Monthly Snowfall Records for Lincoln

January
Rank Most Snowfall Year Least Snowfall Year
1 20.0 inches 1987 Zero 1944, 1989
2 19.0 inches 1979, 1997 Trace 1966, 1973
3 18.3 inches 1939 0.1 inch 1933
4 17.6 inches 1918 0.2 inches 1931, 1954
5 15.6 inches 1936 0.3 inches 1934
6 14.5 inches 1977 0.5 inches 1950, 1986
7 13.9 inches 1999 0.9 inches 1919
8 12.3 inches 1968 1.0 inch 1907, 1935, 1984
9 12.0 inches 1959 1.2 inches 1948, 1949
10 11.5 inches 1927 1.5 inches 1932, 2006


February
Rank Most Snowfall Year Least Snowfall Year
1 24.0 inches 1914 Zero 1987
2 16.8 inches 1993 Trace 1931, 1935,
1953, 1998
3 16.2 inches 1986 0.1 inch 2000
4 15.6 inches 1908 0.2 inches 1920, 1927, 1954
5 14.5 inches 1964 0.4 inches 1915, 1918, 1971
6 14.2 inches 1960 0.6 inches 1922
7 12.4 inches 1963 0.8 inches 1906
8 11.4 inches 1956 0.9 inches 1930
9 10.4 inches 1962 1.0 inch 1917
10 10.3 inches 1934 1.2 inches 1928, 1943


March
Rank Most Snowfall Year
1 21.0 inches 1934
2 19.5 inches 1960
3 14.6 inches 1965
4 13.5 inches 1912
5 11.4 inches 1924, 1927
6 10.5 inches 1947
7 10.0 inches 1931
8 9.6 inches 1913
9 7.7 inches 1959
10 7.3 inches 1953


April
Rank Most Snowfall Year
1 7.8 inches 1920
2 7.0 inches 1957
3 6.5 inches 1982
4 6.0 inches 1980
5 4.7 inches 1910


May:   Most snowfall Trace in 1917, 1929, 1940, and 1952. 

June, July, August, September:   No snowfall recorded.

October
Rank Most Snowfall Year
1 2.8 inches 1929
2 2.0 inches 1916, 1925
3 1.2 inches 1913


November
Rank Most Snowfall Year
1 10.0 inches 1926
2 9.0 inches 1951
3 8.0 inches 1942
4 7.2 inches 1932
5 7.0 inches 1980
6 6.2 inches 1937
7 6.0 inches 1941, 1975
8 5.5 inches 1972
9 5.0 inches 1922, 1977
10 4.7 inches 1964


December
Rank Most Snowfall Year Least Snowfall Year
1 21.5 inches 1909 Zero 1979, 1994
2 19.5 inches 1973, 2000 Trace 1906, 1908, 1912,
1919, 1971, 1986,
2004
3 19.0 inches 1981 0.1 inch 1935
4 15.5 inches 1945 0.3 inches 1928, 1936
5 15.1 inches 1942 0.4 inches 1940
6 14.8 inches 1944 0.5 inches 1923, 1948,
1959, 1975
7 13.0 inches 1977 0.6 inches 1978
8 12.0 inches 1914 0.7 inches 1938
9 11.5 inches 1929 0.8 inches 1922, 1948
10 11.3 inches 2005 0.9 inches 1933


Monthly Record Summary
Month Most Snowfall Year Least Snowfall Year
January 20.0 inches 1987 Zero 1944, 1989
February 24.0 inches 1914 Zero 1987
March 21.0 inches 1930 Zero Many years
April 7.8 inches 1920 Zero Many years
May Trace Many years Zero Many years
October 2.8 inches 1929 Zero Many years
November 10.0 inches 1926 Zero Many years
December 21.5 inches 1909 Zero 1979, 1994


RECORDS BEGAN 1905

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