December 2020, Lincoln, NE, Climate Data

A snow covered landscape, asleep and waiting for the warmth of Spring to come alive.

Last Month's data (November 2020)
Next Month's Data (January 2021)

The Climatology of First Measurable Snowfalls in the Autumn

Year 2020 (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
2020
1.29
0.13
1.67
0.88
 5.09 3.15 5.73 1.27 1.62 0.40 1.20 1.20
23.63
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

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Winter 2020-21 (and last 2 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
2020-21
 2.9 T 11.0 13.9
2019-20
0.7
1.7
 1.8 5.5 1.6 1.5 4.8 0.0
17.6
2018-19
3.5
7.2
5.6
9.7
23.2
6.3
T
0.0
55.5

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.

RECORDS:
Record High of 64°F, December 8, 2020. Old record was 61°F, set in 2015, 1990, 1984
Tied record High of 66°F, December 9, 2020. First set in 1957, 1939
Record daily precipitation, December 29, 2020, 0.69 inches, old record 0.67 inches set in 1971 & 1906

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December
Year
Max
Min
Mean
Dep
Pcpn
Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDD
CDD
Avg
Max
Avg
Min
Avg
Mean
Snow
Tuesday
Dec. 1
49
14
32
+1
0.00
1.25
70
-6
33
0
42
20
31
.
Wednesday
Dec. 2
45
18
32
+2
0.00
0.67
68
-4
33
0
41
20
30
.
Thursday
Dec. 3
48
17
33
+3
0.00
0.86
67
-9
32
0
41
20
30
.
Friday
Dec 4
57
22
40
+10
0.00
0.90
66
-3
25
0
40
19
30
.
Saturday
Dec. 5
51
24
38
+9
0.00
1.72
69
-3
27
0
40
19
29
.
Sunday
Dec. 6
38
21
30
+1
0.00
0.95
75
-8
35
0
40
18
29
.
Monday
Dec. 7
58
19
39
+10
0.00
0.74
65
-9
26
0
39
18
29
.
Tuesday
Dec. 8
64
18
41
+13
0.00
0.37
64
-12
24
0
39
18
28
.
Wednesday
Dec. 9
66
29
48
+20
0.00
0.73
66
-17
17
0
38
18
28
.
Thursday
Dec. 10
53
22
38
+10
0.00
0.66
71
-20
27
0
38
17
28
.
Friday
Dec. 11
38
33
36
+9
0.36
0.44
66
-10
29
0
38
17
27
1.3
Saturday
Dec. 12
33
16
25
-2
0.13
0.87
67
-14
40
0
38
17
27
2.2
Sunday
Dec 13
27
11
19
-8
0.00
1.58
72
-16
46
0
37
17
27
.
Monday
Dec 14
24
5
15
-12
0.00
0.70
61
-13
50
0
37
16
27
.
Tuesday
Dec 15
24
16
20
-6
0.00
2.13
64
-15
45
0
37
16
26
.
Wednesday
Dec. 16
30
16
23
-3
 0.00
0.53
68
-16
42
0
37
16
26
.
Thursday
Dec. 17
37
12
25
-1
0.00
0.45
71
-17
40
0
36
16
26
.
Friday
Dec. 18
48
31
40
+14
0.00
1.65
68
-18
25
0
36
16
26
.
Saturday
Dec. 19
36
17
27
 +1 0.00
0.58
59
-20
38
0
36
15
26
.
Sunday
Dec. 20
47
25
36
+10
0.00
0.60
64
-16
29
0
36
15
26
.
Monday
Dec. 21
54
27
41
+16
0.00
0.39
62
-19
24
0
36
15
25
.
Tuesday
Dec 22
63
24
44
+19
 0.00
1.34
70
-27
21
0
36
15
25
.
Wednesday
Dec. 23
54
18
36
+11
 0.02
0.97
71
-23
29
0
36
15
25
1.0
Thursday
Dec. 24
21
5
13
-12
0.00
0.70
62
-18
52
0
35
15
25
.
Friday
Dec. 25
43
4
24
-1
0.00
0.92
65
-16
41
0
35
15
25
.
Saturday
Dec. 26
43
13
28
+3
0.00
0.96
64
-16
37
0
35
15
25
.
Sunday
Dec. 27
41
23
32
+7
T
1.50
62
-17
33
0
35
15
25
T
Monday
Dec. 28
35
23
29
+4
0.00
0.33
66
-14
36
0
35
14
25
.
Tuesday
Dec. 29
32
23
28
+3
0.69
0.69
64
-18
37
0
35
14
25
6.5
Wednesday
Dec. 30
32
-1
16
-9
0.00
1.17
 65
 -13
49
 0
35
14
25
Thursday
Dec. 31
33
-5
14
 -11
0.00
1.16
59
-20
51
0
35
14
25
.
December
2020
Max
Min
Mean
Dep
Pcpn
Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDD
CDD
Avg
Max
Avg
Min
Avg
Mean
  
.
TOTAL
1.20
   
.
0
 
 
11.0
.
AVERAGE
42.7
17.4
30.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December
NORMAL
37.2
16.4
26.8
 
0.95
 
 
783
0
 
 
 
5.9
.
DEPARTURE
+5.5
+1.0
+3.3
  
+0.25
   
.
0
   
-1.4

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are DECEMBER 2020.
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 2020 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°F).
CDD = cooling degree day units (base of 65°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, 2020:
Most December Snowfall: 24.3 inches, 2009.
Least December Snowfall (1900-2019): 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.