November 2001

Warmest November on Record for
Lincoln, NE and Omaha, NE
(Omaha data at end of report)

Photographed on November 21, 2001, the trees looked like winter but it felt like early
autumn with 60 and 70 degree weather much of the month.

Lincoln, Nebraska (115 years of data)

November 2001 Average Temperature = 48.4oF   (9.6oF  ABOVE NORMAL, new record)
(old record 46.7oF in 1899)


The mean temperature for November 2001 was 48.4oF a new monthly record.  The old record was 46.7o set in 1899. Data records extend back to 1887 from 2001 (115 years).
1999 was also quite warm and was the 3rd warmest on record at 46.6oF.  However, last year, November 2000 was the 5th coldest during the past 115 years!

There were 2 record highs, 77o F on Nov. 7 and 76 on November 15.  And, the overnight low of 58o on November 14 was the warmest overnight low in the last 115 years.

Lincoln:
November 2001:  9 days 70oF or higher tying the record of 9 set in 1999.

November 2001:  19 days 60oF or higher, which is the most ever recorded since 1887.

LINKS:
November 2001 (This Year) Temperature Graph

November 2000 (Last Year) Temperature Graph

November 2001 Photo Gallery

Link to the top ten warmest and coldest months and years for Lincoln.


Omaha, Nebraska (131 years of data)
November 2001 Average High = 60.4oF  (11.7oF  ABOVE NORMAL, new record)
(old record was 60.3oF in 1999)
November 2001 Average Low = 38.3oF   (9.6oF  ABOVE NORMAL)
(old record 38.4oF in 1913, year 2001 was 2nd warmest on record)
November 2001 Average Temperature = 49.4oF   (10.4oF  ABOVE NORMAL, new record)
(old record was 47.0 set in 1999)

November 2001 was the WARMEST NOVEMBER ON RECORD
in Omaha breaking the old record of 47.0 (set in 1999) by 2.4oF  degrees.  The Omaha data record is breaking a monthly record by 2.3 degrees.  The data record extends from 1871 through 2001 which is 131 years.  In contrast, the mean temp in November 2000 was only 33.4!

Omaha:
November 2001: 9 days 70oF or higher, breaking the old record of 7 set in 1953.
November 2001: 18 days 60oF or higher, breaking the old record of 16 set in 1930 & 1963.

LINKS:
Omaha November 2001 (This Year) Temperature Graph

Omaha November 2000 (Last Year) Temperature Graph



 
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