OCTOBER 2006
LINCOLN, NE

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Lincoln's Growing Season, 1887-2006
Lincoln's First Freeze Date, each Autumn, 1887-2006
October 12, 2006:  The Entire State of Nebraska ends its Growing Season
October 1, 2006:  More Large Daily Temperature Ranges in Nebraska
September 30, 2006:  Autumn in Nebraska, Cold in the morning, Hot in the afternoon
September 27, 2006, The Platte River Near Grand Island Flows Again

Year 2006 Lincoln Precipitation: monthly  red above normal, blue below normal

Month
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept..
Oct.
TOTAL
  
Observed
0.91
0.07
3.03
3.83
2.09
0.65
2.08
4.05
3.93
0.90
Jan. 1 - October 31: 21.54
Observed
Normal
0.67
0.66
2.21
2.90
4.23
3.51
3.54
3.35
2.92
1.94
Jan. 1 - October 31: 25.93
Normal
  ......
Lincoln, Monthly Temperature and Precipitation Departures since 1998
September 2006 Lincoln Temperature Graph
October 1, 2005 - September 30, 2006 Lincoln Temperature Graph


NEW RECORD:  October 1, 2006: Record High of 94 F, old record was 93 F set in 2002
ALMOST A RECORD:  The high temperature of 48 F on October 11, 2006 was the 2nd coldest ever high temperature for the date
TIED RECORD:  October 14, 2006: Record Low of 24 F, old record was also 24 F set in 1969

ALL October 2006 high temperatures of  90 F or higher are in RED

OCT 2006
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
REC
PREC
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
HDD
CDD
AVG 
MAX
AVG
MIN
AVG
Mean
 Snow
10/01/06
94
52
73
+13
0.00
1.65
94
27
0
8
74
47
60
  
10/02/06
90
61
76
+16
0.00
1.28
94
28
0
11
73
46
60
  
10/03/06
91
54
73
+14
0.00
2.10
96
27
0
8
73
46
59
  
10/04/06
66
57
62
+3
0.00
1.20
93
28
3
0
72
46
59
  
10/05/06
71
46
59
0
0.00
0.89
98
28
6
0
72
45
59
  
10/06/06
77
52
65
+7
0.00
0.75
92
24
0
0
72
45
58
  
10/07/06
86
59
73
+15
0.00
1.18
90
20
0
8
71
44
58
  
10/08/06
71
54
63
+6
0.00
1.79
90
17
2
0
71
44
57
  
10/09/06
55
48
52
-5
T
1.73
90
18
13
0
70
43
57
  
10/10/06
48
44
46
-10
0.14
2.26
91
24
19
0
70
43
56
  
10/11/06
48
31
40
-16
T
2.74
89
21
25
0
69
43
56
  
10/12/06
52
28
40
-16
0.00
1.99
93
21
25
0
69
42
56
  
10/13/06
55
29
42
-13
0.00
0.56
92
22
23
0
68
42
55
  
10/14/06
60
24
42
-13
0.00
0.86
91
24
23
0
68
41
55
  
10/15/06
61
46
54
0
0.07
1.12
91
22
11
0
67
41
54
  
10/16/06
58
55
57
+3
0.01
1.56
88
21
8
0
67
40
54
  
10/17/06
60
42
51
-2
T
1.18
86
15
14
0
66
40
53
  
10/18/06
43
31
37
-16
0.14
1.02
87
21
28
0
66
40
53
  
10/19/06
57
23
40
-12
0.00
0.96
88
12
25
0
65
39
52
  
10/20/06
64
33
49
-3
0.10
0.46
90
18
16
0
65
39
52
  
10/21/06
48
33
41
-10
0.11
0.75
89
20
24
0
64
38
51
T
10/22/06
47
30
39
-12
T
1.21
89
19
26
0
64
38
51
  
10/23/06
50
23
37
-13
0.00
1.18
84
20
28
0
63
37
50
  
10/24/06
56
23
40
-10
0.00
0.85
89
17
25
0
62
37
50
  
10/25/06
48
31
40
-9
0.26
2.19
89
15
25
0
62
36
49
  
10/26/06
47
44
46
-3
0.07
1.57
86
19
19
0
61
36
49
  
10/27/06
65
43
54
+6
0.00
0.97
89
8
11
0
61
36
48
  
10/28/06
67
32
50
+2
0.00
1.56
84
10
15
0
60
35
48
  
10/29/06
79
30
55
+8
0.00
1.98
87
9
10
0
59
35
47
  
10/30/06
69
33
51
+4
0.00
4.07
83
3
14
0
59
34
47
  
10/31/06
40
20
30
-16
0.00
2.07
83
11
35
0
58
34
46
  
OCT 2006
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
TOTAL
 
 
 
 
0.90
  
 
 
473
35
 
 
 
T
Average
62.0
39.0
50.5
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Normal
66.5
40.4
53.5
 
1.94
  
 
 
377
 12
 
 
 
0.7
Departure
-3.5
-1.4
-3.0
 
-1.04
  
 
 
-96
+23
      
-0.7

The total number of days with the temperature
90 degrees F or higher for Lincoln, NE
2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, and (1936 and 1934, the worst years ever) and Normals.

2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
1936
1934
NORMALS*
APRIL
0 days
0 days
1 day
1 day
1 day
0 days
0 days
0 days
MAY 
5 days
1 day
2 days
1 day
2 days
2 days
13 days
2 days
JUNE
11 days
12 days
3 days
2 days
19 days
17 days
17 days
8 days
JULY
21 days
20 days
7 days
19 days
22 days
29 days
28 days
16 days
AUGUST
12 days
 9 days
7 days
17 days
13 days
23 days
19 days
12 days
SEPTEMBER
1 day
 10 days
10 days
3 days
 7 days
11 days
1 day
 4 days
OCTOBER
3 days
3 days
0 days
1 day
1 day
0 days
1 day
0 days
TOTAL
53 days
55 days
30 days
43 days
65 days
82 days
79 days
42 days
NORMALS* (standard 1971-2000, 30-year normals)


Lincoln's 90 F and 100 F Climatology (heat waves), 1887 through 2006
..............................
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 2006.
NORMAL is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.1971-2000 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).
REC PREC = Record daily precipitation amount for the day
REC MAX = Record maximum temperature.
REC MIN = 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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