December 2021 Lincoln, NE, Climate Data


.A snow covered landscape, asleep and waiting for the warmth of Spring to come alive.
There was no snow, this year, as we started December, 2021.

Climatology of first snowfall following Summer, 1948-2021
December 15, 2021 Record Heat, high winds and tornadoes
Last Month's data (November 2021)
Next Month's Data (January 2022)

Year 2021 (and last year) Lincoln Precipitation in Inches compared to normal

 
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
TOTAL
Normal
0.73
0.89
1.55
2.69
 4.91
4.48
3.25
3.32
2.90
2.14
 1.30 1.18
29.34
2021
1.53
0.79
5.23
1.74
 2.55 4.46 1.73 3.41 0.64 4.04 0.49 0.25
26.86
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

Normal January 1 - October 31 Precipitation = 26.86 inches
Normal January 1 - November 30 Precipitation = 28.16 inches

Winter 2021-22 (and last 3 years) Snowfall (in inches) compared to normal.

 
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
TOTAL
Normal
0.9
1.5
5.3
6.5
7.1
3.4
1.2
0.1
26.0
2021-22
 0.0 T 0.8 . . . . . 0.8
2020-21
 2.9 T 11.0 18.9 16.6 0.0 T 0.0 49.4
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

NOTE >> The NEW 1991-2020 Normals have been added to this page.
more information at: Lincoln's new 30-Year normals

Record High December 2, 2021, 71°F. Old record 68°F
Record High December 15, 2021, 74°F. Old record 64°F
Record High December 24, 2021, 65°F. Old record 62°F

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

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December
2021
Max
Min
Mean
Dep
Pcpn
Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDD
CDD
Avg
Max
Avg
Min
Avg
Mean
Snow
Wednesday
Dec. 1
68
33
51
+18
0.00
1.25
70
-6
14
0
45
22
33
.
Thursday
Dec. 2
71
38
55
+22
0.00
0.67
71
-4
10
0
44
22
33
.
Friday
Dec. 3
61
34
48
+15
0.00
0.86
67
-9
17
0
44
22
33
.
Saturday
Dec 4
47
30
39
+7
0.00
0.90
66
-3
26
0
43
21
32
.
Sunday
Dec. 5
56
31
44
+12
0.00
1.72
69
-3
21
0
43
21
32
.
Monday
Dec. 6
31
18
25
-7
0.00
0.95
75
-8
40
0
42
21
32
.
Tuesday
Dec. 7
45
25
35
+4
0.00
0.74
65
-9
30
0
42
20
31
.
Wednesday
Dec. 8
51
19
35
+4
0.00
0.37
64
-12
30
0
42
20
31
.
Thursday
Dec. 9
60
31
46
+15
0.00
0.73
66
-17
19
0
41
20
31
.
Friday
Dec. 10
42
30
36
+6
0.05
0.66
71
-20
29
0
41
19
30
0.8
Saturday
Dec. 11
42
26
34
+4
T
0.44
66
-10
31
0
41
19
30
T
Sunday
Dec. 12
54
32
43
+13
0.00
0.87
67
-14
22
0
40
19
30
.
Monday
Dec 13
57
23
40
+11
0.00
1.58
72
-16
25
0
40
19
29
.
Tuesday
Dec 14
59
25
42
+13
0.00
0.70
61
-13
23
0
40
18
29
.
Wednesday
Dec 15
74
32
53
+24
0.20
2.13
74
-15
12
0
39
18
29
.
Thursday
Dec. 16
46
23
35
+7
 0.00
0.53
68
-16
30
0
39
18
28
.
Friday
Dec. 17
45
19
32
+4
0.00
0.45
71
-17
33
0
39
18
28
.
Saturday
Dec. 18
29
12
21
-7
0.00
1.65
68
-18
44
0
38
18
28
.
Sunday
Dec. 19
41
9
25
 -3 0.00
0.58
59
-20
40
0
38
17
28
.
Monday
Dec. 20
36
13
25
-3
0.00
0.60
64
-16
40
0
38
17
28
.
Tuesday
Dec. 21
50
12
31
+4
0.00
0.39
62
-19
34
0
38
17
27
.
Wednesday
Dec 22
54
15
35
+8
 0.00
1.34
70
-27
30
0
37
17
27
.
Thursday
Dec. 23
60
28
44
+17
 0.00
0.97
71
-23
21
0
37
17
27
.
Friday
Dec. 24
65
29
47
+20
T
0.70
65
-18
18
0
37
16
27
.
Saturday
Dec. 25
54
21
38
+11
0.00
0.92
65
-16
27
0
37
16
27
.
Sunday
Dec. 26
51
18
35
+9
0.00
0.96
64
-16
30
0
37
16
26
.
Monday
Dec. 27
41
27
34
+8
0.00
1.50
62
-17
31
0
36
16
26
.
Tuesday
Dec. 28
44
10
27
+1
0.00
0.33
66
-14
38
0
36
16
26
.
Wednesday
Dec. 29
26
9
18
-8
0.00
0.69
64
-18
47
0
36
16
26
.
Thursday
Dec. 30
43
12
28
+2
0.00
1.17
 65
 -13
37
 0
36
15
26
Friday
Dec. 31
30
12
21
 -5
0.00
1.16
59
-20
44
0
36
15
26
.
December
2021
Max
Min
Mean
Dep
Pcpn
Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDD
CDD
Avg
Max
Avg
Min
Avg
Mean
  
.
TOTAL
0.25
    
893
0
 
 
0.8
.
AVERAGE
49.5
22.5
36.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December
NORMAL
39.4
18.2
28.8
 
1.18
 
 
1122
0
 
 
 
5.3
.
DEPARTURE
+10.1
+4.3
+7.2
  
-0.93
    
-229
0
   
-4.5

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are DECEMBER 2021
Temperature is °F
Precipitation measurement is "inches"
Precipitation "T" = trace, precipitation was observed but not enough to be measured
NORMAL (Norm) refers to the 1991-2020 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is DECEMBER 2021 Averages and totals measured against 1991-2020 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 (1991-2020 normals) °F.
Norm Min = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1991-2020 normals) °F.
Norm Mean = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1991-2020 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, 2021:
Most December Snowfall: 24.3 inches, 2009.
Least December Snowfall (1900-2021): 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.