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Lincoln, NE, August 2011 Weather and Climate Data

New Daily precipitation record, August 30, 2011: 2.62 inches. Old record 2.23 set in 1977

 

Lincoln, Nebraska
August 2011: Daily Climate Data

All data in the following table are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.
Note: The new 1981-2010 normals are being used

August
2011
Max
Min
Mean
Dep
Pcpn
Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDD
CDD
Norm
Max
Norm
Min 		Norm
Mean
Monday
 Aug. 1
104
75
90
+13
0.00
2.39
105
48
0
25
89
66
77
Tuesday
 Aug. 2
95
76
86
+9
0.00
2.04
107
52
0
21
88
66
77
Wednesday
 Aug. 3
89
69
79
+2
0.00
2.05
108
51
0
14
88
66
77
Thursday
 Aug. 4
86
71
79
+2
0.13
1.68
109
45
0
14
88
66
77
Friday
 Aug. 5
85
71
78
+1
0.45
1.60
109
48
0
13
88
66
77
Saturday
 Aug. 6
92
67
80
+3
0.57
1.68
104
49
0
15
88
66
77
Sunday
 Aug. 7
88
68
78
+1
0.02
2.02
104
44
0
13
88
65
77
Monday
 Aug. 8
87
66
77
0
0.13
1.71
110
50
0
12
88
65
77
Tuesday
 Aug. 9
84
63
74
-2
T
1.69
106
48
0
9
88
65
77
Wednesday
 Aug. 10
80
62
71
-5
0.00
1.33
104
48
0
6
88
65
76
Thursday
 Aug. 11
85
56
71
-5
1.06
1.94
105
48
0
6
88
65
76
Friday
 Aug. 12
84
62
73
-3
0.56
2.94
107
47
0
8
88
65
76
Saturday
 Aug. 13
83
62
73
-3
0.00
1.83
108
49
0
8
87
65
76
Sunday
 Aug. 14
83
57
70
-6
0.00
3.32
103
45
0
5
87
65
76
Monday
 Aug. 15
79
65
72
-4
0.64
1.72
106
48
0
7
87
64
76
Tuesday
 Aug. 16
77
67
72
-4
0.00
4.27
107
49
0
7
87
64
76
Wednesday
 Aug. 17
85
65
75
-1
0.00
2.54
107
46
0
10
87
64
76
Thursday
 Aug. 18
90
65
78
+3
0.66
2.36
110
47
0
13
87
64
75
Friday
 Aug. 19
84
63
74
-1
0.05
1.24
100
45
0
9
87
64
75
Saturday
 Aug. 20
80
66
73
-2
T
2.73
102
39
0
8
87
63
75
Sunday
 Aug. 21
85
61
73
-2
0.00
2.41
104
47
0
8
86
63
75
Monday
 Aug. 22
88
71
80
+5
0.00
2.94
103
46
0
15
86
63
75
Tuesday
 Aug. 23
95
76
86
+12
0.00
1.28
103
43
0
21
86
63
74
Wednesday
 Aug. 24
87
59
73
-1
0.00
1.90
107
43
0
8
86
63
74
Thursday
 Aug. 25
84
55
70
-4
0.00
3.09
105
45
0
5
86
62
74
Friday
 Aug. 26
87
62
75
+1
0.00
1.72
105
48
0
10
85
62
74
Saturday
 Aug. 27
86
61
74
+1
0.00
1.34
104
47
0
9
85
62
73
Sunday
 Aug. 28
81
64
73
0
T
2.93
103
41
0
8
85
61
73
Monday
 Aug. 29
82
57
70
-3
T
5.45
101
41
0
5
85
61
73
Tuesday
 Aug. 30
84
65
75
+2
2.62
2.23
103
42
0
10
85
61
73
Wednesday
 Aug. 31
92
66
79
+7
0.00
1.96
103
42
0
14
84
60
72
August
2011
Max Min Mean Dep Pcpn Rec
Pcpn		 Rec
Max		 Rec
Min		 HDD CDD Avg
Max		 Avg
Min		 Avg
Mean
TOTAL
       
6.89
  
 
 
0
336
 
 
 
AVERAGE
86.2
64.9
75.5
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NORMAL
86.8
63.8
75.3
 
3.49
 
 
 
5
324
 
 
 
 
DEPARTURE
-0.6. +1.1 +0.2.   +3.40      
-5
+12
      
                             
 

AVERAGE and TOTAL are August 2011.
Temperature is "degrees F"
Precipitation measurement is "inches"
Precipitation "T" = trace, precipitation was observed but not enough to be measured
NORMAL (Norm) refers to the 1981-2010 Standard Normals
DEPARTURE is AUGUST 2011 Averages and totals measured against 1981-2010 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 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.

From the record books:
Hottest recorded August temperature, 110 F, August 8, 1934 & August 18, 1936.
Coldest recorded August temperature, 39 F,  August 20, 1950.

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