Year 2002 Climate in Review
A Year of Contrasts
The Platte River at Grand Island ran out of water.  August 15, 2002.
LINK: The Platte River Runs out of Water
Lincoln, NE, August 28, 2002.
Two cars washing away in a flash flood.
LINK: Lincoln Nebraska Flash Flood August 28

 
LINKS to End of Year HPRCC Climate Summaries/Data:
Year 2002, Lincoln, NE, Climate Review/Summary
Year 2002, Omaha, NE, Climate Review/Summary
Year 2002 Statistics for Lincoln and Omaha
Year 2002, Lincoln Graph of High & Low Temps Compared to Normals
Year 2002, Lincoln Graph of High & Low Temps Compared to Record Highs and Lows
Year 2002, Lincoln  Graph vs. Hottest and Coldest years
Lincoln Annual Precipitation, 1887 through 2002
Year 2002 Precipitation and Deficits across the Central Plains and S.W. U.S.
Maps Showing Regional Precipitation Percentages of Normal
End of Year 2002 Drought Monitor Map
Nebraska Tornadoes, Year 2002
Year 2002 U.S. Tornado Statistics


LINKS to Summaries/Data Prepared External to HPRCC:
Significant U.S. and Global Climate Events - Year 2002
Global Temperature Anomalies, 1880-2002
Year 2002 U.S. Drought Summary
USA TODAY (on line newspaper) Climate Stories for Year 2002
Wild Weather, Climate of 2002 in Review
NCDC The Climate of 2002
Wildfires of 2002
Year 2002 Monthly, Seasonal, and Annual U.S. Temperature Departure Maps
Year 2002 Monthly, Seasonal, and Annual U.S. Precipitation  Maps with State Ranking

LINKS to HPRCC Weather and Climate Reports from Year 2002
Record Winter Warmth, January 8, 2002
January 30-31, 2002, Southeast Nebraska Snowstorm
Photos of the Month Gallery, Year 2002 
Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium (CPSWS2002)
March 24, 2002 Snowstorm
Spring 2002 Color
Record Heat April 15
April 7 Tornado Intercept
July 6, 2002, 10-inch flash flood in Ogallala, Nebraska 
July 6, 2002 storm  (Lincoln Area)
Comparison of the new Lincoln climate normals with the old normals
The new 30 Year U.S. Climate Normals, Background Information
New 30 Year Normals of Monthly Temp. and Precip. for Lincoln
July 20, 2002, 100 degree heat across Nebraska
July 19, 2002, 100 degree heat across Nebraska
Lincoln Nebraska Flash Flood August 28
The Platte River Runs out of Water (a Photo tour)
Lincoln's Drought of 2002, Statistics and Rankings (as of August 6)
Early Taste of Winter Hits Eastern Nebraska
October 1, 2002 Thunderstorm in Lincoln with tornado funnel
November 26, 2002 Lincoln Snowfall
January 1-November 12, 2002 Precipitation Deficit across our region
The 2002 Drought in the Southwestern U.S.


YEAR 2002
Climate Statistics for  Omaha and Lincoln, NE
all temperatures are in degrees F
Omaha Lincoln
Period of Record  132 years (1871-2002) 116 years (1887-2002)
     
Year 2002 Avg. Temperature 52.2 F (1.5 F above normal) 52.0 F (0.9 F above normal)
Year 2002 Ranking
     
Warmest Ann. Avg. and year 56.0 F in 1931 55.7 F  in 1934 and 1931
Coldest Ann. Avg. and year 46.9 F  in 1875 47.8 F in 1978
     
Warmest Temperature Year 2002 104 F, July 20 and July 21 104 F, July 21
Warmest Temp. ALL years 114 F, July 25, 1936 115 F, July 25, 1936
     
Coldest Temperature Year 2002 -5 F, March 3 -6 F,  February 1
Coldest Temp. ALL years -32 F, Jan. 5, 1884 -33 F, Jan. 12, 1974
     
Number of days <  0 F Year 2002 2 5
Most & Year 36 in 1884 35 in 1978 and 1979
Least & Year 0 in 1931 & 1941 0 in 1931 & 1987
     
Number of days >  90 F Year 2002 51 65
Most & Year 76 in 1936 82 in 1936
Least & Year  5 in 1915 7 in 1889
     
Number of days >  100 F Year 2002 3 7
Most & Year 30 in 1936 41 in 1936
     
Day most below normal year 2002 March 3, 31 degrees
below normal		 March 3, 29 degrees
below normal
Day most above normal year 2002 January 26, 27 degrees
above normal		 April 15, 28 degrees
above normal
Precipitation Total Year 2002 26.06
(4.16 inches below normal)		 26.62 inches
(1.75 inches below normal)
Most Annual Precipitation 48.92 inches 1883 45.15 inches 1965
Least Annual Precipitation 14.90 inches 1934 14.09 inches 1936
     
Snowfall Total Year 2002 23.0 inches 31.2 inches
Most Annual Snowfall 74.2 inches 1983 55.2 inches 1983
Least Annual Snowfall 8.3 inches 1954 7.0 inches 1946
   

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