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Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rain in the Central U.S.; Critical Fire Weather in California

Scattered severe thunderstorms, associated with tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds are likely today from the southern Plains into the Ozarks, and mid Mississippi Valley. Excessive rainfall is also likely in these areas. Gusty easterly winds and low relative humidity will support elevated to critical fire weather over coastal portions of California today into Thursday. Read More >

Climate Summary for Omaha

 

...THE OMAHA NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2022...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2022

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART                       
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM                         
                                          NORMAL                       
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST          101   06/13                                           
                       08/02                                           
LOWEST           -14   12/22                                           
AVG. MAXIMUM    63.8               62.8     1.0                        
AVG. MINIMUM    39.8               42.1    -2.3                        
MEAN            51.8               52.4    -0.6                        
DAYS MAX >= 90    49                                                   
DAYS MAX <= 32    43                                                   
DAYS MIN <= 32   156                                                   
DAYS MIN <= 0     12                                                   

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS         22.54              31.86   -9.32                        
DAYS >= .01       88                                                   
DAYS >= .10       48                                                   
DAYS >= .50       18                                                   
DAYS >= 1.00       3                                                   
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.82                                                   
 STORM TOTAL    1.13                                                   
 (MM/DD(HH))                                                           

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS          14.8               27.1   -12.3                        
DAYS >= TRACE     39                                                   
DAYS >= 1.0        6                                                   
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        4   01/15                                           
                       01/16                                           
 24 HR TOTAL     4.4                                                   
 STORM TOTAL     4.4                                                   
 (MM/DD(HH))                                                           

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   6161               5833     328                        
COOLING TOTAL   1471               1294     177                        
................................................

WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    45/180    DATE  04/23                  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    63/180    DATE  04/23                  


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM             52     MIXED PRECIP               0          
HEAVY RAIN               24     RAIN                      32           
LIGHT RAIN              107     FREEZING RAIN              1           
LT FREEZING RAIN          8     HAIL                       4           
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       5           
LIGHT SNOW               35     SLEET                      1           
FOG                      93     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      8           
HAZE                     21                                            

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

&&

2022 IN OMAHA WAS COOLER AND MUCH DRIER THAN NORMAL. THE YEAR ENDED 
UP 0.6 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND 9.32 INCHES 
BELOW NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION. SNOWFALL FOR THE YEAR MEASURED 14.8 
INCHES AND WAS 12.3 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. IT WAS THE 18TH LEAST 
SNOWIEST YEAR ON RECORD. THE PEAK WIND FOR THE YEAR 63 MPH ON APRIL 
23. THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR WAS 101 AND THE COLDEST WAS -14. 

         TEMPERATURES                 PRECIPITATION
    AVG. DEPART  MAX MIN   TOTAL DEPART SNOW/SLEET DEPART  TSTORM PEAK
                                                           DAYS   WIND
JAN22.8  -1.6   58  -8    0.52 -0.23     7.0     -0.2      0     60
FEB28.3  -0.6   70  -2     0.22 -0.73     0.5     -7.3      0     50
MAR41.0  -0.3   79   7     2.68  0.89     2.5     -0.5      2     54
APR52.6  -2.4   91  22     1.72 -1.45      T      -1.0      7     63
MAY63.6   1.1   97  37     5.32  0.66     0.0     -0.1      8     62
JUN75.0   1.1  101  45     2.95 -1.49     0.0      0.0      8     49
JUL78.2   0.1  100  55     2.73 -0.82     0.0      0.0     10     51
AUG76.7   1.0  101  57     2.67 -1.93     0.0      0.0      9     38
SEP68.9   1.3  100  40     1.55 -1.41     0.0      0.0      4     41
OCT54.2  -0.2   87  16     0.56 -1.76      T      -0.5      2     52
NOV37.6  -2.6   78  11     0.57 -0.88     0.2     -1.5      1     52
DEC24.3  -4.4   59 -14     1.05 -0.17     4.6     -1.2      1     51
YEAR 51.8 -0.6101-14    22.54 -9.32    14.8    -12.3     52     63

DAILY RECORDS

DATE                RECORD TYPE   READINGPREVIOUS RECORD
MARCH      2    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE   79    76 IN 1992
APRIL     12    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE   91    86 IN 1916
APRIL     26    MINIMUM TEMPERATURE   28    29 IN 1931
MAY        2    MIN MAXIMUM TEMP      45    45 IN 1954/1953
MAY       11    MAX MINIMUM TEMP      70    67 IN 1879
MAY       11    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE   96    93 IN 2000
MAY       12    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE   97    93 IN 1956
JUNE      13    MAX MINIMUM TEMP      79    78 IN 1952
JUNE      13    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE  101   101 IN 1952
JUNE      20    MAX MINIMUM TEMP      76    76 IN 1937
SEPTEMBER 20    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE  100    95 IN 2018
OCTOBER   18    MINIMUM TEMPERATURE   16    20 IN 1972
OCTOBER   23    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE   87    84 IN 1899
NOVEMBER   9    MAX MINIMUM TEMP      60    50 IN 1917
NOVEMBER   9    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE   75    73 IN 1999

MONTHLY RANKINGS

    TEMPERATURE    PRECIPITATION     SNOWFALL
JAN    --              --             --
FEB     --              --         8TH DRIEST
MAR     --              --             --
APR     --              --             --
MAY     --              --             --
JUN     --              --             --
JUL     --              --             --
AUG     --              --             --
SEP     --              --             --
OCT     --              --             --
NOV     --              --             --
DEC     --              --             --

SEASONAL RANKINGS

13TH DRIEST DEC-JAN-FEB FOR PRECIPITATION
12TH DRIEST DEC-JAN-FEB FOR SNOWFALL
8TH DRIEST SEP-OCT-NOV FOR PRECIPITATION

YEARLY RANKINGS

18TH LEAST SNOWIEST YEAR

2022 Lincoln Climate Summary

 

...THE LINCOLN NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2022...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2022

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART                       
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM                         
                                          NORMAL                       
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST          103   06/13                                           
                       09/20                                           
LOWEST           -13   12/22                                           
AVG. MAXIMUM    66.1               64.1     2.0                        
AVG. MINIMUM    38.8               40.5    -1.7                        
MEAN            52.5               52.3     0.2                        
DAYS MAX >= 90    67                                                   
DAYS MAX <= 32    32                                                   
DAYS MIN <= 32   164                                                   
DAYS MIN <= 0     14                                                   

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS         19.92              29.34   -9.42                        
DAYS >= .01       80                                                   
DAYS >= .10       33                                                   
DAYS >= .50       14                                                   
DAYS >= 1.00       5                                                   
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.54   04/28 TO 04/29                                  
 STORM TOTAL    1.77                                                   
 (MM/DD(HH))                                                           

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           5.9               26.0   -20.1                        
SINCE 7/1        1.6                7.7    -6.1                        
DAYS >= TRACE     31                                                   
DAYS >= 1.0        3                                                   
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        2   12/23                                           
                       12/24                                           
                       12/25                                           
 24 HR TOTAL     1.5   01/01 TO 01/01                                  
                       12/22 TO 12/22                                  
 STORM TOTAL     1.5                                                   
 (MM/DD(HH))                                                           

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   5988               5856     132                        
COOLING TOTAL   1554               1270     284                        
................................................

WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    46/290    DATE  04/23                  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    63/170    DATE  04/12                  


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM             38     MIXED PRECIP               0          
HEAVY RAIN               24     RAIN                      32           
LIGHT RAIN               94     FREEZING RAIN              0          
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0          
HEAVY SNOW                3     SNOW                       3           
LIGHT SNOW               31     SLEET                      0          
FOG                      82     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      7           
HAZE                     47                                            

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

&&

2022 IN LINCOLN WAS JUST SLIGHTLY WARMER AND MUCH DRIER THAN NORMAL. 
THE YEAR ENDED UP 0.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 
AND 9.42 INCHES BELOW NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION. SNOWFALL FOR THE 
YEAR MEASURED 5.9 INCHES, WHICH WAS 20.1 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. IT WAS 
THE 15TH DRIEST YEAR FOR PRECIPITATION AND THE 2ND LEAST SNOWIEST 
YEAR ON RECORD. A PEAK WIND GUST OF 63 MPH WAS RECORDED ON APRIL 12. 
THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR WAS 103 AND THE COLDEST WAS -13. 

         TEMPERATURES                 PRECIPITATION
    AVG. DEPART  MAX MIN   TOTAL DEPART SNOW/SLEET DEPART  TSTORM PEAK
                                                           DAYS   WIND
JAN 24.9  -0.1   61  -8     0.28 -0.45     2.9     -3.6      0     51
FEB 28.8  -0.7   69  -1     0.03 -0.86     0.1     -7.0      0     53
MAR 41.2  -0.6   81   5     1.96  0.41     1.3     -2.1      1     62
APR 52.0  -1.9   91  18     3.05  0.36       T     -1.2      5     63
MAY 63.1   1.0   95  34     5.27  0.36     0.0     -0.1      6     57
JUN 75.0   1.3  103  42     3.73 -0.75     0.0      0.0     11     58
JUL 78.2   0.1  102  54     2.57 -0.68     0.0      0.0      5     51
AUG 77.9   2.3  101  55     0.55 -2.77     0.0      0.0      5     33
SEP 70.8   3.6  103  39     0.97 -1.93     0.0      0.0      2     38
OCT 55.1   1.3   89  16     0.61 -1.53     0.0     -0.9      1     56
NOV 38.3  -1.5   79   6     0.26 -1.04       T     -1.5      1     51
DEC25.8  -3.0   61 -13     0.64 -0.54     1.6     -3.7      1     52
YEAR 52.5  0.2  103 -13    19.92 -9.42     5.9    -20.1     38     63

DAILY RECORDS

DATE                RECORD TYPE   READINGPREVIOUS RECORD
MARCH      2    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE  81    79 IN 1904
MARCH     20    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE   80    79 IN 1934
APRIL     12    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE  91    86 IN 1916
APRIL     19    MINIMUM TEMPERATURE   24    24 IN 2018
APRIL     26    MINIMUM TEMPERATURE   25    27 IN 1907
MAY       22    MINIMUM TEMPERATURE   34    36 IN 1963
MAY       25    MIN MAXIMUM TEMP      53    56 IN 1992
JUNE       2    MINIMUM TEMPERATURE   42    43 IN 1964
JUNE      13    MAX MINIMUM TEMP      78    77 IN 1952
JUNE      13    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE  103   102 IN 1952
JUNE      19    MAX MINIMUM TEMP      77    77 IN 1936
JUNE      20    MAX MINIMUM TEMP      78    76 IN 1937
SEPTEMBER 19    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE  100    98 IN 1895
SEPTEMBER 20    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE  103    96 IN 2018
OCTOBER   18    MINIMUM TEMPERATURE   18    21 IN 1972
OCTOBER   23    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE   89    84 IN 1899
NOVEMBER   9    MAX MINIMUM TEMP      64    52 IN 1999
NOVEMBER   9    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE   78    74 IN 1999

MONTHLY RANKINGS

    TEMPERATURE    PRECIPITATION     SNOWFALL
JAN     --              --          17TH DRIEST
FEB     --          3RD DRIEST       4TH DRIEST
MAR     --              --             --
APR     --              --          19TH DRIEST
MAY     --              --             --
JUN     --              --             --
JUL     --              --             --
AUG    --          5TH DRIEST         --
SEP16TH WARMEST        --             --
OCT     --              --             --
NOV     --              --             --
DEC     --              --          14TH DRIEST

SEASONAL RANKINGS

2ND DRIEST DEC-JAN-FEB FOR PRECIPITATION
2ND DRIEST DEC-JAN-FEB FOR SNOWFALL
19TH DRIEST MAR-APR-MAY FOR SNOWFALL
5TH DRIEST SEP-OCT-NOV FOR PRECIPITATION

YEARLY RANKINGS

15TH DRIEST YEAR FOR PRECIPITATION
2ND LEAST SNOWIEST YEAR


2022 Norfolk Climate Summary

 

...THE NORFOLK NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2022...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2022

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART                       
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM                         
                                          NORMAL                       
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST          102   06/13                                           
                       08/02                                           
LOWEST           -18   12/22                                           
AVG. MAXIMUM    63.9               60.9     3.0                        
AVG. MINIMUM    37.0               37.6    -0.6                        
MEAN            50.5               49.2     1.3                        
DAYS MAX >= 90    62                                                   
DAYS MAX <= 32    44                                                   
DAYS MIN <= 32   166              149.9    16.1                        
DAYS MIN <= 0     19                                                   

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS         13.27R             27.01  -13.74                        
DAYS >= .01       65                                                   
DAYS >= .10       31                                                   
DAYS >= .50        9                                                   
DAYS >= 1.00       0                                                   
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.94   07/03 TO 07/04                                  
 STORM TOTAL    0.93                                                   
 (MM/DD(HH))                                                           

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           7.1               29.9   -22.8                        
DAYS >= TRACE     32                                                   
DAYS >= 1.0        3                                                   
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        2   12/30                                           
                       12/31                                           
                       11/30                                           
 24 HR TOTAL     2.0   12/29 TO 12/29                                  
                       11/29 TO 11/29                                  
 STORM TOTAL     2.0                                                   
 (MM/DD(HH))                                                           

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   6507               6623    -116                        
COOLING TOTAL   1334                907     427                        
................................................

WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    47/250    DATE  04/12                  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    68/200    DATE  04/23                  


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM             36     MIXED PRECIP               0          
HEAVY RAIN               13     RAIN                      27           
LIGHT RAIN               74     FREEZING RAIN              0          
LT FREEZING RAIN          5     HAIL                       0          
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       3           
LIGHT SNOW               36     SLEET                      0          
FOG                      84     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     10           
HAZE                     43                                            

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

&&

2022 IN NORFOLK WAS WARMER AND MUCH DRIER THAN NORMAL. THE YEAR 
ENDED UP 1.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND 13.74 
INCHES BELOW NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION. SNOWFALL FOR THE YEAR 
MEASURED 7.1 INCHES AND WAS 22.4 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THE YEAR 
RANKED AS BOTH THE DRIEST AND LEAST SNOWIEST YEAR ON RECORD. IN 
FACT, EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR RECORDED BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION. A 
PEAK WIND GUST OF 68 MPH WAS RECORDED ON APRIL 23. THE HOTTEST DAY 
OF THE YEAR WAS 102 AND THE COLDEST WAS -18. 

         TEMPERATURES                 PRECIPITATION
    AVG. DEPART  MAX MIN   TOTAL DEPART SNOW/SLEET DEPART  TSTORM PEAK
                                                           DAYS   WIND
JAN23.9  1.6    62 -12     0.04  -0.57     1.1     -5.4      0     58
FEB26.6  0.3    70  -6     0.13  -0.67     0.2     -5.9      0     53
MAR38.2  0.4    79  -1     0.46  -0.98     0.2     -4.3      2     59
APR48.1 -0.8    90  19     1.07  -1.66      T      -2.3      3     68
MAY60.1  2.2    94  33     3.90  -0.10     0.0      0.0      6     66
JUN74.1  3.7   102  37     1.57  -2.80     0.0      0.0      5     49
JUL77.5  2.7   101  50     2.05  -0.93     0.0      0.0      9     59
AUG75.9  3.5   102  51     0.94  -2.56     0.0      0.0      7     42
SEP69.2  4.8   100  39     1.49  -0.88     0.0      0.0      3     43
OCT52.6  1.8    89  15     0.65  -1.50     0.0     -0.8      1     52
NOV35.2 -1.6    78   7     0.30  -0.92     2.2     -1.0      0     47
DEC22.1 -3.6    51 -18     0.67  -0.17     3.4     -2.7      0     52
YEAR 50.5 1.3   102 -18    13.27 -13.74     7.1    -22.4     36     68

DAILY RECORDS

DATE                RECORD TYPE   READINGPREVIOUS RECORD
JANUARY   18    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE   62    61 IN 1951
FEBRUARY  20    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE   66    66 IN 1930
APRIL     12    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE   90    85 IN 1908
APRIL     26    MINIMUM TEMPERATURE   21    25 IN 1907
JUNE       2    MINIMUM TEMPERATURE   37    38 IN 1910
JUNE      13    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE  102   102 IN 1952
JUNE      19    MAX MINIMUM TEMP      76    76 IN 2012
JUNE      20MAX MINIMUM TEMP      79    74 IN 1989
JUNE      27    MINIMUM TEMPERATURE   46    46 IN 2017
SEPTEMBER 17    PRECIPITATION       0.79  0.60 IN 1960
SEPTEMBER 20    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE  100   100 IN 1895
OCTOBER   18    MINIMUM TEMPERATURE   15    18 IN 1972
OCTOBER   23    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE   89    87 IN 1927

MONTHLY RANKINGS

    TEMPERATURE    PRECIPITATION     SNOWFALL
JAN     --         DRIEST EVER     11TH DRIEST
FEB     --         10TH DRIEST       5TH DRIEST
MAR     --         14TH DRIEST       9TH DRIEST
APR     --              --         17TH DRIEST
MAY     --              --             --
JUN16TH WARMEST   12TH DRIEST         --
JUL     --              --             --
AUG     --              --             --
SEP  9TH WARMEST        --             --
OCT     --              --             --
NOV     --              --             --
DEC     --              --             --

SEASONAL RANKINGS

4TH DRIEST DEC-JAN-FEB FOR PRECIPITATION
4TH DRIEST DEC-JAN-FEB FOR SNOWFALL
15TH WARMEST DEC-JAN-FEB
6TH DRIEST MAY-APR-MAY FOR SNOWFALL
4TH DRIEST JUN-JUL-AUG FOR PRECIPITATION
16TH DRIEST FOR SEP-OCT-NOV FOR PRECIPITATION

YEARLY RANKINGS

DRIEST YEAR ON RECORD FOR PRECIPITATION
LEAST SNOWIEST YEAR ON RECORD