FEBRUARY 2008
LINCOLN, NE

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February 27, 2008: Looking toward the city center from Hardin Hall, East Campus UNL, "Waiting for Spring".    

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Lincoln, NE, Monthly Snowfall 2007-08

Month
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
TOTAL
Observed
0.0
0.4
8.9
4.9
5.1
    
19.3
Normal
0.7
3.1
5.4
6.1
5.4
5.1
1.7
27.5

January 2008 Temperature Graph (Compared to Normals)

February 1, 2007 - January 31, 2008 Temperature Graph Compared to Normals

All minimum temperatures that are 0 F or colder are in BLUE

FEB. 2008
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PREC
REC
PREC 
REC
MAX 
REC
MIN 
HDD
CDD
Norm
MAX
Norm
MIN
Norm
MEAN
SNOW
Friday 02/01/08
40
6
23
-1
0.00
0.45
64
-24
42
0
35
13
24
  
Saturday 02/02/08
 38 18 28 +4 0.00
1.12
68
-22
 37
0
35
13
24
  
Sunday 02/03/08
 39 18 29 +4 0.07
0.73
68
-22
 36
0
36
14
25
0.3
Monday 02/04/08
 36 32 34 +9 0.00
0.47
67
-21
 31
0
36
14
25
 
Tuesday 02/05/08
 33 19 26 +1 0.32
0.38
67
-20
 39
0
36
14
25
4.5
Wednesday 02/06/08
 24 5 15 -11 0.01
0.87
60
-17
 50
0
36
15
26
 0.1
Thursday 02/07/08
 32 6 19 -7 0.00
0.28
71
-18
 46
0
37
15
26
  
Friday 02/08/08
 43 15 29 +3 0.00
0.91
71
-19
 36
0
37
15
26
  
Saturday 02/09/08
 40 15 28 +2 T
0.80
68
-24
 37
0
37
15
26
 T
Sunday 02/10/08
 16 8 12 -15 T
0.65
75
-16
 53
0
38
16
27
 T
Monday 02/11/08
 20 7 17 -10 T
1.55
75
-26
 48
0
38
16
27
 T
Tuesday 02/12/08
 21 9 15 -12 0.00
2.20
73
-24
 50
0
38
16
27
  
Wednesday 02/13/08
 47 13 30 +2 0.00
1.36
69
-26
 35
0
39
17
28
  
Thursday 02/14/08
 39 9 24 -4 T
0.79
75
-15
 41
0
39
17
28
 T
Friday 02/15/08
 32 7 20 -8 0.00
0.45
74
-11
 45
0
39
17
28
  
Saturday 02/16/08
 44
 16 30 +1 0.00
0.73
69
-18
 35
0
40
18
29
  
Sunday 02/17/08
 42 31 37 +8 T
0.50
72
-19
 28
0
40
18
29
 T
Monday 02/18/08
 29 11 20 -9 0.00
0.84
70
-17
 45
0
40
18
29
  
Tuesday02/19/08
 46 7 27 -3 0.00
0.50
71
-15
 38
0
41
18
30
 
Wednesday 02/20/08
 15 -3 6 -24 0.00
1.36
71
-10
 59
0
41
19
30
 
Thursday 02/21/08
 20 8 14 -16 0.00
1.31
74
-9
 51
0
41
19
30
 
Friday 02/22/08
 41 7 24 -7 0.00
1.57
74
-10
 41
0
42
20
31
 
Saturday 02/23/08
 50 17 34 +3 0.00
0.65
75
-16
 31
0
42
20
31
 
Sunday 02/24/08
 55 25 40 +9 0.00
0.82
72
-9
 25
0
43
20
31
 
Monday 02/25/08
 42 23 33 +1 0.11
1.12
77
-8
 32
0
43
21
32
 0.2
Tuesday02/26/08
 32 19 26 -6 0.00
0.68
79
-9
 39
0
43
21
32
  
Wednesday 02/27/08
 46 16 31 -2 0.00
1.92
74
-10
 34
0
44
21
33
 
Thursday 02/28/08
 46 33 40 +7
0.04
1.71
78
-12
 25
0
44
22
33
   
Friday 02/29/08 51 29 40 +7 0.00 0.60 83 -3 25 0 44 22 33   
TOTAL
 
 
 
  
0.55
  
 
 
 1138
 
 
 
 
 5.1
AVERAGE
 36.5 14.6 25.6
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
NORMAL
39.3
17.2
28.3
 
0.66
  
 
 
1075
  
 
 
 
5.7
DEPARTURE
 -2.8 -2.7   -2.7
  
 -0.11   
  
    +63
  
  
  
  
 -0.6
From the record books:
Warmest recorded FEBRUARY temperature,
Leap Years:  83 F, February 29, 1972.
Non-Leap Years:  79 F, Feb. 26, 1896 and Feb. 28, 1972.

Coldest recorded FEBRUARY  temperature, -26 F,  Feb. 11, 1899 & Feb. 13, 1905.
Most FEBRUARY Snowfall: 26.1 inches, 1965.
Least February Snowfall: none measurable, 5 of the last 108 years 
(1922, 1946, 1977, 1991 & 1996).

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are FEBRUARY 2008.
NORMAL (Norm) is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is FEBRUARY 2007 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).
REC PREC = Record daily precipitation amount in inches. 
REC MAX = Record maximum temperature.
REC MIN = Record Minimum temperature.
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).


February 5, 2008:  Awful driving conditions around Lincoln, NE.     February 5, 2008 Snow Storm Link