JUNE  2008 - LINCOLN, NE
June 11-12, 2008 Storms in the Heartland
June 11, 2008 Iowa Boy Scout Camp Deadly Tornado
Omaha June 8, 2008 Tornadoes
Lincoln's First 90F or Higher Climatology
Lincoln's Last Spring Freeze Climatology
June 2008 Photo Gallery
May 2008 Lincoln Temperature Graph compared to Normal 
June 1, 2007 - May 31, 2008 Temperature Graph Compared to Normal

 Year 2008 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
2008
0.44
0.55
1.13
 3.80 4.12 8.59 -
.
.
.
.
.
18.63
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 - June 30 Precipitation = 14.18 inches

Previous Month (May 2008 Lincoln Climate Data)

Lincoln, Nebraska
Top Ten Wettest and Driest Months
Data record 1887 to Present (in 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
1951
9.76 
6
1973
0.77
6
1902
8.83
7
1981
0.85
7
2008
8.59
8
1974
0.91
8
1964
8.56
9
1977
0.99
9
1899
8.40
10
1936
1.13
10

NOTE:  Record daily precipitation, June 11, 2008:  3.03 inches, old record was 1.92 inches set in 1914

ALL June 2008 high temperatures of  90 F or higher are in RED

JUNE 2008
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PREC
REC
PREC
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
HDD
CDD
Norm
MAX
Norm
MIN
Norm
Mean
Sunday 06/01/08
86
63
72
+4
0.00
3.02
96
40
0
7
80
56
68
Monday 06/02/08
83
65
74
+6
0.05
2.00
100
43
0
9
80
56
68
Tuesday 06/03/08
86
68
77
+8
0.65
2.44
97
40
0
12
81
57
69
Wednesday 06/04/08
84
65
75
+6
0.73
2.64
100
40
0
10
81
57
69
Thursday 06/05/08
81
64
73
+3
0.71
4.08
101
42
0
8
82
57
70
Friday 06/06/08
82
61
72
+2
0.00
1.41
107
44
0
7
82
58
70
Saturday 06/07/08
93
67
80
+10
0.00
3.30
100
41
0
15
82
58
70
Sunday 06/08/08
80
63
72
+1
0.45
2.92
102
39
0
7
83
58
71
Monday 06/09/08
81
58
70
-1
0.00
1.90
101
44
0
5
83
59
71
Tuesday 06/10/08
86
56
71
0
0.00
1.77
106
43
0
6
84
59
71
Wednesday 06/11/08
90
62
76
+4
3.03
3.03
103
44
0
11
84
59
72
Thursday 06/12/08
81
61
71
-1
0.02
3.01
101
43
0
6
84
60
72
Friday 06/13/08
82
61
72
0
0.00
1.40
102
43
0
7
85
60
72
Saturday 06/14/08
89
56
73
0
0.00
3.75
101
44
0
8
85
60
73
Sunday 06/15/08
83
63
73
0
0.67
2.88
108
44
0
8
85
60
73
Monday 06/16/08
78
59
69
-4
0.00
1.62
105
45
0
4
85
61
73
Tuesday 06/17/08
81
58
70
-3
0.24
1.82
 101
44
0
5
86
61
73
Wednesday 06/18/08
82
59
71
-3
0.00
1.78
105
50
0
6
86
61
74
Thursday 06/19/08
85
63
74
0
0.01
1.74
104
42
0
9
86
62
74
Friday 06/20/08
87
57
72
-2
0.00
1.76
106
47
0
7
87
62
74
Saturday 06/21/08
87
63
75
+1
0.02
2.11
107
43
0
10
87
62
74
Sunday 06/22/08
84
59
72
-3
0.00
2.40
102
49
0
7
87
62
75
Monday 06/23/08
84
58
71
-4
0.00
4.24
106
46
0
6
87
63
75
Tuesday 06/24/08
76
64
72
-3
1.72
4.59
103
47
0
7
87
63
75
Wednesday 06/25/08
93
66
79
+4
0.00
3.00
103
42
0
14
88
63
75
Thursday 06/26/08
83
68
76
0
0.26
3.17
108
49
0
11
88
63
76
Friday 06/27/08
85
64
75
-1
0.03
2.72
104
49
0
8
88
63
76
Saturday 06/28/08
81
59
70
-5
0.00
0.88
103
52
0
5
88
64
76
Sunday 06/29/08
83
64
74
-2
0.00
2.86
104
44
0
 9
88
64
76
Monday 06/30/08
84
56
70
-6
0.00
1.86
105
51
0
5
88
64
76
JUNE 2008
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
TOTAL
    
 
 
8.59
    
 
0
243
  
 
 
AVERAGE
 84.0 61.7 72.8
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NORMAL
84.9
60.4
72.7
 
3.51
  
 
 
16
244
      
DEPARTURE
 -0.9 +1.3 +0.1   +5.08      
-16
-1
      
..
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 2008.
NORMAL  (Norm) is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is JUNE 2008 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).
UNL
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Applied Climate Sciences Group
School of Natural Resources