December 2019, Lincoln, NE, Climate Data

 December 1, 2019. Sunset in Lincoln, NE. Photo by Ken Dewey

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Probability of a "White Christmas"

Earliest snowfalls following Summer in Lincoln
Dates of the first snowfall, following summer

 Record daily precipitation, December 28, 2019: 2.12 inches - old record 0.33 inches set in 1972

Lincoln Climate Records set in 2019

Lincoln Top Ten Wettest Decembers (1887-2019)

Year Amount inches Rank
2015 4.42 1
1913 4.03 2
1984 3.42 3
2018 3.32 4
2006 3.05 5
1909 2.59 6
2019 2.57 7
2009 2.42 8
1931 2.26 9
1911 2.24 10

 

Year 2019 (and last year) Lincoln Precipitation in Inches compared to normal

 
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
TOTAL
Normal
0.64
0.77
1.93
2.71
 4.29
4.34
3.40
3.48
3.02
1.97
 1.43 0.95
28.93
2019
0.75
1.59
2.65
1.13
7.29
4.38
4.08
2.79
3.40
4.69
 0.79 2.57
36.11
2018
0.41
0.74
2.71
0.67
2.23
8.83
1.35
4.35
7.13
2.71
 1.19 3.32
35.64


Winter 2019-20 (and last 3 years) 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
2019-20
0.7
1.7
 1.8
4.2
2018-19
3.5
7.2
5.6
9.7
23.2
6.3
T
0.0
55.5
2017-18
T
0.0
4.3
3.4
10.0
0.7
3.0
0.0
21.4
2016-17
0.0
T
1.7
3.2
2.0
0.6
0.0
0.0
7.5

T = a Trace.  Snowfall was observed but not enough to be measured 

All data in the following tables are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.

 

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December
2019
Max
Min
Mean
Dep
Pcpn
Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDD
CDD
Avg
Max
Avg
Min
Avg
Mean
Snow
Sunday
Dec. 1
35
25
30
-1
T
1.25
70
-6
35
0
42
20
31
T
Monday
Dec. 2
44
16
30
-1
0.00
0.67
68
-4
35
0
41
20
31
.
Tuesday
Dec. 3
56
26
41
+11
0.00
0.86
67
-9
24
0
41
20
30
.
Wednesday
Dec 4
57
27
42
+12
0.00
0.90
66
-3
23
0
40
19
30
.
Thursday
Dec. 5
60
22
41
+12
0.00
1.72
69
-3
24
0
40
19
29
.
Friday
Dec. 6
40
24
32
+3
0.00
0.95
75
-8
33
0
40
18
29
.
Saturday
Dec. 7
54
23
39
+10
0.00
0.74
65
-9
26
0
39
18
29
.
Sunday
Dec. 8
52
30
41
+13
0.00
0.72
61
-12
24
0
39
18
28
.
Monday
Dec. 9
40
12
26
-2
0.01
0.73
66
-17
39
0
38
18
28
0.4
Tuesday
Dec. 10
26
13
20
-8
0.00
0.66
71
-20
45
0
38
17
28
.
Wednesday 
Dec. 11
37
16
16
0
0.00
0.52
66
-10
38
0
38
17
27
.
Thursday
Dec. 12
43
22
22
+6
0.00
0.87
67
-14
32
0
38
17
27
.
Friday
Dec. 13
43
22
33
+6
T
1.58
72
-16
32
0
37
17
27
.
Saturday
Dec. 14
32
19
26
-1
0.00
0.70
61
-13
39
0
37
16
27
.
Sunday
Dec. 15
21
17
19
-7
0.11
2.13
64
-15
46
0
37
16
26
1.4
Monday
Dec. 16
27
10
19
-7
 T
0.53
68
-16
46
0
37
16
26
.
Tuesday
Dec. 17
36
9
23
-3
0.00
0.45
71
-17
42
0
36
16
26
.
Wednesday 
Dec. 18
43
12
28
+2
0.00
1.25
68
-18
37
0
36
16
26
.
Thursday
Dec. 19
51
20
36
 +10 0.00
0.58
59
-20
29
0
36
15
26
.
Friday
Dec. 20
49
18
34
8
0.00
0.60
64
-16
31
0
36
15
26
.
Saturday
Dec. 21
55
16
36
+11
0.00
0.39
62
-19
29
0
36
15
25
.
Sunday
Dec. 22
58
31
45
+20
 0.00
1.34
70
-27
20
0
36
15
25
.
Monday
Dec. 23
56
26
41
+16
 0.00
0.97
71
-23
24
0
36
15
25
.
Tuesday
Dec. 24
53
26
40
+15
0.00
0.70
62
-18
25
0
35
15
25
.
Wednesday
Dec. 25
53
28
41
+16
0.00
0.92
65
-16
24
0
35
15
25
.
Thursday
Dec. 26
39
18
29
+4
0.00
0.96
64
-16
36
0
35
15
25
.
Friday
Dec. 27
42
16
29
+4
0.33
0.91
62
-17
36
0
35
15
25
.
Saturday
Dec. 28
44
35
40
+15
2.12
2.12
66
-14
25
0
35
14
25
.
Sunday
Dec. 29
38
26
32
+7
T
0.67
64
-18
33
0
35
14
25
T
Monday
Dec. 30
32
27
30
+5
T
1.17
 65
 -13
35
 0
35
14
25
T
Tuesday
Dec. 31
41
23
32
 +7
0.00
1.16
59
-20
33
0
35
14
25
.
December
2019
Max
Min
Mean
Dep
Pcpn
Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDD
CDD
Avg
Max
Avg
Min
Avg
Mean
  
.
TOTAL
2.57 1000 0 1.8
.
43.8
21.1
32.5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December
NORMAL
37.2
16.4
26.8
 
0.95
 
 
1183
0
 
 
 
5.9
.
DEPARTURE
+6.6
+4.7
+5.7
  
+1.62
   
-183
0
   
-4.1
 

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are DECEMBER 2019.
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 2019 Averages and totals measured against 1981-2010 Normals.
Max = Observed Maximum and Min = Observed Minimum temperatures °F.
Mean = Observed Mean Daily temperature °F.
Dep = Departure from normal ( __ = below normal, + above normal),°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  °F.
Rec Min = Record Minimum temperature °F.
HDD = heating degree day units (base of 65 degrees) °F.
CDD = cooling degree day units (base of 65 degrees) °F.
Norm Max = Daily Normal High Temperature (1981-2010 normals) °F.
Norm Min = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1981-2010 normals) °F.
Norm Mean = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1981-2010 normals) °F.
Snow = Snowfall in inches.

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, 2019:
Most December Snowfall: 24.3 inches, 2009.
Least December Snowfall (1900-2018): 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.

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