NOVEMBER 2003
LINCOLN, NE
©K. Dewey, High Plains Regional Climate Center.
Nov. 23, 2003: Lincoln's first snowfall of the winter moves into the city shortly after midnight.

Just Added:  November 17, 2003 Weeping Water, Nebraska tornado

November 22-23, 2003 First Snowfall in eastern Nebraska

Announcement:  "Surviving the Storms - The Four Seasons of Severe Weather",
Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium, Lincoln, NE, Saturday, March 20, 2004

NEW LINKS:

Cold Waves in Lincoln, 1887-2003 Winter Weather Awareness Week & Winter Preparedness
Monthly Photo Gallery Temperature & Precipitation Departures Since 1998
Departure from Normal Temperature Maps Percent of Normal Precipitation Maps
MAJOR temperature changes October 29-31, 2003 October 2003 Drought Update Photos
Autumn Color 2003 Photo Gallery October 19, 2003 Record High Temperatures
Year 2003 (Jan. - Nov.)  Drought Update  Drought photos of the Platte River in eastern Nebraska
Length of Growing Season, Lincoln, 1887-2003 First Fall Freeze Dates for Lincoln, 1887-2003

November 3, 2003:  New record daily precipitation (2.05 inches) for the date.
Old record, 1.31 inches in 1938.

NOV 2003
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
RMAX
RMIN
HDD
CDD
AVG MAX
AVG MIN
AVG Mean
 SNOW
11/01/03
38
 31
 35
-10
 T
80
16
 30
0
57
33
45
  
11/02/03
 40
 36
 38
 -7
 0.21
79
8
 27
0
57
33
45
  
11/03/03
 40
 35
 38
 -6
 2.05
78
1
 27
 0
56
32
44
  
11/04/03
 38
 31
 35
 -9
  0.08
80
 -4
 30
0
56
32
  44
  
11/05/03
  35
 23
 29
 -14
 0.00
81
15
 36
0
55
31
43
  
11/06/03
 41
 18
 30
 -13
 0.00
82
8
 35
 0
54
31
43
  
11/07/03
 43
 22
  33
  -9
 0.00
78
0
 32
 0
54
31
42
  
11/08/03
 35
 20
 28
 -14
 0.00
81
3
 37
0
53
30
42
  
11/09/03
 48
 24
 36
 -5
 0.00
74
12
 29
0
52
30
41
  
11/10/03
 51
 42
 47
 6
 0.00
79
4
 18
0
52
29
41
  
11/11/03
 63
 37
 50
 10
 0.00
73
-1
 15
0
51
29
40
  
11/12/03
 48
 24
 36
 -4
 0.00
74
2
 29
0
51
28
40
  
11/13/03
 47
 20
 34
 -5
 0.00
85
0
 31
0
50
28
39
  
11/14/03
 53
 39
 46
 7
 0.00
75
-1
 19
0
50
28
39
  
11/15/03
 51
 30
 41
3
 0.00
76
5
 24
0
49
27
38
  
11/16/03
 62
 22
 42
 4
 0.00
74
5
  23
 0
49
27
38
  
11/17/03
 64
 47
 56
 19
 0.05
75
3
 9
0
48
26
37
  
11/18/03
 58
 33
 46
 9
 0.00
78
4
 19
0
47
26
37
  
11/19/03
 70
 35
 53
 17
 0.00
73
4
 12
 0
47
25
36
  
11/20/03
 73
 40
 57
 21
 0.00
75
1
8
 0
46
25
36
  
11/21/03
 44
 30
37
 2
 0.00
70
2
 28
0
46
25
35
  
11/22/03
 37
32
35
 0
T
68
-1
 30
0
45
24
35
T 
11/23/03
 32
 15
 24
 -10
 0.03
68
-2
 41
0
45
24
34
 0.3
11/24/03
 37
 11
 24
 -10
 0.00
70
1
 41
0
45
23
34
  
11/25/03
 49
 19
 34
 0
 0.00
76
4
 31
0
44
23
34
  
11/26/03
 48
 18
 33
  0
  0.00
71
-2
 32
 0
44
23
33
  
11/27/03
 47
 22
 35
 2
 0.00
68
-15
 30
0
43
22
33
  
11/28/03
 37
 17
27
 -5
0.00
65
-3
38
 0
43
22
32
  
11/29/03
 57
18
38
6
0.00
71
-5
27
0
42
22
32
  
11/30/03
 65
 25
 45
 14
 0.00
71
-10
 20
 0
42
21
31
  
TOTAL
        
2.42
    
 808
 0
      
 0.3
Average
 48.4
 27.2
 37.8
                    
Normal
49.1
27.0
38.1
  
1.58
    
806
0
      
 3.0
Departure
 -0.7
  +0.2
  -0.3
    +0.84  
 +2
        
 -2.7
Year 2003 Precipitation: monthly (inches)
Month
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
TOTAL
  
observed
0.41
1.62
0.84
2.42
3.60
6.79
0.52
1.11
3.62
1.35
2.42
Jan. 1 - Nov. 30: 25.57
observed
normal
0.67
0.66
2.21
2.90
4.23
3.51
3.54
3.35
2.92
1.94
1.58
Jan. 1 - Nov. 30: 27.51
normal
Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology Nebraska Vortex Intercept Team
Lincoln's Annual 90 and 100 Degree Climatology Lincoln Photos of the Month Archive
Lincoln's top ten hottest/coldest months & years Lincoln, NE Climate Facts List
Wind Chill Index Redefined Drought monitor map
Lincoln Climate Record Books October 1, 2002 storm photos
Lincoln's Top Ten Coldest/Warmest Months & Years Lincoln Cold Waves
Lincoln Climate Record Books
From the record books:

Hottest recorded November temperature 85 in 1999.
Coldest recorded November temperature -15 in 1887.
Most November Snowfall: 12.6 inches, 1957. 
Least November Snowfall: 0 inches, 25 of the last 104 years.


AVERAGE AND TOTAL are NOVEMBER 2003.
NORMAL is the 1971-2000 Standard 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).
© K. Dewey, High Plains Regional Climate Center.
November 26, 2002 (last year):  Snowfall in Lincoln, NE.
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