SEPTEMBER 2000
LINCOLN, NE

Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium, October 7
Omaha/Offutt AMS Chapter Banquet honoring Dr. Charles Doswell, October 6
Program Schedule October 5-6, NWA/AMS Conference

9 Days 90 F or Above in September, IS THIS A RECORD?

September 2000 Temperature Graph
October 7  Severe Weather Symposium
July 1, 1999 - June 30, 2000 Temperature Graph
Lincoln Climate Record Books
January 1, - July 31, 2000 Temperature Graph
Lincoln, NE Climate Facts List
Temp. & Precip. Departures last 27 Months
NWS Lincoln July 2000 Summary
Lincoln's Historical Heat Waves (1887-2000)
Twisters Left Mark on Past 50 Years
"Wacky Weather Normal for State"
Lincoln Photos of the Month Archive
SUMMER 2000 CLIMATE SUMMARY
Summer Started Cool, Sizzled Late
NEW: Climate Atlases
NWS Lincoln September 2000 Summary
Lincoln's 90 and 100 degree climatology
August 2000 Lincoln Climate Data
September 19, The Rains Return
September 2, 2000 Heat Report

NEW RECORD:  High of 106, September 2, record high for the date (old record = 100, 1956, 1913)
TIED MONTHLY RECORD:  High of 106, September 2, tied for highest ever September temperature
(tied record, 106F, September 1, 1922).

        NEW RECORD:  High of 49, September 24, record low high for the date (old record = 50, 1942)
SEP2000
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
RMAX
RMIN
HDD
CDD
AVG MAX
AVG MIN
AVG Mean
09/01/00
88
65
77
6
T
106
42
0
12
82
59
71
09/02/00
106
64
85
15
T
106
43
0
20
82
58
70
09/03/00
99
68
84
14
0.13
102
35
0
19
81
58
70
09/04/00
88
64
76
7
0.12
102
40
0
11
81
58
69
09/05/00
81
60
71
2
0.00
103
43
0
6
81
57
69
09/06/00
89
60
75
6
0.00
105
40
0
10
80
57
69
09/07/00
80
55
68
0
T
104
42
0
3
80
57
68
09/08/00
93
50
72
4
0.00
103
40
0
7
80
56
68
09/09/00
94
71
83
15
0.00
102
36
0
18
79
56
68
09/10/00
96
61
79
12
0.00
101
38
0
14
79
55
67
09/11/00
91
56
74
7
0.00
99
29
0
9
78
55
67
09/12/00
82
46
64
-3
0.00
96
32
1
0
78
55
67
09/13/00
95
58
77
11
0.00
102
34
0
12
78
54
66
09/14/00
82
51
67
1
0.00
99
34
0
2
78
54
66
09/15/00
77
41
59
-6
0.00
99
31
6
0
77
53
65
09/16/00
87
48
68
3
0.00
100
34
0
3
77
53
65
09/17/00
94
53
74
9
0.00
101
35
0
9
77
53
65
09/18/00
98
63
81
17
0.00
100
31
0
16
76
52
64
09/19/00
82
55
69
5
0.20
98
29
0
4
76
52
64
09/20/00
67
44
56
-8
0.30
95
31
9
0
76
52
64
09/21/00
71
37
54
-9
0.00
101
35
11
0
75
51
63
09/22/00
67
52
60
-3
0.28
99
27
5
0
75
51
63
09/23/00
53
47
50
-13
T
97
31
15
0
75
50
63
09/24/00
49
42
46
-16
0.10
91
31
19
0
74
50
62
09/25/00
66
37
52
-10
0.00
93
29
13
0
74
49
62
09/26/00
79
39
59
-3
0.00
95
28
6
0
74
49
62
09/27/00
79
37
58
-3
0.00
94
32
7
0
74
49
61
09/28/00
83
40
62
1
0.00
102
28
3
0
73
48
61
09/29/00
86
51
69
9
0.00
92
26
0
4
73
48
60
09/30/00
86
62
74
14
0.00
94
28
0
9
73
47
60
SEP 2000
                        
TOTAL
        
1.13
    
95
188
      
Average
82.9
52.6
67.8
                  
Normal
77.2
53.2
65.3
  
 3.48
    
81
90
      
Departure
+5.7
-0.6
+2.5
  
-2.35
    
+14
+98
      
From the record books:
Hottest recorded September temperature, 
106 F September 2, 2000 and September 1, 1922. 
Coldest recordedSeptember temperature, 26 F, September 29, 1984 .
Earliest ever first snowfall, September 28, 1985, 0.8 inches.


Year 2000 total precipitation:
(Jan. 0.06 + Feb. 1.59 + Mar. 0.88 + Apr. 1.51 + May 2.16 + June 5.30 +
July 4.26 + Aug 2.56 + Sep 1.13 = 19.45 in.).

Normal January 1 through September 30 = 23.99 inches; 
Annual deficit as of September 30 = 4.54 in.

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are SEPTEMBER 2000.
NORMAL is the 1961-90 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is SEPTEMBER 2000 Average measured against 1961-90 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 (1961-90 normals).
AVG MIN = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1961-90 normals).
AVG MEAN = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1961-90 normals).

 
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