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Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Omaha/Valley, NE

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
800 AM CDT MON MAY 01 2023

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...THE LINCOLN NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST           89   04/12
                       04/13
LOWEST            14   04/06
AVG. MAXIMUM    69.1               64.8     4.3
AVG. MINIMUM    37.1               39.2    -2.1
MEAN            53.1               52.0     1.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     9
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        7.21   1978
 MINIMUM        0.02   1910
TOTALS          0.59               2.69   -2.10
DAYS >= .01        4
DAYS >= .10        2
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.24   04/20 TO 04/20

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          11.1   1997
TOTALS           0.0                1.2    -1.2
SINCE 7/1       14.3
DAYS >= 1.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL       0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    378                401     -23
 SINCE 7/1      5659               5701     -42
COOLING TOTAL     26                 11      15
 SINCE 1/1        26                 13      13
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              13.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/050    DATE  04/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    55/330    DATE  04/29

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.29


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              5     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       3     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      3

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

APRIL IN LINCOLN WAS WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL. THE MONTH ENDED
UP 1.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND 2.10 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION. IT WAS THE 8TH DRIEST APRIL ON
RECORD. NO SNOWFALL WAS REPORTED, WHICH WAS 1.2 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
A NEW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD WAS SET ON APRIL 13, AND A NEW MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE RECORD WAS SET ON APRIL 23.

NEW DAILY RECORDS FOR APRIL 2023

DATE              RECORD             VALUE     PREVIOUS RECORD

APR 13        MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE     89        89 IN 1936
APR 23        MINIMUM TEMPERATURE     21        26 IN 1996

$$

DEWALD