February 2006 Summary
LINCOLN, NE
 

Lincoln, Nebraska
Top Ten Wettest and Driest Months
Data record January 1887 to Present

FEBRUARY

WETTEST 
YEAR 
 AMOUNT
WETTEST
RANK
DRIEST
YEAR 
 AMOUNT
DRIEST
RANK
1951 3.47 1 1897 0.00 1
1927 3.13 2 1917 0.02 2
1958 3.07 3 1996 0.06 3
1965 3.05 4 1890 0.06 3
1919 2.92 5 2006 0.07 5
1915 2.53 6 1923 0.07 5
1960 2.38 7 1904 0.07 6
1971 2.33 8 1977 0.08 7
1948 2.28 9 1974 0.08 9
1908 2.13 10 1968 0.10 10

Winter 2005-06 Lincoln Snowfall in inches

Month
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
TOTAL
Observed
0.0
2.9
6.0
T
0.7
    
 9.6
Normal
0.7
3.1
5.4
6.1
5.4
5.1
1.7
27.5

FEB. 2006
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PREC
REC
PREC
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
HDD
CDD
Norm MAX
Norm MIN
Norm Mean
SNOW
02/01/06
53
28
41
+17
0.00
0.45
64
-24
24
0
35
13
24
 
02/02/06
59
26
43
+19
0.00
1.12
68
-22
22
0
35
13
24
 
02/03/06
40
20
30
+5
0.00
0.73
68
-22
35
0
36
14
25
 
02/04/06
36
14
25
0
0.00
0.60
67
-21
40
0
36
14
25
 
02/05/06
36
13
25
0
0.00
0.22
67
-20
40
0
36
14
25
 
02/06/06
44
12
28
+2
0.00
0.87
61
-17
37
0
36
15
26
 
02/07/06
46
21
34
+8
0.00
0.28
71
-18
31
0
37
15
26
 
02/08/06
34
13
24
-2
T
0.90
71
-23
41
0
37
15
26
T
02/09/06
41
14
28
+2
0.00
0.82
68
-24
37
0
37
15
26
 
02/10/06
39
24
32
+5
T
0.65
75
-16
33
0
38
16
27
T
02/11/06
27
15
21
-6
T
1.74
75
-26
44
0
38
16
27
0.1
02/12/06
30
11
21
-6
T
2.20
73
-24
44
0
38
16
27
T
02/13/06
61
11
36
+8
0.00
1.36
70
-26
29
0
39
17
28
 
02/14/06
68
20
44
+16
0.00
0.79
77
-15
21
0
39
17
28
 
02/15/06
41
26
34
+6
0.00
0.45
74
-11
31
0
39
17
28
0.6
02/16/06
26
10
18
-11
0.07
0.73
69
-18
47
0
40
18
29
 
02/17/06
11
0
6
-23
T
0.50
72
-19
59
0
40
18
29
 
02/18/06
14
-4
5
-24
0.00
0.84
70
-17
60
0
40
18
29
 
02/19/06
28
1
15
-15
0.00
0.50
71
-15
50
0
41
18
30
 
02/20/06
47
9
28
-2
0.00
1.36
71
-10
37
0
41
19
30
 
02/21/06
51
12
32
+2
0.00
1.31
74
-9
33
0
41
19
30
 
02/22/06
53
13
33
+2
0.00
1.57
74
-10
32
0
42
20
31
 
02/23/06
48
21
35
+4
0.00
0.65
75
-16
30
0
42
20
31
 
02/24/06
65
18
42
+11
0.00
0.75
72
-10
23
0
43
20
31
 
02/25/06
36
18
27
-5
0.00
1.12
77
-8
38
0
43
21
32
 
02/26/06
53
9
31
-1
0.00
0.72
79
-9
34
0
43
21
32
 
02/27/06
71
27
49
+16
0.00
1.88
74
-10
16
0
44
21
33
 
02/28/06
73
26
50
+17
0.00
1.71
79
-18
15
0
44
22
33
 
TOTAL
 
 
 
 
0.07
  
 
 
983
 
 
 
 
0.7
AVERAGE
44.0
15.3
29.7
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NORMAL
39.3
17.2
28.3
 
0.66
  
 
 
1043
 
 
 
 
5.7
DEPARTURE
+4.7
-1.9
+1.4
 
-0.59
  
 
  
-60
 
 
 
 
-5.0

From the record books:
Warmest recorded FEBRUARY temperature,
Leap Years:  84 F, February 29, 1972.
Non-Leap Years:  79 F, Feb. 26, 1896 and Feb. 28, 1972.

Coldest recorded FEBRUARY  temperature, -26 F,  Feb. 11, 1899 & Feb. 13, 1905.
Most FEBRUARY Snowfall: 26.1 inches, 1965.
Least February Snowfall: none measurable, 5 of the last 106 years 
(1922, 1946, 1977, 1991 & 1996).

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are FEBRUARY 2006.
NORMAL (Norm) is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is FEBRUARY 2006 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).
PREC = Observed daily precipitation (midnight to midnight, CST).
REC PREC = Record daily precipitaton amount in inches. 
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).
Norm MAX = Daily Normal High Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
Norm MIN = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
Norm MEAN = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1971-2000 normals).