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NEW LINKS:
MAJOR
temperature changes October 29-31, 2003
October
2003 Drought Update Photos
Autumn
Color 2003 Photo Gallery
October
19, 2003 Record High Temperatures
January
1 - September 30, 2003 Drought update for Nebraska and the Southwest
Length
of Growing Season, Lincoln, 1887-2003
First
Fall Freeze Dates for Lincoln, 1887-2003
June
2002-September 2003 Lincoln Temperature Graph
Nebraska's
First Wide Spread Freeze of the Season
Drought
photos of the Platte River in eastern Nebraska
...
Record
daily precipitation, 0.56 inches, October 13 (old record 0.39 inches,
1904)
Record
High Temperature, 88 F, October 19 (old record 85, 1963)
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OCT
2003
|
MAX | MIN | MEAN | DEP | PCPN | RMAX | RMIN | HDD | CDD | AVG
MAX |
AVG
MIN |
AVG
Mean |
SNOW |
|
10/01/03
|
65
|
36
|
51
|
-9
|
0.00
|
93
|
27
|
14
|
0
|
74
|
47
|
60
|
|
|
10/02/03
|
68
|
33
|
51
|
-9
|
0.00
|
93
|
30
|
14
|
0
|
73
|
46
|
60
|
|
|
10/03/03
|
74
|
48
|
61
|
2
|
0.00
|
96
|
27
|
4
|
0
|
73
|
46
|
59
|
|
|
10/04/03
|
79
|
40
|
60
|
1
|
0.00
|
93
|
28
|
5
|
0
|
72
|
46
|
59
|
|
|
10/05/03
|
83
|
44
|
64
|
5
|
0.00
|
98
|
28
|
1
|
0
|
72
|
45
|
59
|
|
|
10/06/03
|
81
|
46
|
64
|
6
|
0.00
|
92
|
24
|
1
|
0
|
72
|
45
|
58
|
|
|
10/07/03
|
80
|
50
|
65
|
7
|
0.00
|
90
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
71
|
44
|
58
|
|
|
10/08/03
|
80
|
58
|
69
|
12
|
0.00
|
90
|
17
|
0
|
4
|
71
|
44
|
57
|
|
|
10/09/03
|
79
|
57
|
68
|
11
|
0.00
|
90
|
18
|
0
|
3
|
70
|
43
|
57
|
|
|
10/10/03
|
72
|
55
|
64
|
8
|
0.00
|
91
|
24
|
1
|
0
|
70
|
43
|
56
|
|
|
10/11/03
|
67
|
44
|
56
|
0
|
0.67
|
89
|
21
|
9
|
0
|
69
|
43
|
56
|
|
|
10/12/03
|
71
|
35
|
53
|
-3
|
0.00
|
93
|
21
|
12
|
0
|
69
|
42
|
56
|
|
|
10/13/03
|
59
|
39
|
49
|
-6
|
0.56
|
92
|
22
|
16
|
0
|
68
|
42
|
55
|
|
|
10/14/03
|
68
|
40
|
54
|
-1
|
0.00
|
91
|
24
|
11
|
0
|
68
|
41
|
55
|
|
|
10/15/03
|
68
|
32
|
50
|
-4
|
0.00
|
91
|
22
|
15
|
0
|
67
|
41
|
54
|
|
|
10/16/03
|
50
|
33
|
42
|
-12
|
0.07
|
88
|
21
|
23
|
0
|
67
|
40
|
54
|
|
|
10/17/03
|
63
|
31
|
47
|
-6
|
0.00
|
86
|
15
|
18
|
0
|
66
|
40
|
53
|
|
|
10/18/03
|
84
|
43
|
64
|
11
|
0.00
|
87
|
21
|
1
|
0
|
66
|
40
|
53
|
|
|
10/19/03
|
88
|
41
|
65
|
13
|
0.00
|
85
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
65
|
39
|
52
|
|
|
10/20/03
|
84
|
48
|
66
|
14
|
0.00
|
90
|
18
|
0
|
1
|
65
|
39
|
52
|
|
|
10/21/03
|
86
|
43
|
65
|
14
|
0.00
|
89
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
64
|
38
|
51
|
|
|
10/22/03
|
87
|
45
|
66
|
15
|
0.00
|
89
|
19
|
0
|
1
|
64
|
38
|
51
|
|
|
10/23/03
|
71
|
43
|
57
|
7
|
0.00
|
84
|
20
|
8
|
0
|
63
|
37
|
50
|
|
|
10/24/03
|
63
|
36
|
50
|
0
|
0.00
|
89
|
17
|
15
|
0
|
62
|
37
|
50
|
|
|
10/25/03
|
56
|
34
|
45
|
-4
|
0.00
|
89
|
15
|
20
|
0
|
62
|
36
|
49
|
|
|
10/26/03
|
55
|
28
|
42
|
-7
|
0.05
|
86
|
19
|
23
|
0
|
61
|
36
|
49
|
|
|
10/27/03
|
57
|
34
|
46
|
-2
|
T
|
89
|
8
|
19
|
0
|
61
|
36
|
48
|
|
|
10/28/03
|
57
|
38
|
48
|
0
|
0.00
|
84
|
10
|
17
|
0
|
60
|
35
|
48
|
|
|
10/29/03
|
71
|
40
|
56
|
9
|
T
|
87
|
9
|
9
|
0
|
59
|
35
|
47
|
|
|
10/30/03
|
51
|
38
|
45
|
-2
|
0.00
|
83
|
3
|
20
|
0
|
59
|
34
|
47
|
|
|
10/31/03
|
47
|
32
|
40
|
-6
|
0.00
|
83
|
11
|
25
|
0
|
58
|
34
|
46
|
|
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OCT
2003
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TOTAL
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1.35
|
0.00
|
301
|
9
|
0.0
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Average
|
69.8
|
40.8
|
55.3
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Normal
|
66.5
|
40.4
|
53.5
|
1.94
|
377
|
12
|
0.9
|
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Departure
|
+3.3
|
+0.4
|
+1.8
|
-0.59
|
-76
|
-3
|
-0.9
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CLICK HERE to see the 90 F climatology to compare this year to others.
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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. 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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