MAY 2008 - LINCOLN, NE


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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 3.09 - -
.
.
.
.
.
9.01
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 - May 31 = 10.67 inches).

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Last Month's (April 2008) Data
 
Day
May 2008
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PREC
REC
PREC
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
HDD
CDD
AVG
MAX
AVG
MIN
AVG
Mean
Thursday
05/01/08
81
52
67
+10
0.00
2.10
93
24
0
2
69
45
57
Friday
05/02/08
 54 43 49 -8 0.25
1.50
91
26
16
0
69
45
57
Saturday
05/03/08
60
38
49
-8
0.00
1.90
91
25
16
0
69
45
57
Sunday
05/04/08
75
35
55
-3
0.00
2.47
91
30
10
0
70
46
58
Monday
05/05/08
80
42
61
+3
0.00
3.35
97
31
4
0
70
46
58
Tuesday
05/06/08
79
52
66
+8
0.64
1.46
95
27
0
1
70
46
58
Wednesday
05/07/08
64
48
56
-3
0.00
1.71
96
29
9
0
71
47
59
Thursday
05/08/08
69
39
54
-5
0.19
1.96
95
29
11
0
71
47
59
Friday
05/09/08
65
52
59
0
0.02
2.56
97
30
6
0
71
48
59
Saturday
05/10/08
57
43
50
-10
0.72
1.05
93
30
15
0
71
48
60
Sunday
05/11/08
62
39
51
-9
0.00
1.33
94
29
14
0
72
48
60
Monday
05/12/08
76
42
59
-1
0.00
1.55
97
32
6
0
72
49
60
Tuesday
05/13/08
65
46
56
-5
0.00
2.76
96
27
9
0
73
49
61
Wednesday
05/14/08
69
36
53
-8
0.00
2.63
96
32
12
0
73
49
61
Thursday
05/15/08
71
42
57
-5
0.01
2.35
93
31
8
0
73
50
62
Friday
05/16/08
78
46
62
0
0.00
2.01
92
31
3
0
74
50
62
Saturday
05/17/08
84
53
69
+7
0.00
2.01
93
33
0
4
74
50
62
Sunday
05/18/08
80
44
62
-1
0.00
2.41
94
34
3
0
74
51
63
Monday
05/19/08
87
57
72
+9
0.00
1.62
95
35
0
7
75
51
63
Tuesday
05/20/08
73
48
61
-2
0.00
2.64
95
33
4
0
75
52
63
Wednesday
05/21/08
72
44
58
-2
T
1.56
95
36
7
0
75
52
64
Thursday
05/22/08
63
52
58
-6
0.17
2.43
96
36
7
0
76
52
64
Friday
05/23/08
60
55
58
-7
1.08
1.45
94
39
7
0
76
53
65
Saturday
05/24/08
79
55
67
+2
0.01
1.43
100
34
0
2
77
53
65
Sunday
05/25/08
          
1.78
98
35
    
77
53
65
Monday
05/26/08
          
2.43
98
38
    
77
54
66
Tuesday
05/27/08
          
2.73
95
36
    
78
54
66
Wednesday
05/28/08
          
1.97
98
34
    
78
54
66
Thursday
05/29/08
          
2.64
102
32
    
79
55
67
Friday
05/30/08
          
2.59
104
40
    
79
55
67
Saturday
05/31/08
          
2.05
103
41
    
80
56
68
 
TOTAL
 
 
 
 
3.09
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
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.

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
 1.1 T
20.4
Normal
0.7
3.1
5.4
6.1
5.4
5.1
1.7
27.5

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are MAY 2008.
NORMAL (Norm) is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals in deg. F.
DEPARTURE is MAY 2008 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.