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Lincoln, NE, April 2011 Weather and Climate Data

Last Month: March 2011 Temperature Graph

Winter 2010-11 Monthly Snowfall totals

Record warm maximum (high) temperature on April 9, 2011: 90 F (old record was 89 F set in 1930)

All data in the following table are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.

April
2011
Max
Min
Mean
Dep
Pcpn
Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDD
CDD
Avg
Max
Avg
Min 		Avg
Mean 		Snow
Friday
April 1
64
33
49
+3
T
0.67
91
17
16
0
58
33
46
 
Saturday
April 2
75
31
53
+7
0.00
1.45
88
11
12
0
58
34
46
 
Sunday
April 3
73
45
59
+12
0.00
1.35
88
3
6
0
59
34
47
 
Monday
April 4
53
31
42
-5
T
1.00
94
13
23
0
59
35
47
 
Tuesday
April 5
74
30
52
+5
0.00
1.20
89
12
13
0
60
35
47
 
Wednesday
April 6
67
42
55
+7
0.00
0.79
91
12
10
0
60
35
48
 
Thursday
April 7
55
46
51
+3
0.34
0.98
84
16
14
0
60
36
48
 
Friday
April 8
57
46
52
+4
0.00
0.85
88
17
13
0
61
36
48
 
Saturday
April 9
90
53
72
+23
0.00
1.92
89
20
0
7
61
36
49
 
Sunday
April 10
75
48
62
+13
0.00
1.66
92
19
3
0
62
37
49
 
Monday
April 11
67
38
53
+3
0.00
0.96
93
20
12
0
62
37
50
 
Tuesday
April 12
75
29
52
+2
0.00
1.03
86
17
13
0
62
38
50
 
Wednesday
April 13
77
46
62
+12
0.00
1.78
89
15
3
0
63
38
50
 
Thursday
April 14
69
44
57
+6
0.76
2.33
91
16
8
0
63
38
51
 
Friday
April 15
52
35
44
-7
0.81
0.92
93
24
21
0
64
39
51
 T
Saturday
April 16
67
33
50
-1
T
1.52
91
21
15
0
64
39
51
 
Sunday
April 17
56
30
43
-9
T
1.59
90
20
22
0
64
39
52
 
Monday
April 18
53
39
46
-6
T
1.40
94
21
19
0
65
40
52
 
Tuesday
April 19
43
37
40
-13
0.79
1.54
92
25
25
0
65
40
53
 
Wednesday
April 20
57
35
46
-7
0.00
1.93
95
22
19
0
65
40
53
 
Thursday
April 21
54
42
48
-5
T
1.37
92
24
17
0
66
41
53
 
Friday
April 22
71
44
58
+4
0.01
1.40
94
25
7
0
66
41
54
 
Saturday
April 23
53
36
45
-9
0.01
1.73
89
26
20
0
66
42
54
 
Sunday
April 24
58
29
44
-10
0.00
2.60
94
27
21
0
67
42
54
 
Monday
April 25
49
41
45
-10
0.48
2.20
90
29
20
0
67
42
55
 
Tuesday
April 26
58
41
50
-5
0.03
1.28
97
27
15
0
67
43
55
 
Wednesday
April 27
63
42
52
-3
T
1.58
95
24
13
0
67
43
55
 
Thursday
April 28
71
42
57
+1
0.00
2.34
97
30
8
0
68
43
56
 
Friday
April 29
79
43
61
+5
0.04
1.85
93
27
4
0
68
44
56
 
Saturday
April 30
68
46
57
+1
0.00
1.24
90
25
8
0
68
44
56
 
April
2011
Max Min Mean Dep Pcpn Rec
Pcpn		 Rec
Max		 Rec
Min		 HDD CDD Avg
Max		 Avg
Min		 Avg
Mean		 snow
 
TOTAL
     
3.27
 
 
400
7
 
 
 
T  
 
AVERAGE
64.1
39.2
51.6
  
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
NORMAL
63.5
38.8
51.2
 
2.90
 
 
 
425
13
 
 
 
 1.1
 
DEPARTURE
 +0.6 +0.4 +0.4  
+0.33
      
-25
-6
      
-1.1
                               
 

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are APRIL 2011.
Temperature is "degrees F"
Precipitation measurement is "inches"
Precipitation "T" = trace, precipitation was observed but not enough to be measured
NORMAL (Norm) is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals
DEPARTURE is APRIL 2011 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.
Pcpn = Observed daily precipitation (midnight to midnight, CST) in inches.
Rec Pcpn = 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) in deg F.
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.
Snow = Snowfall in inches.

From the record books:
Warmest recorded APRIL  temperature, 97 F, April 26, 1989; April 28, 1910.
Coldest recorded APRIL  temperature, 3 F, April 3, 1975.
Most APRIL Snowfall: 11.1 inches, 1997.
In the last 111 years, 1900-2010, April had measurable snowfall 53 times
In the last 111 years, 1900-2010, April had NO measurable snowfall 59 times

NOTE:  All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.