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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE  
115 AM CST WED JAN 01 2025  
   
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..THE LINCOLN NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
HIGHEST 68 12/07  
LOWEST 9 12/21  
AVG. MAXIMUM 44.4 39.4 5.0  
AVG. MINIMUM 22.1 18.2 3.9  
MEAN 33.3 28.8 4.5  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 5  
DAYS MIN <= 32 27  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 4.42 2015  
MINIMUM 0.00 1889  
TOTALS 0.61 1.18 -0.57  
DAYS >= .01 5  
DAYS >= .10 2  
DAYS >= .50 0  
DAYS >= 1.00 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 0.38 12/30 TO 12/31  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
RECORDS  
TOTAL 24.3 2009  
TOTALS T 5.3 -5.3  
SINCE 7/1 T  
DAYS >= 1.0 0  
GREATEST  
SNOW DEPTH T 12/25  
24 HR TOTAL T 12/02 TO 12/02  
12/11 TO 12/11  
12/25 TO 12/25  
12/30 TO 12/30  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 977 1122 -145  
SINCE 7/1 1799 2324 -525  
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0  
SINCE 1/1 1367 1269 98    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/320 DATE 12/19  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 58/320 DATE 12/19  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.39  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2  
LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 0  
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2  
HAZE 4  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
DECMEBER IN LINCOLN WAS MUCH WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL. THE MONTH  
ENDED UP 4.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND 0.57  
INCHES BELOW NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION. ONLY A TRACE OF SNOW FELL  
DURING THE MONTH WHICH WAS 5.3 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. IT WAS THE 2ND  
LEAST SNOWIEST DECEMBER ON RECORD.  
 
NEW DAILY RECORDS FOR DECEMBER  
 
DATE RECORD VALUE PREVIOUS RECORD  
 
DEC 7 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 68 65 IN 1894  
DEC 19 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE 59 59 IN 1966  
 

 
 
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