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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
624 AM CST THU FEB 01 2024

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...THE LINCOLN NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST           61   01/31
LOWEST           -18   01/14
AVG. MAXIMUM    30.0               35.6    -5.6
AVG. MINIMUM    13.5               14.4    -0.9
MEAN            21.7               25.0    -3.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32    13
DAYS MIN <= 32    28
DAYS MIN <= 0      8

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.15   1949
 MINIMUM           T   1986
TOTALS          0.95               0.73    0.22
DAYS >= .01        6
DAYS >= .10        2
DAYS >= .50        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.61   01/08 TO 01/08

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          23.0   1915
TOTALS          11.4                6.5     4.9
SINCE 7/1       16.4
DAYS >= 1.0        3
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       10   01/20
                       01/21
                       01/22
 24 HR TOTAL     6.2   01/08 TO 01/09

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1335               1240      95
 SINCE 7/1      3240               3563    -323
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/340    DATE  01/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/350    DATE  01/09

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.49


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                1     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       5
LIGHT SNOW                9     SLEET                      0
FOG                      18     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                     16

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

&&

JANUARY IN LINCOLN WAS COOLER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL. THE MONTH
ENDED UP 3.3 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND 0.22
INCHES ABOVE NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION. IT WAS THE 16TH SNOWIEST
DECEMBER ON RECORD. SNOWFALL WAS 4.9 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.

NEW DAILY RECORDS FOR JANUARY

DATE              RECORD             VALUE     PREVIOUS RECORD

JAN 8         PRECIPITATION          0.61        0.34 IN 1937
JAN 12         SNOWFALL              4.4          3.9 IN 1898
JAN 14      MINIMUM TEMPERATURE      -18          -18 IN 1888

$$

DEWALD