OCTOBER
2005
LINCOLN,
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NEWS: October
18, 2005: Summer Hangs on in Nebraska
Lincoln
Temperature and Precipitation Departures last 7 Years
September
2005 Lincoln Temperature Graph
Year
2005 Lincoln Precipitation: monthly red
above normal,
blue
below normal
|
Month
|
Jan.
|
Feb.
|
Mar.
|
Apr.
|
May
|
June
|
July
|
Aug.
|
Sep.
|
Oct. 1-31 |
TOTAL
|
|
|
Observed
|
0.81
|
2.22
|
0.65
|
2.22
|
2.18
|
2.85
|
5.30
|
2.55
|
0.28
|
2.76
|
Jan.
1 - Oct. 31: 22.04
|
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
|
Tied
Record high of 87 F on October 18, 2005. Old record was 87 F set
in 1945
Tied
Record high of 93 F on October 4, 2005. Old record was 93 F set in
1953
Record
high of 94 F on October 2, 2005. Old record was 93 F set in 1938
ALL
high temperatures of 90 F or higher are in RED
|
OCT 2005
|
MAX |
MIN |
MEAN |
DEP |
PCPN |
REC
PREC |
REC
MAX |
REC
MIN |
HDD |
CDD |
AVG
MAX |
AVG
MIN |
AVG
Mean |
SNOW |
|
10/01/05
|
78
|
56
|
67
|
+7
|
0.00
|
1.65
|
93
|
27
|
0
|
2
|
74
|
47
|
60
|
|
|
10/02/05
|
|
64
|
79
|
+19
|
T
|
1.28
|
93
|
28
|
0
|
14
|
73
|
46
|
60
|
|
|
10/03/05
|
91
|
74
|
83
|
+24
|
0.00
|
2.10
|
96
|
27
|
0
|
18
|
73
|
46
|
59
|
|
|
10/04/05
|
|
74
|
84
|
+25
|
0.00
|
1.20
|
93
|
28
|
0
|
19
|
72
|
46
|
59
|
|
|
10/05/05
|
77
|
43
|
60
|
+1
|
0.01
|
0.89
|
98
|
28
|
5
|
0
|
72
|
45
|
59
|
|
|
10/06/05
|
57
|
35
|
46
|
-12
|
0.00
|
0.75
|
92
|
24
|
19
|
0
|
72
|
45
|
58
|
|
|
10/07/05
|
56
|
25
|
41
|
-17
|
0.00
|
1.18
|
90
|
20
|
24
|
0
|
71
|
44
|
58
|
|
|
10/08/05
|
64
|
27
|
46
|
-11
|
0.00
|
1.79
|
90
|
17
|
19
|
0
|
71
|
44
|
57
|
|
|
10/09/05
|
65
|
32
|
49
|
-8
|
0.00
|
1.73
|
90
|
18
|
16
|
0
|
70
|
43
|
57
|
|
|
10/10/05
|
65
|
35
|
50
|
-6
|
0.00
|
2.26
|
91
|
24
|
15
|
0
|
70
|
43
|
56
|
|
|
10/11/05
|
59
|
44
|
52
|
-4
|
1.02
|
2.74
|
89
|
21
|
13
|
0
|
69
|
43
|
56
|
|
|
10/12/05
|
65
|
44
|
55
|
-1
|
0.53
|
1.99
|
93
|
21
|
10
|
0
|
69
|
42
|
56
|
|
|
10/13/05
|
73
|
41
|
57
|
+2
|
0.00
|
0.56
|
92
|
22
|
8
|
0
|
68
|
42
|
55
|
|
|
10/14/05
|
85
|
44
|
65
|
+10
|
0.00
|
0.86
|
91
|
24
|
0
|
0
|
68
|
41
|
55
|
|
|
10/15/05
|
75
|
41
|
58
|
+4
|
0.00
|
1.12
|
91
|
22
|
7
|
0
|
67
|
41
|
54
|
|
|
10/16/05
|
77
|
44
|
61
|
+7
|
0.00
|
1.56
|
88
|
21
|
4
|
0
|
67
|
40
|
54
|
|
|
10/17/05
|
79
|
49
|
64
|
+11
|
0.00
|
1.18
|
86
|
15
|
1
|
0
|
66
|
40
|
53
|
|
|
10/18/05
|
|
44
|
66
|
+13
|
0.00
|
1.02
|
87
|
21
|
0
|
1
|
66
|
40
|
53
|
|
|
10/19/05
|
60
|
45
|
53
|
+1
|
0.66
|
0.96
|
85
|
12
|
12
|
0
|
65
|
39
|
52
|
|
|
10/20/05
|
58
|
36
|
47
|
-5
|
0.32
|
0.46
|
90
|
18
|
18
|
0
|
65
|
39
|
52
|
|
|
10/21/05
|
65
|
33
|
49
|
-2
|
0.00
|
0.75
|
89
|
20
|
16
|
0
|
64
|
38
|
51
|
|
|
10/22/05
|
44
|
32
|
38
|
-13
|
0.22
|
1.21
|
89
|
19
|
27
|
0
|
64
|
38
|
51
|
|
|
10/23/05
|
48
|
33
|
41
|
-9
|
0.00
|
1.18
|
84
|
20
|
24
|
0
|
63
|
37
|
50
|
|
|
10/24/05
|
52
|
28
|
40
|
-10
|
0.00
|
0.85
|
89
|
17
|
25
|
0
|
62
|
37
|
50
|
|
|
10/25/05
|
56
|
24
|
40
|
-9
|
0.00
|
2.19
|
89
|
15
|
25
|
0
|
62
|
36
|
49
|
|
|
10/26/05
|
64
|
32
|
48
|
-1
|
0.00
|
1.57
|
86
|
19
|
17
|
0
|
61
|
36
|
49
|
|
|
10/27/05
|
62
|
27
|
45
|
-3
|
0.00
|
0.97
|
89
|
8
|
20
|
0
|
61
|
36
|
48
|
|
|
10/28/05
|
70
|
35
|
53
|
+5
|
0.00
|
1.56
|
84
|
10
|
12
|
0
|
60
|
35
|
48
|
|
|
10/29/05
|
71
|
54
|
63
|
+16
|
T
|
1.98
|
87
|
9
|
2
|
0
|
59
|
35
|
47
|
|
|
10/30/05
|
68
|
51
|
60
|
+13
|
T
|
4.07
|
83
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
59
|
34
|
47
|
|
|
10/31/05
|
62
|
33
|
48
|
+2
|
0.00
|
2.07
|
83
|
11
|
17
|
0
|
58
|
34
|
46
|
|
|
OCT 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
2120
|
1279
|
|
|
2.76
|
|
|
|
361
|
54
|
|
|
|
0..0
|
|
Average
|
68.4
|
41.3
|
54.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Normal
|
66.5
|
40.4
|
53.5
|
|
1.94
|
|
|
|
377
|
12
|
|
|
|
0..7
|
|
Departure
|
+1.9 |
+0.9 |
+1.4
|
|
+0.82
|
|
|
|
-16
|
+12
|
|
|
|
-0.7
|
October
11-12, 2005 Narrow Band of Heavy Rainfall passes through Eastern Nebraska
A
Tale of Two Seasons: October 4, 2005, Record Heat and early Winter
Cold
Record
Heat Blasts Nebraska on October 2, 2005
September
29, 2005 was our first freeze of the Autumn in Lincoln
Lincoln's
First Freeze Date, each Autumn, 1887-2005
September
2005 was the 5th driest September since records began in 1887
Lincoln, Nebraska
-Top Ten Wettest and Driest Septembers
Data record January
1887 to Present
WETTEST
YEAR
|
AMOUNT |
WETTEST
RANK
|
DRIEST
YEAR
|
AMOUNT |
DRIEST
RANK
|
|
1914
|
8.32
|
1
|
1894
|
0.00
|
1
|
|
1989
|
8.28
|
2
|
1888
|
0.08
|
2
|
|
1965
|
8.05
|
3
|
1892
|
0.17
|
3
|
|
1906
|
7.60
|
4
|
1939
|
0.26
|
4
|
|
1973
|
7.52
|
5
|
2005
|
0.28
|
5
|
|
1923
|
7.21
|
6
|
1974
|
0.29
|
6
|
|
1905
|
6.91
|
7
|
1980
|
0.33
|
7
|
|
1988
|
6.18
|
8
|
1952
|
0.35
|
8
|
|
1926
|
6.06
|
9
|
1899
|
0.39
|
9
|
|
1977
|
6.05
|
10
|
1979
|
0.40
|
10
|
Top
Ten Driest For all 12 Months Since 1887
Number of
days with the temperature 90 degrees F or higher for Lincoln, NE
2005, 2004,
2003, 2002, and 1936 and 1934 (worst years ever) and Normals.
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
2002
|
|
|
NORMALS*
|
|
APRIL
|
0 days
|
1 day
|
1 day
|
1 day
|
0 days
|
0 days
|
0 days
|
|
MAY
|
1 day
|
2 days
|
1 day
|
2 days
|
2 days
|
13 days
|
2 days
|
|
JUNE
|
12 days
|
3 days
|
2 days
|
19 days
|
17 days
|
17 days
|
8 days
|
|
JULY
|
20 days
|
7 days
|
19 days
|
22 days
|
29 days
|
28 days
|
16 days
|
|
AUGUST
|
9 days
|
7 days
|
17 days
|
13 days
|
23 days
|
19 days
|
12 days
|
|
SEPTEMBER
|
10 days
|
10 days
|
3 days
|
7 days
|
11 days
|
1 day
|
4 days
|
|
OCTOBER
|
3 days
|
0 days
|
1 day
|
1 day
|
0 days
|
1 day
|
0 days
|
|
TOTAL
|
55 days
|
30 days
|
43
days
|
65
days
|
82
days
|
79
days
|
42 days
|
NORMALS* (standard 1971-2000,
30-year normals)
Lincoln
Heat Waves ( 90F and 100F Climatology)
LW Chase Hall,
Home to the High Plains Regional Climate Center, East Campus, UNL.
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 2005.
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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