MAY 2005 - LINCOLN, NE

Image © HPRCC, May 16, 2005. City campus, UNL.

May 2005 U.S. Tornado Totals Compared to May 2004
May 21, 2005, First 90 degree temperature of the year.  How is this compared to normal?
May 21, 2005 Near 100 F in Nebraska - Record Heat
May 20, 2005 Near 100 F in Western Nebraska - Record Heat
April 2005 Lincoln Temperature Graph
May 1, 2005 Record Cold Across Nebraska
May 3, 2005 Another Cold day across the state

Precipitation: red above normal, blue below normal
Year 2005 Precipitation: Jan. 0.81 in. + Feb. 2.22 in. + Mar. 0.65 in. + Apr. 2.22 in. + May 2.18 in.  = 8.30 inches
Normal Precipitation: Jan. 1.03 in. + Feb. 0.66 in. + Mar. 2.21 in.+ Apr. 2.90 in. + May 4.23 in. = 10.67 inches
Normal January 1 - May 31 Precipitation = 10.67 inches.

May 2005
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
RMAX
RMIN
HDD
CDD
Norm
MAX
Norm
MIN
Norm
Mean
05/01/05
 51
 33
 42
-15
 0.00
94
24
 23
 0
69
45
57
05/02/05
 57
 33
 45
 -12
 0.00
92
26
 20
 0
69
45
57
05/03/05
 62
 27
 45
 -12
 0.00
91
25
 20
 0
69
45
57
05/04/05
71
 33
 52
  -6
 0.06
92
30
 13
 0
70
46
58
05/05/05
 70
 43
 57
 -1
 0.00
97
31
 8
 0
70
46
58
05/06/05
 82
 49
 66
+8
 0.00
95
27
 0
 1
70
46
58
05/07/05
 82
 64
 73
 +14
 0.00
96
29
 0
 8
71
47
59
05/08/05
 83
 57
 70
 +11
 0.00
95
29
 0
 5
71
47
59
05/09/05
 78
 51
 65
 +6
T
97
30
 0
0
71
48
59
05/10/05
 89
 48
 69
 +9
 0.00
94
30
 0
 4
71
48
60
05/11/05
 73
 60
67
 +7
 0.16
94
29
 0
 2
72
48
60
05/12/05
 73
 56
 65
 +5
 0.88
97
32
 0
 0
72
49
60
05/13/05
 62
 44
 53
 -8
 0.00
96
27
 12
 0
73
49
61
05/14/05
 60
 39
 50
  -11
 0.00
96
32
 15
 0
73
49
61
05/15/05
 66
 35
 51
 -11
 0.00
93
31
 14
 0
73
50
62
05/16/05
 77
 46
 62
 0
 0.00
92
31
 3
 0
74
50
62
05/17/05
 82
 61
 72
 +10
 0.00
93
33
 0
 7
74
50
62
05/18/05
 82
 57
 70
 +7
 0.03
97
34
0
5
74
51
63
05/19/05
 89
 50
 70
 +7
 0.00
95
35
 0
 5
75
51
63
05/20/05
 87
 50
 69
 +6
 0.00
95
33
 0
 4
75
52
63
05/21/05
 91
 59
 75
 +11
 0.00
95
31
 0
 10
75
52
64
05/22/05
 84
 51
 68
 +4
 0.00
96
36
 0
 3
76
52
64
05/23/05
 88
 49
 69
 +4
 0.00
96
39
 0
 4
76
53
65
05/24/05
 86
 63
 75
 +10
T
103
34
0
 10
77
53
65
05/25/05
 81
 49
 65
 0
 0.09
102
35
 0
 0
77
53
65
05/26/05
 78
 43
 61
 -5
 0.01
98
38
 4
 0
77
54
66
05/27/05
 77
 49
 63
 -3
 0.00
95
36
 2
0
78
54
66
05/28/05
 77
 41
 59
  -7
 0.00
98
34
 6
 0
78
54
66
05/29/05
 67
 48
 58
 -9
 0.06
102
32
 7
 0
79
55
67
05/30/05
 72
 42
 57
 -10
 0.00
104
40
 8
 0
79
55
67
05/31/05
 77
 59
 68
 0
 0.89
103
41
  0
 3
80
56
68
TOTAL
        
 2.18
    
 155
 71
      
AVERAGE
 75.9
 48.0
 62.0
                  
NORMAL
73.8
50.1
62.0
  
4.23
    
154
56
      
DEPARTURE
 +2.1
 -2.1
 0
    -2.05    
 +1
 +15
      

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
 T
16.3
Observed
Normal
0.9
3.0
4.9
6.1
5.4
5.1
1.7
27.1
Normal
Lincoln's Seasonal Snowfall Totals Ranked, 1900-2005
Lincoln Seasonal Snowfall Totals 1900-01 through 2004-05
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 2005.
NORMAL (Norm) is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is MAY 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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