MAY 2007 - LINCOLN, NE

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May 5, 2007:  Flooding Rains Hit Nebraska
 May 5, 2007: Tornado Outbreak
Monthly Temperature and Precipitation Departures since 1998
Lincoln Climate Records Book
Lincoln Sun Rise/Sun Set Table for Year 2007
Temperature Outlook, 8-14 days from now
Precipitation Outlook, 8-14 days from now

  Year 2007 Lincoln Precipitation: monthly  red above normal, blue below normal

Month
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept..
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
TOTAL
  
Observed
0.64
1.31
2.79
3.44
8.13
            
 
Jan. 1 - May 29: 16.31
Observed
Normal
0.67
0.66
2.21
2.90
4.23
3.51
3.54
3.35
2.92
1.94
1.58
0.86
Jan. 1 - May 29: 10.67
Normal
  ......
Extremes:  Lincoln, NE,
Highest Total May Precipitation (inches)
Years: 1887-2007
Rank  Value  Ending Date
  1   10.72  5/31/1903
  2   10.16  5/31/2001
  3   10.11  5/31/1896
  4   10.09  5/31/1996
  5    9.55  5/31/1892
  6    8.91  5/31/1959
  7    8.13  5/31/2007
  8    7.97  5/31/1984 
  9    6.71  5/31/1951
 10    6.60  5/31/1995		 Rank  Value  Ending Date
 11    6.41  5/31/1931
 12    6.30  5/31/1971
 13    6.27  5/31/1965
 14    6.26  5/31/1949
 15    6.02  5/31/1913
 16    5.86  5/31/1973
 17    5.64  5/31/1938
 18    5.63  5/31/1999
 18    5.63  5/31/1909
 20    5.49  5/31/1998

May 5, 2007:  New daily precipitation record for May 5 of 3.35 inches,  The old record was 1.41 inches set in 1942
May 5, 2007: 3.35 inches precipitation is the most ever for any day in May.

May 2007
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PREC
REC
PREC
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
HDD
CDD
AVG
MAX
AVG
MIN
AVG
Mean
05/01/07
78
53
66
+9
0.00
2.10
94
24
0
1
69
45
57
05/02/07
74
44
59
+2
0.00
1.50
92
26
6
0
69
45
57
05/03/07
65
52
59
+2
0.17
1.90
91
25
6
0
69
45
57
05/04/07
76
61
69
+11
T
3.07
92
30
0
4
70
46
58
05/05/07
82
60
71
+13
3.35
1.41
97
31
0
6
70
46
58
05/06/07
68
62
65
+7
1.46
1.48
95
27
0
0
70
46
58
05/07/07
69
57
63
+4
0.02
1.71
96
29
2
0
71
47
59
05/08/07
77
49
63
+4
0.00
1.96
95
29
2
0
71
47
59
05/09/07
79
51
65
+6
0.00
2.56
97
30
0
0
71
48
59
05/10/07
84
52
68
+8
0.00
1.03
94
30
0
3
71
48
60
05/11/07
87
58
73
+13
0.00
1.33
94
29
0
8
72
48
60
05/12/07
89
54
72
+12
0.00
1.55
97
32
0
7
72
49
60
05/13/07
89
57
73
+12
0.00
2.76
96
27
0
8
73
49
61
05/14/07
91
62
77
+16
0.66
2.63
96
32
0
12
73
49
61
05/15/07
66
49
58
-4
0.19
2.15
93
31
7
0
73
50
62
05/16/07
73
44
59
-3
T
2.00
92
31
6
0
74
50
62
05/17/07
70
41
56
-6
0.00
2.01
93
33
9
0
74
50
62
05/18/07
78
50
64
+1
0.00
2.41
97
34
1
0
74
51
63
05/19/07
80
56
68
+5
0.00
1.62
95
35
0
3
75
51
63
05/20/07
83
58
71
+8
0.00
2.64
95
33
0
6
75
52
63
05/21/07
83
63
73
+9
0.00
1.58
95
31
0
8
75
52
64
05/22/07
78
65
72
+8
0.01
3.80
96
36
0
7
76
52
64
05/23/07
76
58
67
+2
0.15
1.45
96
39
0
2
76
53
65
05/24/07
69
51
60
-5
0.88
1.08
103
34
5
0
77
53
65
05/25/07
72
45
59
-6
0.00
1.78
102
35
6
0
77
53
65
05/26/07
72
54
63
-3
0.27
2.57
98
38
2
0
77
54
66
05/27/07
76
53
65
-1
0.00
2.73
95
36
0
0
78
54
66
05/28/07
79
61
70
+4
0.03
2.10
98
34
0
5
78
54
66
05/29/07
79
65
72
+5
T
2.64
102
32
0
7
79
55
67
05/30/07
73
56
65
-2
0.36
2.59
104
40
0
0
79
55
67
05/31/07
79
53
64
-4
0.58
2.05
103
41
1
0
80
56
68
TOTAL
 
 
 
 
8.13
  
 
 
52
88
 
 
 
AVERAGE
77.2
54.6
65.9
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NORMAL
73.8
50.1
62.0
 
4.23
  
 
 
154
56
 
 
  
DEPARTURE
+3.4
+4.5
+3.9
  
+3.90
      
-102
+32
      

Lincoln Temperatures Compared to Normal, December 1, 2006 - April 30, 2007

Monthly Snowfall 2006-07

Month
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
TOTAL
Observed
T
0.0
7.5
10.0
6.4
7.1
0.0
31.0
Normal
0.7
3.1
5.4
6.1
5.4
5.1
1.7
27.5

Lincoln Cold Waves 1887-2007
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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, May 3-4, 1967.

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are MAY 2007.
NORMAL (Norm) is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals in deg. F.
DEPARTURE is MAY 2007 Average measured against 1971-2000 normals, in deg. F.
MAX = Observed Maximum and MIN = Observed Minimum temperatures in deg. F.
MEAN = Observed Mean Daily temperature in deg. F.
DEP = Departure from normal ( __ = below normal, + above normal), in deg. F.
PREC = Observed daily precipitation (midnight to midnight, CST) in inches.
REC PREC = Record daily amount of precipitation in inches.
REC MAX = Record maximum temperature in deg. F.
REC MIN = Record Minimum temperature in deg. F.
HDD = heating degree day units (base of 65 degrees) in deg. F.
CDD = cooling degree day units (base of 65 degrees).
Norm MAX = Daily Normal High Temperature (1971-2000 normals) in deg. F.
Norm MIN = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1971-2000 normals) in deg. F.
Norm Mean = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1971-2000 normals) in deg. F.

 
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
High Plains Regional Climate Center

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