OCTOBER 2000
LINCOLN, NE

Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium, October 7
CPSWS 2000 Symposium Tee-Shirt Available for limited Time
AMS/NWA Conference, October 5-6, 2000, Photo Gallery

October 2000 Temperature Graph
October 7  Severe Weather Symposium
September 2000 Lincoln Climate Data
Lincoln Climate Record Books
Temp. & Precip. Departures last 28 Months
Lincoln, NE Climate Facts List
"Wacky Weather Normal for State"
NWS Lincoln September 2000 Summary
SUMMER 2000 CLIMATE SUMMARY
Twisters Left Mark on Past 50 Years
Summer Started Cool, Sizzled Late
Lincoln Photos of the Month Archive
NEW: Climate Atlases
  Growing Season Climatology & 1ST & Last Freezes
New Record High of 92 F,   October 1, 2000.  Old record was 91 F set in 1976

New Record Low of 24 F (6 days later!!), October 6, 2000.  Old record was 25 in 1952.
New Record Low maximum temperature of 48 F, old record was 50 in1951
New Record Low of 20 F, October 7, 2000.  Old record was 22 in 1952.
New Record Low maximum temperature of 46 F, old record was 48 in1935.
October 7, earliest ever 20 degree reading.
New Record Low of 17 F, October 8, 2000.  Old record was 24 in1917.
October 8, earliest ever 17 degree reading.
New Record Low of 18 F, October 9, 2000.  Old record was 26 in1964.

Lincoln Climate Records Page

OCT 2000 MAX MIN MEAN DEP PCPN RMAX RMIN HDD CDD AVG MAX AVG MIN AVG Mean
10/01/00
92
53
73
 +15
0.00
92
27
0
8
73
47
60
10/02/00
 77
 48
63
+4
 0.00
93
30
2
0
72
46
59
10/03/00
 75
50
63
+4
0.00
96
27
2
0
72
46
59
10/04/00
63
 44
 54
 -5
0.11
93
28
11
0
72
46
59
10/05/00
 53
 34
 44
 -15
 0.30
98
28
 21
 0
71
45
58
10/06/00
48
24
 36
-22
 0.00
92
24
 29
0
71
45
58
10/07/00
 46
20
33
-25
 0.00
90
20
32
0
71
44
58
10/08/00
 48
17
 33
-25
0.00
90
17
32
0
70
44
57
10/09/00
 58
 18
 38
 -19
 0.00
90
18
 27
0
70
44
57
10/10/00
 65
 29
 47
-9
0.00
91
24
 18
0
70
43
56
10/11/00
 72
36
54
-2
0.00
89
21
11
0
69
43
56
10/12/00
 80
55
68
 +13
 0.00
93
21
0
3
69
42
55
10/13/00
 81
 57
 69
 +14
 0.18
92
22
 0
 4
68
42
55
10/14/00
 78
 39
 59
+4
0.00
91
24
6
0
68
41
55
10/15/00
 70
 44
 57
 +3
 0.00
91
22
 8
0
68
41
54
10/16/00
 72
45
59
+5
0.00
88
21
6
0
67
41
54
10/17/00
 77
45
61
+8
0.00
86
15
 4
0
67
40
53
10/18/00
 84
36
60
 +7
0.00
87
21
 5
0
66
40
53
10/19/00
 82
48
65
+13
0.00
85
12
0
0
66
39
52
10/20/00
 75
48
 62
  +10
 0.00
90
18
3
0
65
39
52
10/21/00
73
44
59
+7
0.00
89
20
6
0
65
38
52
10/22/00
 65
59
 62
+11
 0.19
89
19
3
 0
64
38
51
10/23/00
 73
52
 63
+12
 T
84
20
 2
0
64
37
51
10/24/00
 70
49
60
+10
0.17
89
17
 5
0
63
37
50
10/25/00
69
59
64
+14
0.14
89
15
1
0
63
37
50
10/26/00
 74
49
 62
+13
T
86
19
 3
 0
62
36
49
10/27/00
 63
45
54
+5
0.00
89
8
11
0
62
36
49
10/28/00
 63
48
56
+8
0.38
84
10
 9
 0
61
35
48
10/29/00
 65
 53
59
+11
0.54
87
9
 6
0
60
35
48
10/30/00
 73
45
 59
  +12
 0.00
83
3
 6
0
60
34
47
10/31/00
 77
49
 63
+16
0.02
83
11
 2
0
59
34
47
OCT 2000
                        
TOTAL
        
2.03
    
 271
15
      
Average
 69.7
 43.3
 56.5
                  
Normal
66.7
40.5
53.6
  
2.12
    
362
8
      
Departure
  + 3.0  + 2.8
 + 2.9
  
 - 0.09
    
 - 91
 + 7
      
From the record books:
Hottest recorded October temperature, 98 F, October 5, 1947
Coldest recorded October temperature, 3 F,  October 30, 1925.
Earliest ever first snowfall, September 28, 1985, 0.8 inches.
Most ever October snowfall, 13.2 inches, 1997.
Year 2000 total precipitation:
(Jan. 0.06 + Feb. 1.59 + Mar. 0.88 + Apr. 1.51 + May 2.16 + June 5.30 +
July 4.26 + Aug 2.56 + Sep 1.13 + Oct 2.01 = 21.48 in.).

Normal total January 1 through September 30 = 23.99 inches; 
Annual deficit as of September 30 = 4.54 in.

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are OCTOBER 2000.
NORMAL is the 1961-90 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is OCTOBER 2000 Average measured against 1961-90 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 (1961-90 normals).
AVG MIN = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1961-90 normals).
AVG MEAN = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1961-90 normals).

 
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