Lincoln, NE
1999 Climate Summary & Statistics
Average high temperature = 64.8 F = 2.3 deg. ABOVE normal
Average low temperature = 40.7 F = 1.8 deg. ABOVE normal
Average daily temperature = 52.7 F = 1.9 deg. ABOVE normal
Growing season = 155 days = 16 Days BELOW normal 
         (11 of the past 12 years had a BELOW normal growing season)
Total snowfall = 24.4 inches = 1.6 inches BELOW normal
Total precipitation (rainfall and melted snowfall) = 27.25 inches = 
           1.01 inches BELOW normal.
Total Number of days 90 F or higher =  37  (5 days FEWER THAN normal)
Total Number of days 100 F or higher =  3  (2 days FEWER THAN normal)
Total Number of days 32 F or lower =  139 (5 days FEWER THAN normal)
Total Number of days 0 F or lower =  7 (9 days FEWER THAN normal)

RANKINGS:
21st warmest Year (113 years: 1887-1998) 
48th wettest year (113 years: 1887-1998)
3rd latest "first measurable snowfall (101 years: 1899-1999)
23rd shortest growing season (113 years: 1887-1998)

 
                            TEMPERATURE                                                     PRECIPITATION
MONTH
AVG.
DEP-T
MAX
MIN
TOTAL 
DEP-P
SNOW
JAN. 
23.6
+ 2.3
52
-9
0.35
-  0.19 
4.6
FEB.
37.3
+10.7
75
13
1.28
+ 0.56
9.4
MAR.
39.1
+ 0.5
78
14
1.52
- 0.57 
6.8
APR.
50.8
- 0.9
82
26
4.54
+ 1.78
   T
MAY
61.6
- 0.5
84
37
5.63
+ 1.73
0
JUNE
70.2
- 2.3
92
44
5.68
+ 1.79
0
JULY
80.6
+ 2.4
104
53
2.11
-1.09
0
AUG.
73.9
- 1.1
94
52
3.41
      0
0
SEP.
64.0
- 1.3
93
32
1.22
- 2.26
0
OCT.
53.1
- 0.5
88
20
0.03
- 2.09
0
NOV.
46.6
+ 7.8
85
19
0.91
- 0.36
0
DEC.
 31.7
 + 6.7
64
-3
0.57
- 0.31
3.6
YEAR 
 52.7
 +1.9
104
-9
27.25
 - 1.01
24.4
 
LEGEND for the above table
AVG. = Average (for example, AVG. JAN = Average temperature, January 1999)
DEP-T = Departure from normal temperature.
MAX = Highest temperature within each month of 1999 and for the year (degrees F.).
MIN = Lowest temperature within each month of 1999 and for the year (degrees F.).
TOTAL = Total monthly precipitation for each month in 1999 and for the year (in inches).
DEP-P = Departure from normal precipitation (in inches).
SNOW = Total snowfall for each month in 1999 (in inches).
 
 

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