APRIL 2010:  LINCOLN, NE

Weather and Climate Data

 

All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives. 



April 1, 2010: Spring arrives on East Campus, UNL  

April 2010 Photo Gallery   

CLICK HERE for a graph showing first 90 F or higher each year since 1887.

 

NEW: "Climate Corner" our SNR Climate Blog!

NEW: March 2010:  Global Temperatures Warmest on Record (131 years)

NEW: Global Temperature Anomalies, Animation 2005-Present

NEW:  Record Low Ice Coverage on the Great Lakes

NEW:  January 1 -March 31, 2010 Lincoln Temperature Graph

NEW:  January 1-March 31, 2010 Statewide Temperature rankings

NEW:   March 2010 Statewide Temperature Rankings

NEW:   March 2010 Lincoln Temperature Graph
 

 

Year 2010 Precipitation (in inches)
compared to normal: red above normal, blue below normal

 
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
TOTAL
2010
0.82
0.99
1.77
 2.53 . . .
.
.
.
.
.
6.11
NORMAL
0.67
0.66
2.21
2.90
4.23
3.51
3.54
3.35
2.92
1.94
1.58
0.86
28.37
(normal January 1 - April 30 = 6.44 inches).
 

Monthly Snowfall 2009-2010

Month
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
TOTAL
Observed
1.2
0.0
24.3
7.1
7.4
1.6
0.0
41.6
Normal
0.7
3.1
5.4
6.1
5.4
5.1
1.7
27.5

     

 

Lincoln Live Weather Watching Web Cams

CLICK HERE for a graph showing first 90 F or higher each year since 1887.
 
April 2010
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PREC
REC
PREC
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
HDD
CDD
AVG MAX
AVG MIN
AVG Mean
SNOW
Thursday
April 1
 85 44 65 +19 0.00
0.67
91
17
 0
0
58
33
46
 
Friday
April 2
 69 42 56 +10 0.00
1.45
88
11
 9 0
58
34
46
 
Saturday
April 3
 66 30 48 +1 0.00
1.35
88
3
 17 0
59
34
47
 
Sunday
April 4
 67 37 52 +5 0.00
1.00
94
13
 13 0
59
35
47
 
Monday
April 5
 59 34 47 0 0.08
1.20
89
12
 18 0
60
35
47
 
Tuesday
April 6
 64 43 54 +6 0.01
0.79
91
12
 11 0
60
35
48
 
Wednesday
April 7
 57 29 43 -5 0.23
0.98
84
16
 22 0
60
36
48
 
Thursday
April 8
 64 25 45 -3 0.00
0.85
88
17
 20 0
61
36
48
 
Friday
April 9
 73 30 52 +3 0.00
1.92
89
20
 13 0
61
36
49
 
Saturday
April 10
 68 41 55 +6 0.00
1.66
92
19
 10 0
62
37
49
 
Sunday
April 11
 76 40 58 +8 0.00
0.96
93
20
 7 0
62
37
50
 
Monday
April 12
 83 54 69 +19 0.00
1.03
86
17
 0 4
62
38
50
 
Tuesday
April 13
 80 57 69 +19 0.00
1.78
89
15
 0 4
63
38
50
 
Wednesday
April 14
 76 60 68 +17 0.03
2.33
91
16
 0 3
63
38
51
 
Thursday
April 15
 74 57 66 +15 0.34
0.92
93
24
 0 1
64
39
51
 
Friday
April 16
 62 35 49 -2 0.00
1.52
91
21
16
 0
64
39
51
 
Saturday
April 17
 65 32 49 -3 0.00
1.59
90
20
16
 0
64
39
52
 
Sunday
April 18
 64 33 49 -3 0.00
1.40
94
21
16
 0
65
40
52
 
Monday
April 19
 69 32 51 -2 0.00
1.54
92
25
14
 0
65
40
53
 
Tuesday
April 20
 69 43 56 +3 T
1.93
95
22
 9 0
65
40
53
 
Wednesday
April 21
 65 46 56 +3 0.21
1.37
92
24
 9 0
66
41
53
 
Thursday
April 22
 64 44 54 0 0.01
1.40
94
25
11
 0
66
41
54
 
Friday
April 23
 74 55 65 +11 0.72
1.73
89
26
 0 0
66
42
54
 
Saturday
April 24
 70 47 59 +5 0.10
2.60
94
27
6
 0
67
42
54
 
Sunday
April 25
 57 52 55 0 T
2.20
90
29
10
 0
67
42
55
 
Monday
April 26
 54 42 48 -7 0.06
1.28
97
27
17
 0
67
43
55
 
Tuesday
April 27
 64 43 54 -1 0.00
1.58
95
24
11
 0
67
43
55
 
Wednesday
April 28
 75 39 57 +1 0.00
2.34
97
30
8
 0
68
43
56
 
Thursday
April 29
 82 55 69 +13 0.74
1.85
93
 27
0
 4
68
44
56
 
Friday
April 30
 70 51 61 +5 T
1.24
90
25
4
 0
68
44
56
 
 
TOTAL
         2.53
....
 
 
287
16
 
 
 
 0.0 
 
AVERAGE
68.8
42.4
55.6
  
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
NORMAL
63.5
38.8
51.2
 
2.90
  
 
 
425
13
 
 
 
 1.1
 
DEPARTURE
 +5.3 +3.6 +4.4   -0.37      
-138
+3
       -1.1
From the record books:
Warmest recorded APRIL  temperature, 97 F, April 26, 1989; April 28, 1910.
Coldest recorded APRIL  temperature, 3 F, April 3, 1975.
Most APRIL Snowfall: 11.1 inches, 1997.
In the last 110 years, 1900-2009, April had measurable snowfall 53 times
In the last 110 years, 1900-2009, April had NO measurable snowfall 57 times
 

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are APRIL 2010.
NORMAL (Norm) is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals in deg. F.
DEPARTURE is APRIL 2010 Average measured against 1971-2000 Normals, in deg. F.
MAX = Observed Maximum and MIN = Observed Minimum temperatures in deg. F.
MEAN = Observed Mean Daily temperature in deg. F.
DEP = Departure from normal ( __ = below normal, + above normal), in deg. F.
PREC = Observed daily precipitation (midnight to midnight, CST) in inches.
REC PREC = Record daily amount of precipitation in inches.
REC MAX = Record maximum temperature in deg. F.
REC MIN = Record Minimum temperature in deg. F.
HDD = heating degree day units (base of 65 degrees) in deg. F.
CDD = cooling degree day units (base of 65 degrees).
Norm MAX = Daily Normal High Temperature (1971-2000 normals) in deg. F.
Norm MIN = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1971-2000 normals) in deg. F.
Norm Mean = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1971-2000 normals) in deg. F.

 

 

Greatest Seasonal Snowfall Totals (1899-1900 to 2009-2010): 

Season Snowfall
1914-1915 59.4 inches
1947-1948 54.7 inches
1959-1960 54.3 inches
1948-1949 50.6 inches
1970-1971 49.0 inches
1983-1984 47.5 inches
1911-1912 46.5 inches
1944-1945 45.0 inches
1997-1998 44.6 inches
1940-1941 43.1 inches
1974-1975 42.1 inches
1964-1965 42.1 inches
2009-2010 41.6 inches
 
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