Lincoln, NE, December 2017 Daily Weather and Climate Data

All data in the following tables are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.
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LINK: Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology
LINK: Dates, first measurable Snowfalls in Lincoln following each summer
LINK: Lincoln's Cold Wave Climatology
LINK: Lincoln's daytime highs below zero  °F climatology
LINK: Weatherfest April 7, 2018
Last month's (November 2017) data

Year 2017 (and last year) Precipitation (in inches) compared to normal

 
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
ANNUAL
Normal
0.64
0.77
1.93
2.71
4.29
4.34
3.40
3.49
3.02
1.97
1.43
0.95
28.95
2017
1.10
0.55
1.62
3.55
6.29
7.35
5.99
3.38
1.85
4.90
0.07
0.38
37.03
2016
0.83
0.76
0.93
4.37
5.42
0.58
4.67
3.83
3.38
1.86
0.65
1.62
28.90

Winter 2017-18 (and last year) Snowfall (in inches) compared to normal

 
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
TOTAL
Normal
0.7
2.1
5.9
5.4
5.6
4.8
1.4
0.0
25.9
2017-18
T
0.0
4.3
.
.
.
.
.
4.3
2015-16
0.0
T
1.7
3.2
2.0
0.6
0.0
0.0
7.5

T = Trace which indicates precipitation was observed but not enough to be measured.
Record low temperature, December 27, 2017: -17 °F, Old record -15 °F, 1924

ANNOUNCEMENT: UNL Weatherfest is scheduled for Saturday 7, 2018
ANNOUNCEMENT: UNL National Weathercamp is scheduled for June 10-15, 2018


December 15, 2017, southeast rural Lincoln,
still waiting for our first measurable snowfall

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Dec
2017
Max
Min
Mean
Dep
Pcpn
Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDD
CDD
Avg
Max
Avg
Min		Avg
Mean		Snow
Friday
Dec. 1
60
25
43
+12
0.00
1.12
70
-6
22
0
42
20
31
.
Saturday
Dec. 2
58
21
40
+9
0.00
0.67
68
-4
25
0
41
20
31
.
Sunday
Dec. 3
63
26
45
+15
0.00
0.86
67
-9
20
0
41
20
30
.
Monday
Dec. 4
63
28
46
+16
0.00
0.90
66
-3
19
0
40
19
30
.
Tuesday
Dec. 5
46
24
35
+6
0.00
1.72
69
-3
30
0
40
19
29
.
Wednesday
Dec. 6
45
19
32
+3
0.00
0.95
75
-8
33
0
40
18
29
.
Thursday
Dec. 7
29
13
21
-8
0.00
0.74
65
-9
44
0
39
18
29
.
Friday
Dec. 8
36
18
27
-1
T
0.37
61
-12
38
0
39
18
28
.
Saturday
Dec. 9
42
25
34
+6
0.00
0.73
66
-17
31
0
38
18
28
.
Sunday
Dec. 10
59
26
43
+15
0.00
0.66
71
-20
22
0
38
17
28
.
Monday
Dec. 11
52
27
40
+13
T
0.44
66
-10
25
0
38
17
27
.
Tuesday
Dec. 12
48
15
32
+5
0.00
0.87
67
-14
33
0
38
17
27
.
Wednesday
Dec. 13
54
30
42
+15
0.00
1.58
72
-16
23
0
37
17
27
.
Thursday
Dec. 14
43
35
39
+12
T
0.70
61
-13
26
0
37
16
27
.
Friday
Dec. 15
49
27
38
+12
0.00
2.13
64
-15
27
0
37
16
26
.
Saturday
Dec. 16
56
25
41
+15
0.00
0.53
68
-16
24
0
37
16
26
.
Sunday
Dec. 17
43
25
34
+8
0.12
0.45
71
-17
31
0
36
16
26
0.1
Monday
Dec. 18
56
24
40
+14
0.00
1.65
68
-18
25
0
36
16
26
.
Tuesday
Dec. 19
50
26
38
+12
0.00
0.58
59
-20
27
0
36
15
26
.
Wednesday
Dec. 20
46
19
33
+7
0.00
0.60
64
-16
32
0
36
15
26
.
Thursday
Dec. 21
43
22
33
+8
0.03
0.39
62
-19
32
0
36
15
25
0.2
Friday
Dec. 22
33
16
25
0
0.00
1.34
70
-27
40
0
36
15
25
.
Saturday
Dec. 23
23
16
20
-5
0.10
0.97
71
-23
45
0
36
15
25
1.5
Sunday
Dec. 24
20
6
13
-12
0.12
0.70
62
-18
52
0
35
15
25
2.1
Monday
Dec. 25
17
5
11
-14
0.01
0.92
65
-16
54
0
35
15
25
0.2
Tuesday
Dec. 26
9
-12
-1
-26
T
0.59
64
-16
66
0
35
15
25
T
Wednesday
Dec. 27
10
-17
-3
-28
T
1.50
62
-17
68
0
35
15
25
T
Thursday
Dec. 28
24
10
17
-8
0.00
0.33
66
-14
48
0
35
14
25
.
Friday
Dec. 29
20
8
14
-11
T
0.67
64
-18
51.
0
35
14
25
.
Saturday
Dec. 30
9
0
5
-20
T
0.56
65
-13
60
0
35
14
25
T
Sunday
Dec. 31
0
-11
-5
-30
0.00
1.16
59
-20
70
0
35
14
25
.
December
2017
Max
Min
Mean
Dep
Pcpn
Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDD
CDD
Avg
Max
Avg
Min
Avg
Mean
  
 
TOTAL
0.38
    
.
0
      
4.1
 
AVERAGE
38.9
16.8
27.9
 
 
1143
 
 
 
 
  
 
NORMAL
37.2
16.4
26.8
 
0.95
  
 
 
1183
0
 
 
 
 5.9
 
DEPARTURE
+1.7
+0.4
+1.1
  
-0.57
      
-40
        
-1.6
 
From the record books:
Warmest recorded December  temperature, 75 °F., December 6, 1939. 
Coldest recorded December  temperature, -27° F.,  December 22, 1983.
SNOWFALL through December, 2017:
Most December Snowfall: 24.3 inches, 2009.
Least December Snowfall (1900-2016): 0.0 inches or a Trace, 3 years (2004, 1991, and 1928)
A trace of snowfall (T) means it was observed but not enough to be measured.

 AVERAGE AND TOTAL are December 2017
Temperature is °F.
Precipitation measurement is "inches"
Precipitation "T" = trace, precipitation was observed but not enough to be measured
NORMAL (Norm) refers to the 1981-2010 Standard Normals
DEPARTURE is DECEMBER 2017  Averages and totals measured against 1981-2010 Normals.
Max = Observed Maximum and Min = Observed Minimum temperatures in  °F.
Mean = Observed Mean Daily temperature in °F.
Dep = Departure from normal ( __ = below normal, + above normal), in °F.
Pcpn = Observed daily precipitation (midnight to midnight, CST) in inches.
Rec Pcpn = Record daily amount of precipitation in inches.
Rec Max = Record maximum temperature in °F.
Rec Min = Record Minimum temperature in °F.
HDD = heating degree day units (base of 65 degrees) in °F.
CDD = cooling degree day units (base of 65 degrees) in °F.
Norm Max = Daily Normal High Temperature (1981-2010 normals) in °F.
Norm Min = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1981-2010 normals) in °F.
Norm Mean = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1981-2010 normals) in°F.
Snow = Snowfall in inches.

NOTE:  All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.