January 2008
Lincoln, Nebraska Daily Climate Data

Steam bellows into the frigid morning

Jan. 2, 2008: Steam from this plant in northeast Lincoln roars into the -1 F frigid Winter air. ©Ken Dewey, UNL, SNR.

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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
.
    
14.2
Normal
0.7
3.1
5.4
6.1
5.4
5.1
1.7
27.5

January 2008 Temperature Graph (compared to normals)

Daily Observations, January 2008
JAN 2008
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
REC
PREC
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
HDD
CDD
AVG 
MAX
AVG 
MIN
AVG 
Mean
SNOW
Tuesday 01/01/08
23
 7 15 -8 0.00
0.39
63
-26
50
0
33
12
23
 
Wednesday 01/02/08
 23 -1 11 -12 0.00
0.34
72
-22
 54
0
33
12
23
 
Thursday 01/03/08
 37 14 26 +4 0.00
1.40
63
-17
 39
0
33
12
22
 
Friday 01/04/08
 37 25 31 +9 0.00
0.32
59
-19
 34
0
33
12
22
 
Saturday 01/05/08
 44 20 32 +10 0.00
0.69
61
-20
 33
0
33
11
22
 
Sunday 01/06/08
 47 28 38 +16 0.00
0.40
60
-25
 27
0
33
11
22
 
Monday 01/07/08
 44 28 36 +14 0.09
0.60
65
-20
 29
0
33
11
22
 
Tuesday 01/08/08
 40 25 33 +11 0.00
0.34
70
-20
 32
0
33
11
22
 
Wednesday 01/09/08
 41 23 32 +10 0.00
0.37
62
-21
 33
0
33
11
22
 
Thursday 01/10/08
 37 23 30 +8 0.02
0.76
73
-18
 35
0
32
11
22
 0.3
Friday 01/11/08
 39 17 28 +8 0.00
0.31
65
-29
 37
0
32
11
22
  
Saturday 01/12/08
 32 25 29 +7 0.00
0.74
64
-33
 36
0
32
11
22
  
Sunday 01/13/08
 39 17 28 +6 0.00
0.30
70
-21
 37
0
33
11
22
  
Monday 01/14/08
 26 11 19 -3 0.00
0.91
60
-18
 46
0
33
11
22
  
Tuesday 01/15/08
 39 13 26 +4 0.00
0.83
69
-27
 39
0
33
11
22
  
Wednesday 01/16/08
 32 16 24 +2 0.21
0.58
66
-19
 41
0
33
11
22
 3.0
Thursday 01/17/08
 17 9 13 -9 0.05
0.60
64
-16
 52
0
33
11
22
 0.5
Friday 01/18/08
 25 -1 12 -10 0.02
0.45
66
-21
 53
0
33
11
22
 0.3
Saturday 01/19/08
 13 -9 2 -20 T
0.78
65
-29
 63
0
33
11
22
 T
Sunday 01/20/08
 19 -1 9 -13 0.00
0.47
68
-18
 56
0
33
11
22
  
Monday 01/21/08
 19 8 14 -8 0.01
0.55
64
-17
 51
0
33
11
22
 0.1
Tuesday 01/22/08
 20 -1 10 -12 0.00
0.64
59
-14
 55
0
33
11
22
  
Wednesday 01/23/08
 30 -3 14 -8 0.02
0.45
68
-20
 51
0
33
11
22
 0.5
Thursday 01/24/08
  19  -10 5 -18 0.00
0.46
72
-19
 60
0
33
12
23
  
Friday 01/25/08
 36 15 26 +3 T
0.48
69
-21
 39
0
34
12
23
 T
Saturday 01/26/08
 45 14 30 +7 0.00
0.81
68
-17
 35
0
34
12
23
  
Sunday 01/27/08
 54 21 38 +15 0.00
0.80
68
-23
 27
0
34
12
23
  
Monday 01/28/08
 60 32 46 +23 T
0.90
63
-22
 19
0
34
12
23
  
Tuesday 01/29/08
 39 5 22 -1 0.02
0.52
66
-18
 43
0
34
13
23
 0.2
Wednesday 01/30/08
 19 4 12 -12 0.00
0.34
60
-16
 53
0
35
13
24
  
Thursday 01/31/08
 21 9 15 -9 0.00
0.56
72
-20
 50
0
35
13
24
  
TOTAL
 1016
 383
 
 
0.44
  
 
 
 1309
0
 
 
 
 4.9
AVERAGE
 32.8 12.4 22.6
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
NORMAL
33.2
11.5
22.4
 
0.67
  
 
 
1328
0
 
 
 
 5.1
DEPARTURE
 -0.4 +0.9 +0.2   -0.23       -19         -0.2

 
From the record books:
Warmest recorded JANUARY  temperature, 73 F, January 10, 1990.
Coldest recorded JANUARY  temperature, -33 F,  January 12, 1974
Most JANUARY Snowfall: 23.0 inches, 1915.
Least January Snowfall: Trace (flurries and not measurable), 3 of the last 107 years (1900, 1986, 2006).

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are JANUARY 2008.
NORMAL is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is JANUARY 2008.  Average measured against 1971-2000 normals.
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..
PCPN = Observed daily precipitation (midnight to midnight, CST), in inches.
REC PREC = Record daily precipitation amount 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).
AVG MAX = Daily Normal High Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
AVG MIN = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
AVG MEAN = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
SNOW = Snowfall in inches.