NOVEMBER 2008
LINCOLN, NE

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Last month's Data: (October 2008)

Year 2008 Precipitation (in inches): compared to normal: red above normal, blue below normal

 
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
TOTAL
2008
0.44
0.55
1.13
 3.80 4.12 8.59 3.58
1.78
4.10
4.79
1.16
.
34.04
NORMAL
0.67
0.66
2.21
2.90
4.23
3.51
3.54
3.35
2.92
1.94
1.58
0.86
28.37
Normal January 1 - November 30 Precipitation = 27.51 inches
 
Record high of 79 F on November 3, 2008.  The old record was 78 F set in 1916.
Record daily precipitation on November 11, 2008, 0.83 inches, old record was 0.66 inches set in 1965.
November
2008
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
REC
PCPN
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
HDD
CDD
AVG MAX
AVG MIN
AVG Mean
SNOW
Saturday
November 1
 70 33 52 +7 0.00
1.34
80
16
 13
0
57
33
45
 
Sunday
November 2
 78 39 59 +14 0.00
0.79
81
9
 6
0
57
33
45
 
Monday
November 3
 79 57 68 +24 0.00
2.05
79
1
 0
3
56
32
44
 
Tuesday
November 4
 75 57 67 +23 0.00
0.97
80
-4
 0
2
56
32
44
 
Wednesday
November 5
 72 46 59 +16 0.00
0.70
81
15
 6
0
55
31
43
 
Thursday
November 6
 47 36 42 -1 T
1.12
82
8
 23
0
54
31
43
 
Friday
November 7
 41 33 37 -5 T
0.63
78
0
 28
0
54
31
42
T
Saturday
November 8
 36 27 32 -10 0.00
1.55
84
3
 33
0
53
30
42
 
Sunday
November 9
 42 17 30 -11 0.00
1.35
74
16
 35
0
53
30
41
 
Monday
November 10
 37 22 30 -11 0.25
1.83
79
4
 35
0
52
29
41
T
Tuesday
November 11
 43 35 39 -1 0.83
0.83
74
-1
 26
0
51
29
40
T
Wednesday
November 12
 45 34 40 0 0.00
2.42
74
2
 25
0
51
28
40
 
Thursday
November 13
 58 36 47 +8 0.08
1.98
85
0
 18
0
50
28
39
 
Friday
November 14
 50 32 41 +2 T
1.71
75
-1
 24
0
50
28
39
 
Saturday
November 15
 41 26 34 -4 0.00
1.82
76
5
 31
0
49
27
38
 
Sunday
November 16
 53 26 40 +2 0.00
2.06
74
4
 25
0
49
27
38
 
Monday
November 17
 42 24 33 -4 0.00
1.44
75
5
 32
0
48
26
37
 
Tuesday
November 18
 47 27 37 0 0.00
0.68
78
4
 28
0
47
26
37
 
Wednesday
November 19
 63 30 47 +11 0.00
2.06
78
4
 18
0
47
25
36
 
Thursday
November 20
 37 19 28 -8 0.00
1.05
75
1
 37
0
46
25
36
 
Friday
November 21
 36 10 23 -12 0.00
0.79
70
3
 42
0
46
25
35
  
Saturday
November 22
          
0.74
68
-1
  
0
45
24
35
  
Sunday
November 23
          
1.59
68
-2
  
0
45
24
34
  
Monday
November 24
          
1.45
70
1
  
0
45
23
34
  
Tuesday
November 25
          
0.95
77
4
  
0
44
23
34
 
Wednesday
November 26
          
1.31
71
-2
  
0
44
23
33
 
Thursday
November 27
          
1.25
68
-15
  
0
43
22
33
 
Friday
November 28
          
0.63
65
-3
  
0
43
22
32
 
Saturday
November 29
          
2.34
71
-5
  
0
42
22
32
 
Sunday
November 30
          
1.37
71
-5
  
0
42
21
31
 
 
TOTAL
         1.16  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
   T
 
Average
      
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Normal
49.1
27.0
38.1
 
1.58
  
 
 
806
0
 
 
 
 2.6
 
Departure
                              
November
2008
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
REC
PCPN
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
HDD
CDD
AVG MAX
AVG MIN
AVG Mean
SNOW



November 3, 2008:   Record warmth across the Plains.
Lincoln Record high of 79 F; Omaha record high of 79 F;
 

November 2, 2008:   Near record warmth across the Plains.
From the record books:
Hottest recorded November temperature 85 in 1999.
Coldest recorded November temperature -15 in 1887.

Most November Snowfall: 12.6 inches, 1957. 
Least November Snowfall: 0 inches or a Trace, 26 of the last 107 years.

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are NOVEMBER 2008.
NORMAL is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is NOVEMBER 2008  Average measured against 1971-2000 normals.
MAX = Observed Maximum and MIN = Observed Minimum temperatures.
MEAN = Observed Mean Daily temperature.
DEP = Departure from normal ( __ = below normal, + above normal).
PCPN = Observed daily precipitation (midnight to midnight, CST).
REC PREC = Record daily precipitation amount for the day
REC MAX = Record maximum temperature.
REC MIN = Record Minimum temperature.
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).

 
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