1 in.+ Feb. 1.7 + Mar. 14.8 + Apr. T =   29.5 inches

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 2003.
NORMAL is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is MAY 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).
UNL
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
High Plains Regional Climate Center

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