El Niño and La Niña And Lincoln's Winter Climate, 1949-2009
Temperature and Snowfall
| NOTE: Summary statistics are located below the
tables. |
| Lincoln | El Niño | |||
| Winters | Temperatures | Avg. T. | RANK | |
| 1958 | D57,JF58 | 29.7 | 51 | AN |
| 1964 | D63,JF64 | 27.9 | 42 | AN |
| 1966 | D65,JF66 | 27.6 | 40 | AN |
| 1969 | D68,JF69 | 23.6 | 12 | BN |
| 1970 | D69,JF70 | 26.2 | 29 | NN |
| 1973 | D72, JF73 | 24.5 | 16 | BN |
| 1977 | D76,JF77 | 23.0 | 10 | BN |
| 1978 | D77, JF78 | 16.0 | 2 | BN |
| 1983 | D82,JF83 | 29.4 | 48 | AN |
| 1987 | D86,JF87 | 32.4 | 59 | AN |
| 1988 | D87,JF88 | 26.7 | 32 | NN |
| 1992 | D91,JF92 | 35.2 | 60 | AN |
| 1995 | D94,JF95 | 28.1 | 43 | AN |
| 1998 | D97,JF98 | 30.5 | 54 | AN |
| 2003 | D02,JF03 | 26.9 | 34 | NN |
| 2005 | D04,JF05 | 28.4 | 46 | AN |
| 2007 | D06,JF07 | 27.0 | 35 | NN |
| Average | 27.2 | 36.1 |
| Lincoln | La Niña | ||||
| Winters | Temperatures | Avg. T. | RANK | ||
| 1950 | D49,JF58 | 25.1 | 20 | BN | |
| 1951 | D50,JF64 | 25.8 | 25 | BN | |
| 1955 | D54,JF66 | 27.0 | 36 | AN | |
| 1956 | D55,JF69 | 25.0 | 19 | BN | |
| 1957 | D56,JF70 | 29.5 | 49 | AN | |
| 1963 | D62, JF73 | 24.8 | 18 | BN | |
| 1965 | D64,JF77 | 24.5 | 15 | BN | |
| 1968 | D67, JF78 | 27.7 | 41 | AN | |
| 1971 | D70,JF83 | 25.8 | 24 | BN | |
| 1972 | D71,JF87 | 27.5 | 38 | AN | |
| 1974 | D73,JF88 | 22.8 | 7 | BN | |
| 1975 | D74,JF92 | 22.9 | 8 | BN | |
| 1976 | D75,JF95 | 30.3 | 52 | AN | |
| 1985 | D84,JF98 | 23.5 | 11 | BN | |
| 1989 | D88,JF03 | 27.2 | 37 | AN | |
| 1996 | D95,JF05 | 25.5 | 21 | BN | |
| 1999 | D98,JF07 | 30.6 | 55 | AN | |
| 2000 | D99,JF00 | 31.9 | 58 | AN | |
| 2001 | D00,JF01 | 21.2 | 4 | BN | |
| 2008 | D07,JF08 | 24.1 | 13 | BN | |
| Average | 26.1 | 27.6 |
| Temperature Tables Interpretation: Each El Niño and La Niña was determined using the CPC Table of Events There have been 17 El Niño Winters and 20 La Niña Winters since Winter 1949-50. Winter is defined as December 1-February 28(29), D,J,F Winter 1958, for example was December 1, 1957 through February 28 1959. Avg. is the Average temperature for the Winter in Lincoln (in degrees F). Rank is the ranking out of the 60 years of data, rank #1 is the coldest, #60 the warmest AN is Above Normal, NN is Near Normal, BN is Below Normal Ranks 1-25 are BN; Ranks 26-35 are NN; Ranks 36-60 are AN For example: El Niño Winter December 1991-February 1992 was Rank #60, Above Normal. El Niño Winter Temperatures: Note 53.0% of the El Niño winters were above normal in temperature and, only 23.5% of the El Niño winters were below normal in temperature. Note, no El Niño winter since winter 1977-78 has been below normal in temperature. La Niña Winter Temperatures: Note 40% of the La Niña winters were above normal in temperature and, 60% of the La Niña winters were below normal in temperature. |
| Lincoln | El Niño | Snowfall | Snowfall | |||
| Winters | Dec-Feb | Oct-Apr | ||||
| 1958 | D57,JF58 | 16.2 | BN | 38.8 | AN | |
| 1964 | D63,JF64 | 8.9 | BN | 13.0 | BN |
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| 1966 | D65,JF66 | 5.4 | BN | 9.0 | BN | |
| 1969 | D68,JF69 | 33.1 | AN | 39.8 | AN | |
| 1970 | D69,JF70 | 20.7 | AN | 26.2 | BN | |
| 1973 | D72, JF73 | 18.3 | AN | 29.2 | AN | |
| 1977 | D76,JF77 | 9.3 | BN | 21.8 | BN | |
| 1978 | D77, JF78 | 22.0 | AN | 31.0 | AN | |
| 1983 | D82,JF83 | 17.9 | AN | 38.0 | AN | |
| 1987 | D86,JF87 | 6.3 | BN | 15.7 | BN | |
| 1988 | D87,JF88 | 6.4 | BN | 13.0 | BN | |
| 1992 | D91,JF92 | 3.9 | BN | 23.8 | BN | |
| 1995 | D94,JF95 | 15.9 | BN | 21.8 | BN | |
| 1998 | D97,JF98 | 13.3 | BN | 44.6 | AN | |
| 2003 | D02,JF03 | 21.9 | AN | 31.7 | AN | |
| 2005 | D04,JF05 | 15.1 | BN | 16.3 | BN | |
| 2007 | D06,JF07 | 23.9 | AN | 31.0 | AN | |
| Average | 15.2 | 26.2 |
| Lincoln | La Niña | Snowfall | Snowfall | |||
| Winters | Dec-Feb | Oct-Apr | ||||
| 1950 | D49,JF58 | 21.6 | AN | 32.5 | AN | |
| 1951 | D50,JF64 | 13.0 | BN | 19.9 | BN | |
| 1955 | D54,JF66 | 20.1 | AN | 23.6 | BN | |
| 1956 | D55,JF69 | 18.2 | AN | 22.5 | BN | |
| 1957 | D56,JF70 | 10.1 | BN | 34.2 | AN | |
| 1963 | D62, JF73 | 13.3 | BN | 24.6 | BN | |
| 1965 | D64,JF77 | 31.3 | AN | 42.1 | AN | |
| 1968 | D67, JF78 | 7.2 | BN | 7.2 | BN | |
| 1971 | D70,JF83 | 33.1 | AN | 49.0 | AN | |
| 1972 | D71,JF87 | 9.8 | BN | 21.6 | BN | |
| 1974 | D73,JF88 | 31.7 | AN | 33.6 | AN | |
| 1975 | D74,JF92 | 33.8 | AN | 42.1 | AN | |
| 1976 | D75,JF95 | 9.5 | BN | 21.1 | BN | |
| 1985 | D84,JF98 | 14.0 | BN | 21.5 | BN | |
| 1989 | D88,JF03 | 15.7 | BN | 19.1 | BN | |
| 1996 | D95,JF05 | 14.7 | BN | 30.7 | AN | |
| 1999 | D98,JF07 | 17.6 | AN | 24.4 | BN | |
| 2000 | D99,JF00 | 11.9 | BN | 11.9 | BN | |
| 2001 | D00,JF01 | 35.1 | AN | 37.9 | AN | |
| 2008 | D07,JF08 | 18.9 | AN | 20.4 | BN | |
| Average | 19.0 | 27.0 |
| Snowfall Tables Interpretation: Each El Niño and La Niña was determined using the CPC Table of Events There have been 17 El Niño Winters and 20 La Niña Winters since Winter 1949-50. Winter is defined as December 1-February 28(29), D,J,F Winter 1958, for example was December 1, 1957 through February 28 1959. Snowfall is in inches for two time periods, December through February and October through April. Snowfall is listed as either Above Normal or Below Normal Normal for D,J,F total is 16.9 inches and Normal for O,N,D,J,F,M,A total is 27.5 inches AN is Above Normal, BN is Below Normal Ranks 1-25 are BN; Ranks 26-35 are NN; Ranks 36-60 are AN For example: El Niño Winter December 1991-February 1992 had below normal snowfall El Niño Winters (D,J,F) Snowfall: Note 41% of the El Niño winters (D,J,F) were above normal in snowfall. and, 59% of the El Niño winters were below normal in snowfall. El Niño Winters (O,N,D,J,F,M,A) Snowfall: Note 47% of the El Niño winters (D,J,F) were above normal in snowfall. and, 53% of the El Niño winters were below normal in snowfall. La Niña Winters (D,J,F) Snowfall: Note 50% of the La Niño winters (D,J,F) were above normal in snowfall. and, 50% of the La Niño winters were below normal in snowfall. La Niña Winters (O,N,D,J,F,M,A) Snowfall: Note 40% of the La Niño winters (D,J,F) were above normal in snowfall. and, 60% of the La Niño winters were below normal in snowfall. |
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln Applied Climate Sciences Group School of Natural Resources |