Date of the Last Measureable Snow Each Year

Date of the Last Measureable Snowfall in Lincoln, Each Year 1948 to 2010

Listed from earliest last snowfall (February 6 to latest last snowfall May 3).

Median (Average) last snowfall = March 31.

Year 2009 Last snowfall = February 28 (5th earliest out of the past 62 years)

All years in red are leap years with the calendar day adjusted

Year	Month	Day	Calendar Day *
2004	Feb	6	37
2005	Feb	8	39
2000	Feb	18	49
1968	Feb	25	56
2009	Feb	28	59
1989	Mar	1	60
2007	Mar	3	62
1981	Mar	4	63
2008	Mar	6	66
1953	Mar	8	67
2001	Mar	11	70
1963	Mar	12	71
1958	Mar	16	75
1978	Mar	16	75
1988	Mar	17	77
2010	Mar	19	78
1993	Mar	19	78
2006	Mar	21	80
1998	Mar	23	82
1999	Mar	23	82
1969	Mar	24	83
2002	Mar	25	84
1955	Mar	25	84
1964	Mar	25	85
1965	Mar	25	84
1959	Mar	26	85
1948	Mar	27	87
1966	Mar	27	86
1991	Mar	27	86
1954	Mar	29	88
1987	Mar	29	88
1976	Mar	30	90
1985	Mar	31	90
1962	Apr	1	91
1970	Apr	1	91
1971	Apr	1	92
1979	Apr	2	92
1975	Apr	2	92
1960	Apr	2	93
1977	Apr	3	93
1974	Apr	3	93
1972	Apr	3	94
1956	Apr	6	97
2003	Apr	7	97
1961	Apr	9	99
1952	Apr	9	100
1980	Apr	11	102
1957	Apr	11	101
1997	Apr	12	102
1995	Apr	12	102
1990	Apr	12	102
1950	Apr	12	102
1951	Apr	12	102
1983	Apr	13	103
1986	Apr	14	104
1949	Apr	14	104
1996	Apr	14	105
1973	Apr	16	106
1992	Apr	21	112
1982	Apr	28	118
1984	Apr	29	120
1994	Apr	30	120
1967	May	3	123

Calendar Day * = the calendar day converted to the day of the year, ranging from January 1 to December 31 = 365 (366 during Leap Years). During Leap Years, all the calendar days following February 28 are bumped up one day. Prior to February 29 there is no change during a Leap Year.

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Applied Climate Sciences Group
School of Natural Resources