Date of the First Measureable Snowfall in Lincoln, Each Year 1948 to Autumn 2009

Median (Average) first snowfall is November 15
 
Year
Month
Day
Year
Month
Day
2009
Oct
10
283
1978
Nov
16
320
2008
Dec
3
338
1977
Nov
9
313
2007
Nov
21
325
1976
Oct
18
292
2006
Dec
 31
365
1975
Nov
20
324
2005
Nov
15
319
1974
Nov
13
317
2004
Nov
28
333
1973
Dec
4
338
2003
Nov
23
327
1972
Nov
13
318
2002
Oct
23
296
1971
Nov
22
326
2001
Dec
18
352
1970
Oct
9
282
2000
Nov
6
311
1969
Nov
14
318
1999
Dec
14
348
1968
Nov
9
314
1998
Dec
20
354
1967
Dec
8
342
1997
Oct
26
299
1966
Nov
18
322
1996
Oct
22
296
1965
Dec
14
348
1995
Nov
10
314
1964
Nov
29
333
1994
Nov
28
332
1963
Dec
10
344
1993
Nov
15
319
1962
Nov
19
323
1992
Nov
6
311
1961
Nov
15
319
1991
Oct
31
304
1960
Dec
20
354
1990
Dec
2
336
1959
Nov
5
309
1989
Nov
27
331
1958
Nov
17
321
1988
Nov
15
320
1957
Nov
16
320
1987
Oct
10
283
1956
Nov
15
320
1986
Nov
1
305
1955
Nov
2
306
1985
Sep
29
272
1954
Dec
8
342
1984
Nov
9
314
1953
Nov
7
311
1983
Nov
9
313
1952
Nov
25
329
1982
Dec
27
361
1951
Nov
4
308
1981
Nov
19
323
1950
Nov
8
312
1980
Oct
27
301
1949
Dec
21
355
1979
Oct
22
295
1948
Nov
19
324
Calendar Day *the calendar day converted to the day of the year, ranging from January 1 =1 to December 31 = 365 (366 during Leap Years).  Years listed in red are 
Leap Years.  For example, first snow Nov. 9, 1984 was Calendar Day #314, however, first snow November 9, 1983 was Calendar Day 313.


 

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