.A snow covered landscape, asleep and waiting for the warmth of Spring to come alive.
Last month's data (November 2022)
Next month's data (January 2023)
Daily Highs below Zero °F
Cold temperatures (0°F and colder) Climatology
| 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 |
| 2022 | 0.28 | 0.03 | 1.96 | 3.05 | 5.27 | 3.73 | 2.57 | 0.55 | 0.97 | 0.61 | 0.26 | 0.64 | 19.92 |
| 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 | 26.12 |
Normal January 1 - November 30 Precipitation = 28.16 inches
Normal January 1 - December 31 Precipitation = 29.34 inches
Winter 2022-23 (and last 4 Winters) 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 |
| 2022-23 | 0.0 | T | 1.6 | 1.6 | |||||
| 2021-22 | 0.0 | T | 0.8 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 | T | 0.0 | 5.1 |
| 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
All data in the following tables are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.
Climatology of first snowfall following Summer, 1948-2022
NOTE >> The NEW 1991-2020 Normals have been added to this page.
more information at: Lincoln's new 30-Year normals
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| December | 2022 | Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn | Rec Pcpn | Rec Max | Rec Min | HDD | CDD | Norm Max |
Norm Min |
Normg Mean | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Dec. 1 | 51 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.25 | 70 | -6 | 32 | 0 | 45 | 22 | 33 | . |
| Friday | Dec. 2 | 61 | 20 | 41 | +8 | 0.00 | 0.67 | 71 | -4 | 24 | 0 | 44 | 22 | 33 | . |
| Saturday | Dec. 3 | 36 | 10 | 23 | -10 | 0.00 | 0.86 | 67 | -9 | 42 | 0 | 44 | 22 | 33 | . |
| Sunday | Dec 4 | 51 | 14 | 33 | +1 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 66 | -3 | 32 | 0 | 43 | 21 | 32 | . |
| Monday | Dec. 5 | 46 | 21 | 34 | +2 | 0.00 | 1.72 | 69 | -3 | 31 | 0 | 43 | 21 | 32 | . |
| Tuesday | Dec. 6 | 45 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.95 | 75 | -8 | 33 | 0 | 42 | 21 | 32 | . |
| Wednesday | Dec. 7 | 41 | 17 | 29 | -2 | 0.00 | 0.74 | 65 | -9 | 36 | 0 | 42 | 20 | 31 | . |
| Thursday | Dec. 8 | 34 | 17 | 26 | -5 | 0.04 | 0.37 | 61 | -12 | 39 | 0 | 42 | 20 | 31 | . |
| Friday | Dec. 9 | 37 | 31 | 34 | +3 | 0.00 | 0.73 | 66 | -17 | 31 | 0 | 41 | 20 | 31 | . |
| Saturday | Dec. 10 | 48 | 19 | 34 | +4 | 0.00 | 0.66 | 71 | -20 | 31 | 0 | 41 | 19 | 30 | . |
| Sunday | Dec. 11 | 51 | 13 | 32 | +2 | 0.00 | 0.44 | 66 | -10 | 33 | 0 | 41 | 19 | 30 | . |
| Monday | Dec. 12 | 40 | 33 | 37 | +7 | 0.30 | 0.87 | 67 | -14 | 28 | 0 | 40 | 19 | 30 | . |
| Tuesday | Dec 13 | 54 | 30 | 42 | +13 | 0.19 | 1.58 | 72 | -16 | 23 | 0 | 40 | 19 | 29 | . |
| Wednesday | Dec 14 | 37 | 27 | 32 | +3 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 61 | -13 | 33 | 0 | 40 | 18 | 29 | . |
| Thursday | Dec 15 | 31 | 23 | 27 | -2 | T | 2.13 | 74 | -15 | 38 | 0 | 39 | 18 | 29 | T |
| Friday | Dec. 16 | 29 | 20 | 25 | -3 | T | 0.53 | 68 | -16 | 40 | 0 | 39 | 18 | 28 | T |
| Saturday | Dec. 17 | 29 | 14 | 22 | -6 | T | 0.45 | 71 | -17 | 43 | 0 | 39 | 18 | 28 | T |
| Sunday | Dec. 18 | 34 | 4 | 19 | -9 | 0.00 | 1.65 | 68 | -18 | 46 | 0 | 38 | 18 | 28 | . |
| Monday | Dec. 19 | 36 | 12 | 24 | -4 | 0.02 | 0.58 | 59 | -20 | 41 | 0 | 38 | 17 | 28 | 0.1 |
| Tuesday | Dec. 20 | 15 | 2 | 9 | -19 | T | 0.60 | 64 | -16 | 56 | 0 | 38 | 17 | 28 | T |
| Wednesday | Dec. 21 | 21 | -1 | 10 | -17 | T | 0.39 | 62 | -19 | 55 | 0 | 38 | 17 | 27 | T |
| Thursday | Dec 22 | -1 | -13 | -7 | -34 | 0.08 | 1.34 | 70 | -27 | 72 | 0 | 37 | 17 | 27 | 1.5 |
| Friday | Dec. 23 | 8 | -7 | 1 | -26 | 0.00 | 0.97 | 71 | -23 | 64 | 0 | 37 | 17 | 27 | . |
| Saturday | Dec. 24 | 16 | -2 | 7 | -20 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 65 | -18 | 58 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 27 | . |
| Sunday | Dec. 25 | 40 | -6 | 17 | -10 | 0.01 | 0.92 | 65 | -16 | 48 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 27 | T |
| Monday | Dec. 26 | 40 | 8 | 24 | -2 | T | 0.96 | 64 | -16 | 41 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 26 | T |
| Tuesday | Dec. 27 | 39 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 62 | -17 | 39 | 0 | 36 | 16 | 26 | . |
| Wednesday | Dec. 28 | 45 | 25 | 35 | +9 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 66 | -14 | 30 | 0 | 36 | 16 | 26 | . |
| Thursday | Dec. 29 | 49 | 28 | 39 | +13 | T | 0.69 | 64 | -18 | 26 | 0 | 36 | 16 | 26 | . |
| Friday | Dec. 30 | 45 | 18 | 32 | +6 | 0.00 | 1.17 | 65 | -13 | 33 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 26 | . |
| Saturday | Dec. 31 | 51 | 27 | 39 | +13 | 0.00 | 1.16 | 59 | -20 | 26 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 26 | . |
| December | 2022 | Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn |
Rec Pcpn |
Rec Max |
Rec Min |
HDD | CDD |
Avg Max |
Avg Min |
Avg Mean |
|
| . | TOTAL | 0.64 | 1208 | 0 | 1.6 | ||||||||||
| . | AVERAGE | 37.4 |
14.2 |
25.8 | |||||||||||
| December | NORMAL | 39.4 | 18.2 | 28.8 | 1.18 | 1122 | 0 | 5.3 | |||||||
| . | DEPARTURE | -2.0 | -4.0 | -3.0 | -0.54 | +86 | 0 | -3.7 |
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are DECEMBER 2022.
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 2022 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 (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, 2022:
Most December Snowfall: 24.3 inches, 2009.
Least December Snowfall (1900-2022): 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.