OCTOBER 2004

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October 21, 2004: A foggy morning in southeast Lincoln.
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Year 2004 Lincoln Monthly Precipitation: red above normal, blue below normal

Month
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug Sep. Oct 
1-31
TOTAL
 
Observed
0.81
1.17
2.83
0.92
3.04
3.09
2.75
2.16
3.24
0.45
Jan. 1 - Oct. 31: 20.46
Observed
Normal
0.67
0.66
2.21
2.90
4.23
3.51
3.54
3.35
2.92
1.94
Jan. 1 - Oct. 31: 25.93
Normal

JUST ADDED:
October 28, 2004 heat wave in the Midlands: 80's F in Nebraska and -40 F in the Arctic

October 2, 2004:  New Record low of 28 F (old record was 30 F in 1975): Lincoln Climate Record Book
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OCT 2004
MAX MIN MEAN DEP PCPN RMAX RMIN HDD CDD AVG 
MAX
AVG
MIN
AVG 
Mean
SNOW
10/01/04
 70
 29
 50
-10
0.05
93
27
 15
 0
74
47
60
 
10/02/04
 64
 28
 46
 -14
 0.00
93
 28
 19
 0
73
46
60
 
10/03/04
 80
 41
 61
+2
 0.00
96
27
 4
0
73
46
59
 
10/04/04
 62
 38
 50
 -9
 0.00
93
28
 15
0
72
46
59
 
10/05/04
 75
 37
 56
 -3
 0.00
98
28
 9
 0
72
45
59
 
10/06/04
 69
 48
 59
 +1
 0.09
92
24
 6
  0
72
45
58
 
10/07/04
 73
 55
 64
 +6
 0.12
90
20
 1
 0
71
44
58
 
10/08/04
 77
 45
 61
 +4
 0.00
 90
17
 4
 0
71
44
57
 
10/09/04
 72
 35
54
 -3
 0.00
90
18
 11
0
70
43
57
 
10/10/04
 71
 39
 55
 -1
 0.00
91
24
 10
 0
70
43
56
 
10/11/04
 65
 48
 57
 +1
 0.00
89
21
 8
0
69
43
56
 
10/12/04
  64
49
 57
 +1
T
93
21
 8
 0
69
42
56
 
10/13/04
 62
 41
 52
 -3
 T
92
22
 13
0
68
42
55
 
10/14/04
 54
 35
 45
 -10
 0.01
91
24
20
0
68
41
55
 
10/15/04
 56
 35
 46
 -8
 0.00
91
22
 19
 0
67
41
54
 
10/16/04
 53
 27
 40
 -14
 0.00
88
21
 25
  0
67
40
54
 
10/17/04
 71
 39
 55
 +2
 0.00
86
15
 10
0
66
40
53
 
10/18/04
 60
 45
 53
 0
0.00
87
21
 12
0
66
40
53
 
10/19/04
 64
 46
 55
 +3
 0.00
88
12
 10
0
65
39
52
 
10/20/04
  56
 49
 53
 +1
  0.01
90
18
 12
 0
65
39
52
 
10/21/04
 60
 50
55
 +4
 0.01
89
20
 10
0
64
38
51
 
10/22/04
 80
58
 69
+18
0.01
89
19
 0
 4
64
38
51
 
10/23/04
 69
 44
 57
 +7
 0.00
84
20
 8
 0
63
37
50
 
10/24/04
 78
 33
 56
 +6
 0.00
89
17
9
 0
62
37
50
 
10/25/04
 66
 40
  53
 +4
 0.00
89
15
 12
 0
62
36
49
 
10/26/04
 61
 49
 55
 +6
 0.09
86
19
 10
0
61
36
49
 
10/27/04
 65
 54
 60
 +12
 0.00
89
8
 5
 0
61
36
48
 
10/28/04
 82
 60
 71
 +23
 0.06
84
10
 0
 6
60
35
48
 
10/29/04
 80
 51
 66
 +19
 0.00
87
9
 0
 1
59
35
47
 
10/30/04
 64
 34
49
 +2
 0.00
83
3
 16
 0
59
34
47
 
10/31/04
 67
 29
 48
 +2
 0.00
83
11
 17
 0
58
34
46
 
OCT 2004
                         
TOTAL
 2090
 1311
   
 0.45
   
 318
 11
     
0.0
Average
 67.4
 42.3
 54.9
                   
Normal
66.5
40.4
53.5
 
1.94
   
 377
12
     
0.9
Departure
 +0.9
 +1.9
+1.4
 
 -1.49
   
 -59
 -1
     
 -0.9
Length of Growing Season, Lincoln, 1887-2004
First Fall Freeze Dates for Lincoln, 1887-2004
Year 2004 Lincoln 90 degree climatology
October 2, 2004 Record Cold in the Midlands
October 1, 2003 - September 30, 2004 Lincoln Temperature Graph
September 2004 Lincoln Temperature Graph
High Plains Temperatures and Departures from Normal, September, 2004
High Plains Temperatures and Departures from Normal, July 1, 2004 - September 30, 2004
High Plains Temperatures and Departures from Normal, January 1, 2004 - September 30, 2004
High Plains Precipitation and Departures from Normal, September, 2004
High Plains Precipitation and Departures from Normal, July 1 - September 30, 2004
High Plains Precipitation, and Departures from Normal, January 1 - September 30, 2004
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 2004.
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).
 
UNL
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
High Plains Regional Climate Center

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