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: Lincoln's Cold Wave Climatology
Last month's (November 2016) data
Lincoln, Nebraska
Year 2016 Precipitation (in inches) compared to normal: red above normal, blue below normal
Normal
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0.64
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0.77
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1.93
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2.71
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4.29
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4.34
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3.40
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3.49
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3.02
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1.97
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1.43
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0.95
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28.95
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2016
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0.83
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0.76
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0.93
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4.37
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5.42
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0.58
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4.67
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3.83
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3.38
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1.86
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0.65
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1.62
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28.90
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2015
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0.91
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0.93
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0.77
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1.99
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10.90
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7.66
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2.39
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3.78
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4.93
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0.50
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1.98
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4.42
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41.16
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Normal January 1 - November 30 Precipitation = 27.99 inches
Normal January 1 - December 31 Precipitation total = 28.95 inches
Winter 2016-17 (and last year) Snowfall (in inches) compared to normal: red above normal, blue below normal
Normal
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0.7
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2.1
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5.9
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5.4
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5.6
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4.8
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1.4
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0.0
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25.9
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2016-17
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0.0
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T
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1.7
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1.7
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2015-16
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0.0
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1.3
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6.1
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5.8
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7.3
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T
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0.0
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0.0
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20.5
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Record daily precipitation total 0.92 inches on December 25, 2016. Old record was 0.62 inches set in 2009
NEWS: Weatherfest is scheduled for April 1, 2017
Minimum temperatures 0F and colder are in blue
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Warmest recorded December temperature, 75 F, December 6, 1939.
Coldest recorded December temperature, -27 F, December 22, 1983.
SNOWFALL through December, 2014:
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 means it was observed but not enough to be measured.
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are DECEMBER 2016.
Temperature is "degrees 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 2016 Averages and totals measured against 1981-2010 Normals.
Max = Observed Maximum and Min = Observed Minimum temperatures in deg. F.
Mean = Observed Mean Daily temperature in deg. F.
Dep = Departure from normal ( __ = below normal, + above normal), in deg. 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 deg. F.
Rec Min = Record Minimum temperature in deg. F.
HDD = heating degree day units (base of 65 degrees) in deg. F.
CDD = cooling degree day units (base of 65 degrees) in deg F.
Norm Max = Daily Normal High Temperature (1981-2010 normals) in deg. F.
Norm Min = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1981-2010 normals) in deg. F.
Norm Mean = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1981-2010 normals) in deg. F.
Snow = Snowfall in inches.
NOTE: All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.