SEPTEMBER 2001 - LINCOLN, NE

Photo © 2001, K. Dewey, HPRCC
It must be autumn!  A sea of red invades the UNL campus.
Photographed outside Memorial Stadium on September 1, 2001
August 2001 Temperature Graph MOST August 90 Degree Days
Lincoln From Space - Aerial Views Temp. & Precip. Departures last 39 Months
Longest stretches of 90 Degree Days Lincoln's Historical Heat Waves (1887-2000)
Lincoln, NE Climate Facts List July 2001 Temperature Graph
July 2001 Lincoln Data How Accurate are Bank Thermometers?
Lincoln Photo of the Month Page Killer Rays
Nebraska Vortex Intercept Team Lincoln Climate Record Books
Number of days, year 2001, high temperature > 90 F =
May (5) + June (9) + July (20) + Aug (13) + Sep. (4) = 51 days: Annual NORMAL total = 42 days.
Number of days, year 2001, high temperature > 100 F =
July (2) + Aug (2) = 4 days: Annual NORMAL total = 5 days.

YEAR 2001 Precipitation: Jan. 0.89 + Feb. 1.82 + Mar. 1.32 +
Apr. 2.68 + May 10.16 + June 3.55 + July 1.49 + Aug. 1.26  + Sep. 5.83 = 29.00 inches.
Normal January 1 through September 30 precipitation = 23.99 inches.
2.01 inches of rain on Sept. 7, 2001 is a new daily record (old record was 1.83 inches in 1996)
2.62 inches of rain on Sept. 22, 2001 is a new daily record (old record was 1.41 inches in 1926)
SEP 2001
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
RMAX
RMIN
HDD
CDD
AVG MAX
AVG MIN
AVG Mean
09/01/01
 85
 56
 71
 0
0.00
106
42
0
 6
82
59
71
09/02/01
 93
 61
 77
 +7
 0.00
106
43
 0
 12
82
58
70
09/03/01
 96
  63
 80
  +10
 0.00
102
35
 0
 15
81
58
70
09/04/01
 94
 60
 77
 +8
 0.00
102
40
 0
 12
81
58
69
09/05/01
 90
 63
 77
 +8
 0.00
103
43
 0
 12
81
57
69
09/06/01
 88
69
 79
 +10
 0.01
105
40
 0
14
80
57
69
09/07/01
 79
 62
 71
 +2
 2.01
104
42
 0
 6
80
57
68
09/08/01
 72
 57
 65
 -3
 0.03
103
40
0
 0
80
56
68
09/09/01
 74
 50
 62
 -6
 T
102
36
 3
 0
79
56
68
09/10/01
 86
 47
 67
 0
 0.00
101
38
 0
 2
79
55
67
09/11/01
 84
 51
 68
 +1
 0.00
99
29
 0
 3
78
55
67
09/12/01
 88
 57
 73
 +6
 0.00
96
32
 0
8
78
55
67
09/13/01
 78
 58
 68
 +2
 0.00
102
34
 0
3
78
54
66
09/14/01
 69
 57
 63
 -3
 0.64
99
34
 2
 0
78
54
66
09/15/01
 63
 54
 59
  -6
 0.23
99
31
 6
 0
77
53
65
09/16/01
 64
 57
 61
 -4
 0.22
100
34
 4
 0
77
53
65
09/17/01
 76
 59
 68
 +3
 0.01
101
35
 0
 3
77
53
65
09/18/01
 66
 58
 62
  -2
 0.04
100
31
 3
 0
76
52
64
09/19/01
 78
 50
 64
  0
 0.00
98
29
 1
  0
76
52
64
09/20/01
 85
 55
 70
 +6
 0.02
95
31
 0
 5
76
52
64
09/21/01
81
 48
 65
 +2
0.00
101
35
 0
0
75
51
63
09/22/01
 80
 56
 68
 +5
 2.62
99
27
 0
 3
75
51
63
09/23/01
 65
 44
 55
 -8
 0.00
97
31
10
0
75
50
63
09/24/01
 62
 38
 50
  -12
 0.00
91
31
 15
 0
74
50
62
09/25/01
 66
 34
50
   -12
 0.00
93
29
 15
 0
74
49
62
09/26/01
 72
36
 54
 -7
 0.00
95
28
 11
 0
74
49
62
09/27/01
 78
 45
57
 -4
 0.00
94
32
 8
 0
74
49
61
09/28/01
77
47
 62
 +1
 0.00
102
28
 3
 0
73
48
61
09/29/01
 72
 47
 60
 0
 0.00
92
26
 5
0
73
48
60
09/30/01
79
 43
 61
 +1
 0.00
94
28
 4
 0
73
47
60
SEP 2001
                        
TOTAL
        
5.83
    
 85
104
      
Average
78.0
52.7
65.4
                  
Normal
77.2
53.2
65.3
  
 3.48
    
81
90
      
Departure
  +0.8
-0.5
 +0.1
 +2.35
 +4
 +14
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.
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are SEPTEMBER 2001.
NORMAL is the 1961-90 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is SEPTEMBER 2001 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).
 
UNL
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
High Plains Regional Climate Center

Return to:  The Lincoln 2001 Daily Data Page

Return to:  The Lincoln, NE, Climate Home Page