DECEMBER 2001
LINCOLN, NE
November 2001 Temperature Graph Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology
Temp. & Precip. Departures last 42 Months LAST YEAR: November 2000 Temperature Graph
Lincoln Cold Waves Lincoln, NE Climate Facts List
Wind Chill Index Redefined NEW: Growing Season Climatology, 1887-2001
Lincoln Climate Record Books Lincoln Photos of the Month Archive
November 5 Aurora LAST YEAR: December 2000 Temperature Graph
Top 10 warmest/coldest months & years 1887-2001 Top 10 wettest/driest months & years 1887-2001
Warmest November ever recorded (1887-2001): Nov. 2001 Avg. = 48.4oF, old record 46.7oF in 1899.
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December 11, 2001. A late fall sunset over Homes lake in Lincoln. Image © K. Dewey, High Plains Regional Climate Center.
Lincoln's first snowfall (0.2 inches) of the winter season, 9 PM, Dec. 18, 2001.  Photo from the UNL Plaza Cam.
December 4, 2001:  Tied the record high of 66 F (set in 1888 & 1916).
DEC 2001
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
RMAX
RMIN
HDD
CDD
AVG
MAX
AVG
MIN
AVG
MEAN
SNOW
12/01/01
51
20
 36
+5
0.00
70
-6
 29
0
42
21
31
  
12/02/01
 56
 29
43
 +12
 0.00
65
-4
22
0
41
20
31
  
12/03/01
 56
 25
41
+11
 0.00
67
-9
 24
0
40
20
30
  
12/04/01
66
 31
49
 +19
 0.00
66
-11
 16
0
40
19
30
  
12/05/01
 65
  28
47
 +18
0.17
69
-4
 18
0
39
19
29
  
12/06/01
 56
 24
 40
+11
0.00
75
-8
 25
0
39
19
29
  
12/07/01
 46
 26
  36
 +8
 0.00
65
-9
 29
0
39
18
28
  
12/08/01
45
 27
36
+8
 0.00
61
-12
 29
0
38
18
28
  
12/09/01
 55
 27
 41
  +13
 0.00
66
-17
 24
0
38
17
28
  
12/10/01
 50
26
 38
 +11
 0.00
71
-20
 27
0
37
17
27
  
12/11/01
55
 32
44
 +17
T
66
-10
21
0
37
17
27
  
12/12/01
 43
 28
 36
 +9
0.02
67
-14
29
0
37
16
27
  
12/13/01
 46
 17
32
+6
 0.00
72
-16
 33
0
36
16
26
  
12/14/01
 48
 23
 36
 +10
 0.00
61
-13
29
0
36
16
26
  
12/15/01
 55
 37
 46
 +21
0.00
64
-15
19
0
36
15
25
  
12/16/01
 48
 23
 36
+11
 0.00
68
-16
 29
0
35
15
25
  
12/17/01
 50
 15
 33
 +8
 0.00
71
-17
 32
0
35
15
25
  
12/18/01
 46
 25
 36
 +11
 0.02
68
-18
 29
0
35
15
25
0.2
12/19/01
 40
 16
 28
 +4
 T
61
-20
 37
0
34
14
24
 T
12/20/01
52
21
37
+13
0.00
64
-16
28
0
34
14
24
  
12/21/01
 52
 19
 36
+12
 0.00
62
-19
 29
0
34
14
24
  
12/22/01
46
 21
 34
+11
 0.10
70
-27
 26
0
34
13
23
1.0
12/23/01
 33
 20
27
+4
 T
71
-23
38
0
33
13
23
 T
12/24/01
26
 6
16
 -7
0.01
62
-18
 49
0
33
13
23
0.2
12/25/01
 28
4
 16
-7
T
65
-16
49
0
33
13
23
T
12/26/01
37
10
24
+1
T
65
-16
41
0
33
12
23
T
12/27/01
38
14
26
+4
0.00
62
-15
39
0
33
12
22
  
12/28/01
 34
13
 24
 +2
 0.02
66
-14
 41
0
33
12
22
 0.5
12/29/01
21
 9
 15
 -7
 T
62
-18
 50
0
32
12
22
T
12/30/01
21
6
 13
 -9
 T
65
-15
 52
0
32
11
22
T
12/31/01
24
0
12
-10
0.00
59
-20
53
0
32
11
22
  
TOTAL
        
0.34
     1000 0      
1.9
AVERAGE
44.8
20.1
32.5
                    
NORMAL
35.8
15.2
25.6
  
0.88
    
1221
0
      
 5.6
DEPARTURE
+9.0
+4.9
+6.9
  
-0.54
    
-221
0
      
-3.7

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 2001 Precipitation: 
Jan. 0.89 + Feb. 1.82 + Mar. 1.32 + Apr. 2.68 + May 10.16 + June 3.55 + July 1.49 + 
Aug. 1.26 + Sep. 5.83 + Oct. 1.25 + Nov. 1.72 + Dec. 0.34 = 32.31 inches.
Normal January 1 through November 30 precipitation = 26.38 inches.
Normal January 1 through December 31 precipitation = 27.26 inches.

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are DECEMBER 2001.
NORMAL is the 1961-90 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is DECEMBER 2001 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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