OCTOBER 1999
LINCOLN, NE

Driest and Wettest Octobers Ranked for Lincoln

Nebraska First Freeze Map
 SEP 1999 Climate Summary
Lincoln First Freeze Graph
Temp. & Precip. Departures last 15 Months
AUG '99 Severe Storms Symposium Photos
OCT 1999 Climate Summary
Drought in the Midlands
OCT 99
 MAX MIN MEAN DEP PCPN RMAX RMIN HDD CDD AVG MAX AVG MIN AVG MEAN SNOW
10/01/99
78
35
 57 -3
T
 91 27 8
0
 73 47 60
10/02/99
54
35
 45 -14
T
 93 30 20
0
 72 46 59
10/03/99
52
33
 43 -16
0.03
 96 27 22
0
 72 46 59
10/04/99
66
29
 48 -11
0.00
 93 28 17
0
 72 46 59
10/05/99
77
38
 58 0
0.00
 98 28 7
0
 71 45 58
10/06/99
79
36
 58 0
0.00
 92 25 7
0
 71 45 58
10/07/99
83
57
 70 +12
T
 90 22
0
5
 71 44 58
10/08/99
77
47
 62 +5
T
 90 24 3
0
 70 44 57
10/09/99
80
42
 61 +4
0.00
 90 26 4
0
 70 44 57
10/10/99
74
44
 59 +3
0.00
 91 24 6
0
 70 43 56
10/11/99
77
39
 58 +2
0.00
 89 21 7
0
 69 43 56
10/12/99
88
59
 74 +19
0.00
 93 21 0
9
 69 42 55
10/13/99
62
37
 50 -5
0.00
 92 22 15
0
 68 42 55
10/14/99
76
38
 57 +2
0.00
 91 24 8
0
 68 41 55
10/15/99
72
50
 61 +7
0.00
 91 22 4
0
 68 41 54
10/16/99
61
42
 52 -2
0.00
 88 21 13
0
 67 41 54
10/17/99
56
33
 45 -8
0.00
 86 15 20
0
 67 40 53
10/18/99
60
30
 45 -8
0.00
 87 21 20
0
 66 40 53
10/19/99
54
28
 41 -11
0.00
 85 12 24
0
 66 39 52
10/20/99
70
23
 47 -5
0.00
 90 18 18
0
 65 39 52
10/21/99
83
37
 60 +8
0.00
 89 20 5
0
 65 38 52
10/22/99
63
33
 48 -3
0.00
 89 19 17
0
 64 38 51
10/23/99
51
25
 38 -13
0.00
 84 20 27
0
 64 37 51
10/24/99
63
20
 42 -8
0.00
 89 17 23
0
 63 37 50
10/25/99
73
33
 53 +3
0.00
 89 15 12
0
 63 37 50
10/26/99
78
29
 54 +5
0.00
 86 19 11
0
 62 36 49
10/27/99
86
39
 63 +14
0.00
 89 8 2
0
 62 36 49
10/28/99
58
37
 48 0
0.00
 84 10 17
0
 61 35 48
10/29/99
74
36
 55 +7
0.00
 87 9 10
0
 60 35 48
10/30/99
64
35
 50 +3
0.00
 83 3 15
0
 60 34 47
10/31/99
71
28
 49 +2
0.00
 83 11 15
0
 59 34 47
TOTAL
0.03
377
14
AVERAGE
69.7
36.4
53.1
NORMAL 66.7 40.5 53.6 2.12 362 8
DEP.
+3.0
-4.1
-0.5
-2.09
+15
+6
From the record books:
Hottest ever recorded October  temperature, 98 F, October 5, 1947.
Coldest ever recorded October  temperature, 3 F,  October 30, 1925.
1999 TOTAL PRECIPITATION:
  JAN   +   FEB   + MAR   + APR    + MAY  + JUN  +  JUL + AUG + SEP + OCT
   0.35 +   1.28  +   1.52   +  4.54   +  5.63  +  5.68 +  2.11 + 3.41  + 1.22  +  0.03 =  25.77 in.
Normal Jan. 1 through Oct. 31 = 26.11 inches. 1999  DEFICIT as of Oct. 31 = 0.34 in.

Precipitation total January 1 through October 31 = 25.77 inches.

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are OCTOBER 1999.
NORMAL is the 1961-90 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is OCTOBER 1999 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).
  Earliest freeze, September 11, 1940 (Julian day 254)
  Latest freeze, November 7,  1956  (Julian day 311)
  Julian Dates:
  250 = September   7       280 = October   7     305 = November  1 
  260 = September 17       290 = October 17      310 = November  6 
  270 = September 27       300 = October 27

 
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
High Plains Climate Center

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