JUNE  2010 - LINCOLN, NE

June 23, 2010: Holmes Lake is well out of its banks after 9.88 inches of rain so far this this month.
Note the park bench surrounded by water and the walking path (tan color) in the foreground under the water.

Lincoln's first 90 F or Higher temperature (this year) was on June 1, 2010:  Compare this to the Normal Date

      

Lincoln Heat Wave Climatology  (Temperatures >= 90 F; and, >= 100 F)

 

NEW:  UNL Climate Corner Blog:  http://snrclimatecorner.blogspot.com/

 

NEW:   A Very Wet June in Nebraska

    

All of the following data are from the official NWS data archives for Lincoln, NE

Additional data for Lincoln, NE can be found at the HPRCC web site. 

 

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 3.70 9.90 .
.
.
.
.
.
19.71
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 - May 31 = 10.67 inches).  (normal January 1 - June 30 = 14.18 inches). 
 

Previous Month (May 2010 Lincoln Climate Data)

 

ALL June 2010 high temperatures of  90 F or higher are in RED

June 13, 2010: Record daily rainfall of 1.88 inches.  Old record, set in 1952, 1.40 inches.

Day
JUNE 2010
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PREC
REC
PREC
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
HDD
CDD
Norm
MAX
Norm
MIN
Norm
Mean
Tuesday
June 1
91 59 75 +7 1.95
3.02
96
40
0
10
80
56
68
Wednesday
June 2
77 60 69 +1 0.11
2.00
100
43
0
4
80
56
68
Thursday
June 3
84 53 69 0 0.04
2.44
97
40
0
4
81
57
69
Friday
June 4
89 66 78 +9 T
2.64
100
40
0
13
81
57
69
Saturday
June 5
91 64 78 +8 0.04
4.08
101
42
0
13
82
57
70
Sunday
June 6
85 62 74 +4 0.03
1.72
107
44
0
9
82
58
70
Monday
June 7
78 60 69 -1 0.27
3.30
100
41
0
4
82
58
70
Tuesday
June 8
82 60 71 0 0.63
2.92
102
39
0
6
83
58
71
Wednesday
June 9
86 56 71 0 0.00
1.90
101
44
0
6
83
59
71
Thursday
June 10
82 66 74 +3 0.23
1.77
106
43
0
9
84
59
71
Friday
June 11
90 67 79 +7 0.02
3.03
103
44
0
14
84
59
72
Saturday
June 12
80 68 74 +2 0.51
3.01
101
43
0
9
84
60
72
Sunday
June 13
76 65 71 -1 1.88
1.88
102
43
0
6
85
60
72
Monday
June 14
78 65 72 -1 0.04
3.75
101
44
0
7
85
60
73
Tuesday
June 15
80 62 71 -2 0.00
2.88
108
44
0
6
85
60
73
Wednesday
June 16
89 61 75 +2 T
1.62
105
45
0
10
85
61
73
Thursday
June 17
96 69 83 +10 0.10
1.82
101
44
0
18
86
61
73
Friday
June 18
88 65 77 +3 0.00
1.78
105
50
0
12
86
61
74
Saturday
June 19
85 60 73 -1 T
1.74
104
42
0
8
86
62
74
Sunday
June 20
77 67 72 -2 1.28
1.76
106
47
0
7
87
62
74
Monday
June 21
86 64 75 +1 1.45
2.11
107
43
0
10
87
62
74
Tuesday
June 22
92 71 82 +7 0.31
2.40
102
49
0
7
87
62
75
Wednesday
June 23
82 67 75 0 0.99
4.24
106
46
0
10
87
63
75
Thursday
June 24
82 59 71 -4 0.00
4.59
103
47
0
6
87
63
75
Friday
June 25
93 64 79 +4 0.00
3.00
103
42
0
14
88
63
75
Saturday
June 26
94 77 86 +10 0.00
3.17
108
49
0
21
88
63
76
Sunday
June 27
85 65 75 -1 0.02
2.72
104
49
0
10
88
63
76
Monday
June 28
89 62 76 0 0.00
0.88
103
52
0
11
88
64
76
Tuesday
June 29
82 59 71 -5 0.00
2.86
104
44
0
6
88
64
76
Wednesday
June 30
85 54 70 -6 0.00
1.86
105
51
0
5
88
64
76
 
TOTAL
        9.90    
 
0 285  
 
 
 
AVERAGE
85.1
63.2
74.2
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NORMAL
84.9
60.4
72.7
 
3.51
 
 
 
16
244
     
 
DEPARTURE
+0.2 +2.8 +1.5   +6.39       -16 +6      
..
Lincoln, Nebraska - Top Ten Wettest and Driest Months 3087844469
Data record 1887 to Present

Precipitation measurement units are "inches"

JUNE
WETTEST 
YEAR 
AMOUNT
WETTEST
RANK
DRIEST
YEAR 
AMOUNT
DRIEST
RANK
1967
12.93 
1
2002
0.17
1
1908
11.24 
2
1911
0.56
2
1965
10.71
3
1976
0.63
3
1914
10.71
3
2006
0.65
4
1947
10.20
5
1988
0.65
4
2010
9.90
6
1973
0.77
6
1951
9.76
7
1981
0.85
7
1902
8.83
8
1974
0.91
8
2008
8.59
9
1977
0.99
9
1964
8.56
10
1936
1.13
10

From the record books:

Warmest recorded JUNE temperature, 108 F, June 15, 1946 AND June 26, 1936.
Coldest recorded JUNE temperature, 39 F,  June 8, 1978.
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are JUNE 2010.
NORMAL  (Norm) is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is JUNE 2010 Average measured against 1971-2000 normals.
MAX = Observed Maximum and MIN = Observed Minimum temperatures.
MEAN = Observed Mean Daily temperature.
DEP = Departure from normal ( _ = below normal, + above normal).
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).
CDD = cooling degree day units (base of 65 degrees).
Norm MAX = Daily Normal High Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
Norm MIN = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
Norm MEAN = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
June 1, 2009 (last year):  A storm moves through Southeast Nebraska.
Photo © K. Dewey.
June 5, 2009 (last year) tornado near the WY/NE border.
Photo © K. Dewey LINK to more photos from June 5, 2009


               
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