MAY 2009 - LINCOLN, NE


Tornado near Hoxie, KS on May 22, 2008.
 Photo by Dr. Walker Ashley, founding member of our Nebraska Vortex Intercept Team

 April 2009 Photo Gallery   

CLICK HERE for a graph showing first 90 F or higher each year since 1887.
Monthly Global Temperature Anomalies, Year 2009
March 2009 Lincoln Temperatures Compared to Normal
April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009 Lincoln Temperatures Compared to Normal

 

Year 2009 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
2009
0.38
0.64
0.18
 1.52 . . .
.
.
.
.
.
2.72
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).

Last Month's (April 2009) Data
 
Day
May 2009
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PREC
REC
PREC
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
HDD
CDD
AVG
MAX
AVG
MIN
AVG
Mean
Friday
05/01/09
          
2.10
93
24
    
69
45
57
Saturday
05/02/09
          
1.50
91
26
    
69
45
57
Sunday
05/03/09
          
1.90
91
25
    
69
45
57
Monday
05/04/09
          
2.47
91
30
    
70
46
58
Tuesday
05/05/09
          
3.35
97
31
    
70
46
58
Wednesday
05/06/09
          
1.46
95
27
    
70
46
58
Thursday
05/07/09
          
1.71
96
29
    
71
47
59
Friday
05/08/09
          
1.96
95
29
    
71
47
59
Saturday
05/09/09
          
2.56
97
30
    
71
48
59
Sunday
05/10/09
          
1.05
93
30
    
71
48
60
Monday
05/11/09
          
1.33
94
29
    
72
48
60
Tuesday
05/12/09
          
1.55
97
32
    
72
49
60
Wednesday
05/13/09
          
2.76
96
27
    
73
49
61
Thursday
05/14/09
          
2.63
96
32
    
73
49
61
Friday
05/15/09
          
2.35
93
31
    
73
50
62
Saturday
05/16/09
          
2.01
92
31
    
74
50
62
Sunday
05/17/09
          
2.01
93
33
    
74
50
62
Monday
05/18/09
          
2.41
94
34
    
74
51
63
Tuesday
05/19/09
          
1.62
95
35
    
75
51
63
Wednesday
05/20/09
          
2.64
95
33
    
75
52
63
Thursday
05/21/09
          
1.56
95
36
    
75
52
64
Friday
05/22/09
          
2.43
96
36
    
76
52
64
Saturday
05/23/09
          
1.45
94
39
    
76
53
65
Sunday
05/24/09
          
1.43
100
34
    
77
53
65
Monday
05/25/09
          
1.78
98
35
    
77
53
65
Tuesday
05/26/09
          
2.43
98
38
    
77
54
66
Wednesday
05/27/09
          
2.73
95
36
    
78
54
66
Thursday
05/28/09
          
1.97
98
34
    
78
54
66
Friday
05/29/09
          
2.64
102
32
    
79
55
67
Saturday
05/30/09
          
2.59
104
40
    
79
55
67
Sunday
05/31/09
          
2.05
103
41
    
80
56
68
 
TOTAL
 
 
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
AVERAGE
      
 
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
NORMAL
73.8
50.1
62.0
 
4.23
  
 
 
154
56
 
 
  
 
DEPARTURE
                          
From the record books:
Warmest recorded MAY temperature, 104 F, May 30, 1934.
Coldest recorded MAY temperature, 24 F,  May 1, 1994.
Most MAY Snowfall: 3.0 inches, May 3-4, 1967.

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are MAY 2009.
NORMAL (Norm) is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals in deg. F.
DEPARTURE is MAY 2009 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.