DECEMBER 2008
LINCOLN, NE

Last month's Data: (November 2008)

Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008, 6:02 AM CST (12:02 GMT), marks the Winter Solstice—
the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Year 2008 Precipitation (in inches): compared to normal: red is above normal, blue is below normal

 
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
TOTAL
2008
0.44
0.55
1.13
 3.80 4.12 8.59 3.58
1.78
4.10
4.79
1.22
0.03
34.13
NORMAL
0.67
0.66
2.21
2.90
4.23
3.51
3.54
3.35
2.92
1.94
1.58
0.86
28.37
Normal January 1 - November 30 Precipitation = 27.51 inches

Monthly Snowfall 2008-09

Month
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
TOTAL
Observed
0.0
T
0.4
.
.
    
0.4
Normal
0.7
3.1
5.4
6.1
5.4
5.1
1.7
27.5

 Lincoln Cold Waves 1887-2008

 Nebraska Winter Weather Forecast Page

Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology:
Date of the First Snowfall Each Autumn/Winter 1948-2008 Ranked
Date of the First Autumn/Winter) Snowfall each Year (1948-2008) Listing by year
Length of the Snow free Season, 1948-2008 Graph
Monthly and Annual Snowfall 1887-to present (listed by year)
Monthly and Annual Snowfall 1887-to present (listed by Season)
 Lincoln Seasonal Snowfalls Ranked
Lincoln Snowfall Statistics
Which month is normally the snowiest for Lincoln?
 
RECENT FEATURES
November 2008 Temperature Graph
Last 12 Months Temperature Graph: December 1, 2007 - November 30, 2008
Winter 2008-09 Forecast
Lincoln's First Freeze of the Autumn Climatology, 1887-2008
Lincoln's Growing Season Climatology, 1887-2008
A 10,000 Mile Trip Across the Arctic (Glaciers, Wildlife, Permafrost, Climate Change, and Scenery)
Last Year:  Photo Gallery (December 6, 2007):
First Snowstorm of the Season  (Photo Gallery)
Last Year:  Photo Gallery (December 10, 2007):
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December
2008
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PREC
REC
PREC
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
HDD
CDD
AVG
MAX
AVG
MIN
AVG
MEAN
SNOW
Monday
December 1 35 18 27 -4 0.00
1.12
70
-6
 38
0
41
21
31
 
Tuesday
December 2 55 20 38 +7 0.00
0.67
65
-4
 27
0
41
21
31
  
Wednesday
December 3 38 17 28 -2 0.03
0.86
67
-9
 37
0
41
20
30
 0.4
Thursday
December 4 25 11 18 -12 0.00
0.90
66
-11
 47
0
40
20
30
  
Friday
December 5 41 7 24 -6 T
1.72
69
-4
 41
0
40
19
30
  
Saturday
December 6 40 15 28 -1 0.00
0.95
75
-8
 37
0
40
19
29
  
Sunday
December 7 42 19 31 +2 T
0.74
65
-9
 34
0
39
19
29
 T
Monday
December 8 47 30 39 +10 T
0.37
61
-12
 26
0
39
18
29
 T
Tuesday
December 9 30 13 22 -6 T
0.73
66
-17
 43
0
39
18
28
 T
Wednesday
December 10 39 8 24 -4 0.00
0.66
71
-20
 41
0
38
18
28
  
Thursday
December 11 46 17 32 +4 T
0.44
66
-10
 33
0
38
17
28
  
Friday
December 12 45 18 32 +5 0.00
0.87
67
-14
 33
0
38
17
27
  
Saturday
December 13 60 23 42 +15 0.00
0.53
72
-16
 23
0
37
17
27
  
Sunday
December 14 51        
0.70
61
-13
  
0
37
17
27
  
Monday
December 15          
2.13
64
-15
  
0
37
16
27
  
Tuesday
December 16          
0.53
68
-16
  
0
36
16
26
  
Wednesday
December 17          
0.45
71
-17
  
0
36
16
26
  
Thursday
December 18          
1.65
68
-18
  
0
36
15
26
  
Friday
December 19          
0.44
61
-20
  
0
36
15
25
  
Saturday
December 20          
0.60
64
-16
  
0
35
15
25
  
Sunday
December 21          
0.39
62
-19
  
0
35
15
25
  
Monday
December 22          
1.34
70
-27
  
0
35
14
25
  
Tuesday
December 23          
0.53
71
-23
  
0
35
14
24
  
Wednesday
December 24          
0.70
62
-18
  
0
35
14
24
  
Thursday
December 25          
0.42
65
-16
  
0
34
14
24
  
Friday
December 26          
0.59
65
-16
  
0
34
13
24
  
Saturday
December 27          
1.50
62
-15
  
0
34
13
24
  
Sunday
December 28          
0.33
66
-14
  
0
34
13
23
  
Monday
December 29          
0.67
62
-18
  
0
34
13
23
 
Tuesday
December 30          
0.56
65
-15
  
0
34
13
23
  
Wednesday
December 31          
1.16
59
-20
  
0
33
12
23
  
December
2008
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PREC
REC
PREC
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
HDD
CDD
AVG
MAX
AVG
MIN
AVG
MEAN
SNOW
 
TOTAL
 
 
 
 
                   0.4
 
AVERAGE
      
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NORMAL
36.8
16.2
26.5
 
0.86
  
 
 
1188
0
 
 
 
 5.6
 
DEPARTURE
                            
From the record books:
Warmest recorded December  temperature, 75 F, December 6, 1939. 
  Coldest recorded December  temperature, -27 F,  December 22, 1983.
 Most December Snowfall: 22.3 inches, 1945.
 Least December Snowfall: 0.0 inches, 3 of the last 108 years (2004, 1991 & 1928)

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are DECEMBER 2008.
NORMAL is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is DECEMBER 2008  Average measured against 1971-2000 normals.
MAX = Observed Maximum and MIN = Observed Minimum temperatures.
MEAN = Observed Mean Daily temperature.
DEP = Departure from normal ( __ = below normal, + above normal).
PCPN = Observed daily precipitation (midnight to midnight, CST).
REC PREC. = Record Daily Precipitation amount in inches
REC MAX = Record Maximum temperature.
REC MIN = Record Minimum temperature.
HDD = heating degree day units (base of 65 degrees).
CDD = cooling degree day units (base of 65 degrees).
AVG MAX = Daily Normal High Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
AVG MIN = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
AVG MEAN = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
SNOW = Snowfall in inches.

 
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