OCTOBER 2001
LINCOLN, NE
Photo © 2001, K. Dewey, HPRCC
Check out the photo gallery of Fall 2001 colors in Lincoln, NE, in the Lincoln Photo Gallery
Additional photos were added on October 27.
 
 

 
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Nebraska Vortex Intercept Team October Temperature Graph
OCT 2001
 MAX MIN MEAN DEP PCPN RMAX RMIN HDD CDD AVG MAX AVG MIN AVG Mean
10/01/01
 83
 51
67
 +7
 0.00
92
27
0
2
73
47
60
10/02/01
 86
 53
 70
+11
 0.00
93
30
 0
5
72
46
59
10/03/01
 72
 52
 62
 +3
 0.00
96
27
 3
0
72
46
59
10/04/01
 57
 44
 51
 -8
 0.09
93
28
 14
0
72
46
59
10/05/01
 60
 32
 46
 -12
T
98
28
 19
 0
71
45
58
10/06/01
 65
30
48
-10
0.00
92
24
 17
0
71
45
58
10/07/01
 70
40
 55
-3
 0.00
90
20
 10
0
71
44
58
10/08/01
 73
52
 57
+6
  0.00
 90
17
2
0
70
44
57
10/09/01
 74
61
68
+12
    0.19
90
18
 0
0
70
44
57
10/10/01
 68
46
57
+1
 0.23
91
24
 8
0
70
43
56
10/11/01
 70
 39
 55
 -1
 0.00
89
21
10
0
69
43
56
10/12/01
 61
 41
 51
 -4
 0.35
93
21
14
0
69
42
55
10/13/01
 64
 43
54
  -1
 0.11
92
22
 11
 0
68
42
55
10/14/01
 62
 43
 53
 -2
 0.00
91
24
 12
0
68
41
55
10/15/01
 54
32
 43
 -11
 T
91
22
 22
0
68
41
54
10/16/01
 57
 27
 42
 -12
0.00
88
21
 23
0
67
41
54
10/17/01
 70
 33
 52
  -1
 0.00
86
15
 13
0
67
40
53
10/18/01
 63
 38
51
 -2
 0.00
87
21
14
0
66
40
53
10/19/01
 66
 32
 49
 -3
 0.00
85
12
 16
0
66
39
52
10/20/01
71
 35
 53
+1
 0.00
90
18
12
0
65
39
52
10/21/01
 68
43
56
+4
 0.00
89
20
 9
0
65
38
52
10/22/01
59
 47
 53
 +2
 0.15
89
19
12
 0
64
38
51
10/23/01
 73
 40
57
+6
 0.00
84
20
 8
0
64
37
51
10/24/01
 58
 41
 50
 0
0.11
89
17
 15
0
63
37
50
10/25/01
54
30
 42
  -8
 0.00
89
15
 23
0
63
37
50
10/26/01
51
 24
 38
 -11
 0.00
86
19
27
 0
62
36
49
10/27/01
 57
21
 39
-10
 0.00
89
8
 26
0
62
36
49
10/28/01
 73
 46
60
 +12
0.00
84
10
 5
 0
61
35
48
10/29/01
 59
42
51
+3
 0.00
87
9
14
0
60
35
48
10/30/01
 72
 42
 57
  +10
 0.02
83
3
8
0
60
34
47
10/31/01
70
 56
 63
  +16
 0.00
83
11
 2
0
59
34
47
OCT 2001
                        
TOTAL
        
 1.25
    
 369
 10
      
Average
65.8
  40.5
53.2
                  
Normal
66.7
40.5
53.6
  
2.12
    
362
 8
      
Departure
-0.9
0.0
 -0.4
  
-0.87
    
+7
+2
      
YEAR 2001 Precipitation: Jan. 0.89 + Feb. 1.82 + Mar. 1.32 + Apr. 2.68
+ May 10.16 + June 3.55 + July 1.49 + Aug. 1.26 + Sep. 5.83 + Oct. 1.25 = 30.25 inches.
Normal January 1 through October 31 precipitation = 25.11 inches.
Number of days, year 2001, high temperature > 90 F =
May (5) + June (9) + July (20) + Aug (13) + Sep. (4) = 51 days: Annual NORMAL total = 42 days.
Number of days, year 2001, high temperature > 100 F =
July (2) + Aug (2) = 4 days: Annual NORMAL total = 5 days
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.
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are OCTOBER 2001.
NORMAL is the 1961-90 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is OCTOBER 2001 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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