DECEMBER 2000
LINCOLN, NE
NEW:  Nov. 6 - Dec. 25, 2000 was the 2nd coldest in recorded history
NEW: December 2000 temperatures compared to top 10 coldest Decembers
NEW: December 18 Snowstorm Photo Gallery
NEW: December 2000 snowfall compared to top 10 snowiest Decembers
NEW: December 10-11 Snowstorm (includes photo gallery)
December 2000 Temperature Graph
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  Growing Season Climatology & 1ST & Last Freezes
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December 18, 2000.  Another in a series of snowstorms hits eastern Nebraska.
Snow plows head north on 70th Street just south of "O" Street. STORM PHOTOS

December 12, tied record low of -14, first set in 1932.

DEC 2000
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
RMAX
RMIN
HDD
CDD
AVG
MAX
AVG
MIN
AVG
MEAN
SNOW
12/01/00
37
27
32
+1
T
70
-6
33
0
42
21
31
  
12/02/00
32
20
26
-5
T
65
-4
39
0
41
20
31
T
12/03/00
 41
15
28
-2 
0.00
67
-9
37 
0
40
20
30
  
12/04/00
 47
17
 32
+2
0.00
66
-11
33 
0
40
19
30
  
12/05/00
 22
11
17
-12
T 
69
-4
48
0
39
19
29
T
12/06/00
 43
19
31
+2
T 
75
-8
34 
0
39
19
29
T
12/07/00
 59
31
45
+17
0.00
65
-9
20
0
39
18
28
  
12/08/00
 35
21
28
0
0.00
61
-12
37
0
38
18
28
  
12/09/00
 44
20
32
+4
0.00
66
-17
33
0
38
17
28
  
12/10/00
 30
2 
16 
-11
0.08
71
-20
49 
0
37
17
27
6.4
12/11/00
 7
-8
0 
-27
0.12
66
-10
65 
0
37
17
27
2.0
12/12/00
10
 -14
-2 
 -29
0.00
67
-14
67 
0
37
16
27
  
12/13/00
17
5
11 
-15
0.04
72
-16
54 
0
36
16
26
0.7
12/14/00
18
-5
7 
-19
T
61
-13
58
0
36
16
26
  
12/15/00
28
15
22
-3
0.02
64
-15
43 
0
36
15
25
0.3
12/16/00
29
3
16 
-9
0.01
68
-16
49 
0
35
15
25
 0.2
12/17/00
18
-1
9
-16
0.00
71
-17
56
0
35
15
25
  
12/18/00
20
3
12 
-13
0.23
68
-18
53
0
35
15
25
4.0
12/19/00
 16
0
8 
-16
0.00
61
-20
57
0
34
14
24
  
12/20/00
 33
6
20
-4
0.04
64
-16
45
0
34
14
24
0.6
12/21/00
 9
-2
4 
-20
0.00
62
-19
61
0
34
14
24
  
12/22/00
17
-13
2 
-21
0.00
70
-27
48
0
34
13
23
  
12/23/00
18
5
12 
-11
 T
71
-23
53
0
33
13
23
T
12/24/00
5
2
4 
-19
T
62
-18
61
0
33
13
23
T
12/25/00
 14
2
8 
 -15
0.04
65
-16
57
0
33
13
23
1.0
12/26/00
 17
2
 10
 -13
0.01
65
-16
55
0
33
12
23
0.2
12/27/00
 22
-2
10
-12
0.00
62
-15
 55
0
33
12
22
  
12/28/00
38
 10
 24
 +2
0.03
66
-14
 41
0
33
12
22
T
12/29/00
 22
 11
17
-5
T
62
-18
48
0
32
12
22
 T
12/30/00
 20
 1
11
-11
 T
65
-15
 54
0
32
11
22
 T
12/31/00
 12
-8
2
-20
 T
59
-20
 63
0
32
11
22
 T
TOTAL
        
 0.62
    
 1521
0
      
15.4
AVERAGE
 25.2
 6.3
 15.8
                    
NORMAL
35.8
15.2
25.6
  
0.88
    
1221
0
      
 5.6
DEPARTURE
  -10.6  -9.1
-9.8
    -0.26      +300
0
      
 +9.8

Lincoln Climate Records Page
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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, 2 of the last 101 years (1991 & 1928)
Year 2000 total precipitation:
(Jan. 0.06 + Feb. 1.59 + Mar. 0.88 + Apr. 1.51 + May 2.16 + June 5.30 +
July 4.26 + Aug 2.56 + Sep 1.13 + Oct 2.03 + Nov. 1.08 + Dec. 0.62 = 23.18 in.).
Precipitation deficit through December 31 = - 5.08 in.

Winter 2000-2001 Snowfall (18.0 inches):  Oct. 0.0 in; Nov. 2.6 in; Dec. 15.4 in.

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are DECEMBER 2000.
NORMAL is the 1961-90 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is DECEMBER 2000 Average measured against 1961-90 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).
RMAX = Record Maximum temperature.
RMIN = 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 (1961-90 normals).
AVG MIN = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1961-90 normals).
AVG MEAN = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1961-90 normals).

 
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