OCTOBER 2002
LINCOLN, NE
 October 23, 2002:  An early taste of winter hits Lincoln.  Snow coats the green leaves of a bush with a tree in full autumn red and orange standing behind it. 

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© K. Dewey, High Plains Regional Climate Center

Year 2002 Lincoln Precipitation: monthly

Month
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
 Aug. Sept. Oct.
TOTAL
Jan. 1-October 31
  
observed
0.64
0.36
1.35
2.42
5.20
0.17
1.57
8.29
1.47
4.90
26.37
observed
normal
0.67
0.66
2.21
2.90
4.23
3.51
3.54
3.35
2.92
 1.94
23.99
normal

RECORDS SET THIS MONTH:
October 1, 2002 was the 65th day this year of highs 90 F or greater.
Year 2002 is ranked the 6th most number of 90 degree days since records began in 1887.
CLICK HERE to see the 90 F climatology to compare this year to others

October 1, Record High of  93 F; old record 92 F in 2000.
October 2, 2002, Record daily precipitation of 1.28 inches; old record 0.76 inches in 1959
October 16, high of 42 F was the coldest high temperature for the date, old record 46 in 1946
October 22, high of 37 F was the coldest high temperature for the date, old record 41 in 1888
October 23, high of 33 F was the coldest high temperature for the date, old record 40 in 1908
October 24, high of 32 F was the coldest high temperature for the date, old record 35 in 1887

October is the 4th wettest ever recorded for Lincoln  Click here for top 10 rankings
October is the 3rd coldest on record for Lincoln  Click here for top 10 rankings

OCT 2002
 MAX MIN MEAN DEP PCPN RMAX RMIN HDD CDD AVG 
MAX		 AVG
MIN		 AVG 
Mean		 SNOW
10/01/02
93
 59
 76
 +16
 0.66
92
27
0
 11
74
47
60
  
10/02/02
 59
 47
 53
 -7
 1.28
93
30
 18
0
73
46
60
  
10/03/02
 60
 47
 54
  -5
 1.46
96
27
 11
0
73
46
59
  
10/04/02
 62
 40
 51
 -8
 T
93
28
 14
0
72
46
59
  
10/05/02
 72
 39
 56
  -3
 0.00
98
28
 9
 0
72
45
59
  
10/06/02
  61
  35
 48
 -10
 0.00
92
24
 17
0
72
45
58
  
10/07/02
 67
  33
 50
  -8
 0.00
90
20
 15
0
71
44
58
  
10/08/02
 72
 46
 59
 +2
 T
 90
17
 6
0
71
44
57
  
10/09/02
 69
 44
 57
 0
 0.00
90
18
 8
0
70
43
57
  
10/10/02
 74
 48
 61
  +5
 0.00
91
24
 4
0
70
43
56
  
10/11/02
 72
 47
 60
 +4
 T
89
21
 5
0
69
43
56
  
10/12/02
 62
 34
 48
 -8
 0.02
93
21
17
0
69
42
56
  
10/13/02
 63
 29
 46
 -9
 0.00
92
22
 19
 0
68
42
55
  
10/14/02
 67
 36
 52
  -3
 0.00
91
24
 13
0
68
41
55
  
10/15/02
 58
 31
 45
 -9
 0.00
91
22
 20
0
67
41
54
  
10/16/02
 42
 34
  38
 -16
  0.24
88
21
 31
0
67
40
54
  
10/17/02
  61
 34
 48
 -5
 T
86
15
 17
0
66
40
53
  
10/18/02
 70
 43
  57
 +4
 0.00
87
21
 8
0
66
40
53
  
10/19/02
 51
 33
 42
 -10
 0.00
85
12
 23
0
65
39
52
  
10/20/02
 63
  31
 47
 -5
  0.00
90
18
 18
0
65
39
52
  
10/21/02
 52
 31
 42
 -9
 0.00
89
20
 23
0
64
38
51
  
10/22/02
37
 29
33
-18
 0.10
89
19
 32
 0
64
38
51
T
10/23/02
 33
 28
 31
 -19
 0.25
84
20
 34
0
63
37
50
2.4
10/24/02
 32
 28
 30
 -20
 0.07
89
17
 35
0
62
37
50
T
10/25/02
 44
 32
38
 -11
 0.02
89
15
 27
0
62
36
49
T
10/26/02
 52
 39
 46
 -3
 0.00
86
19
 19
 0
61
36
49
  
10/27/02
 43
 37
 40
 -8
 0.30
89
8
 25
0
61
36
48
  
10/28/02
 45
 37
 41
 -7
 T
84
10
 24
 0
60
35
48
  
10/29/02
 43
41
 42
  -5
 0.10
87
9
 23
0
59
35
47
  
10/30/02
 41
 29
 35
 -12
 0.40
83
3
 30
0
59
34
47
T
10/31/02
 31
 24
28
 -18
 T
83
11
 37
0
58
34
46
 0.1
OCT 2002
                          
TOTAL
 1751
1145
    
 4.90
    
 572
 11
      
2.5
Average
 56.5
 36.9
 46.7
                    
Normal
66.5
40.4
53.5
  
1.94
    
377
12
      
0.9
Departure
  -10.0  -3.5
 -6.8
    +2.96      +195
-1
      
 +1.6
August 2002 Lincoln Temperature Graph Lincoln's top ten hottest/coldest months & years
September 2002 Lincoln Temperature Graph October 2002 Lincoln Temperature Graph
January 1-October 31, 2002 Lincoln Temperature Graph Nebraska Jan-July, 2002 Precip.  vs Normals
Global temperatures much warmer than normal Nebraska Vortex Intercept Team
Lincoln's Annual 90 and 100 Degree Climatology Lincoln Photos of the Month Archive
Jan. 1-June 30, 2002 Lincoln Temperature Graph Lincoln, NE Climate Facts List
Temp. & Precipitation Departures Since 1998 Drought monitor map
Lincoln Climate Record Books October 1, 2002 storm photos
Lincoln's Top Ten Coldest/Warmest Months & Years

 
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 2002.
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).
 
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