DECEMBER 2002
LINCOLN, NE

© K. Dewey, High Plains Regional Climate Center.
December 22, 2002.  Looking east from 84th and Van Dorn Streets in Lincoln.
It was the first full day of winter and it was pretty close to normal.
The high of 38 F was 3 degrees above normal and the low of 13 was 1 degree below normal.


Year 2002 Lincoln Precipitation: monthly
Month
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
 Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
TOTAL
 Jan. 1-Dec. 31
observed
0.64
0.36
1.35
2.42
5.20
0.17
1.57
8.29
1.47
4.90
0.24
 0.01
26.62
observed
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

December 2002 Lincoln Temperature Graph
other related links below the data table

YEAR 2002 Climate Review

December 2002 was the 3rd driest since records began in 1887.
TOP TEN Driest Decembers 1887 through 2001

Tied Record high on December 15, 2002 with a high of 64 F. Record was first set in 1939.

DEC 2002
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
RMAX
RMIN
HDD
CDD
AVG
MAX
AVG
MIN
AVG
MEAN
SNOW
12/01/02
 59
 17
38
 +7
 0.00
70
-6
 27
0
41
21
31
  
12/02/02
 41
 25
 33
 +2
 0.00
65
-4
 32
0
41
21
31
  
12/03/02
 27
 18
 23
 -7
 0.00
67
-9
 42
0
41
20
30
  
12/04/02
 28
 20
 24
 -6
 0.01
66
-11
 41
0
40
20
30
0.1
12/05/02
 36
 13
 25
 -5
T
69
-4
 40
0
40
19
30
 T
12/06/02
 53
 14
 34
 +5
 0.00
75
-8
 31
0
40
19
29
  
12/07/02
 52
 18
 35
 +6
 0.00
65
-9
 30
0
39
19
29
  
12/08/02
 37
 13
 25
  -4
 0.00
61
-12
 40
0
39
18
29
  
12/09/02
 47
 12
 30
 +2
 0.00
66
-17
 35
0
39
18
28
  
12/10/02
 40
 23
 32
 +4
 0.00
71
-20
  33
0
38
18
28
  
12/11/02
 40
 30
 35
 +7
 0.00
66
-10
30
0
38
17
28
  
12/12/02
 49
 19
 34
 +7
 0.00
67
-14
 31
0
38
17
27
  
12/13/02
 52
 17
 35
 +8
 0.00
72
-16
 30
0
37
17
27
  
12/14/02
 58
 20
 39
 +12
 0.00
61
-13
 26
0
37
17
27
  
12/15/02
 64
 24
44
 +17
 0.00
64
-15
 21
0
37
16
27
  
12/16/02
 60
 28
 44
 +18
 0.00
68
-16
 21
0
36
16
26
  
12/17/02
 49
 31
 40
 +14
 T
71
-17
 25
0
36
16
26
  
12/18/02
 48
 31
 40
 +14
T
68
-18
 25
0
36
15
26
  
12/19/02
 49
 29
 39
 +14
 0.00
61
-20
 26
0
36
15
25
  
12/20/02
 47
 31
 39
 +14
 0.00
64
-16
 26
0
35
15
25
  
12/21/02
 35
 13
 24
 -1
 0.00
62
-19
 41
0
35
15
25
  
12/22/02
 38
 13
  26
 +1
 0.00
70
-27
  39
0
35
14
25
  
12/23/02
 29
 12
 21
 -3
 0.00
71
-23
 44
0
35
14
24
  
12/24/02
 29
 7
 18
  -6
 0.00
62
-18
 47
0
35
14
24
  
12/25/02
 38
 5
 22
 -2
  0.00
65
-16
 43
0
34
14
24
  
12/26/02
 45
 7
 26
 +2
 0.00
65
-16
  39
0
34
13
24
  
12/27/02
 47
 22
 35
 +11
 0.00
62
-15
 30
0
34
13
24
  
12/28/02
 61
 30
 46
 +23
 0.00
66
-14
 19
0
34
13
23
  
12/29/02
 47
 23
 35
 +12
  0.00
62
-18
  30
0
34
13
23
  
12/30/02
 51
 17
 34
 +11
 0.00
65
-15
  31
0
34
13
23
  
12/31/02
 48
 12
  30
 +7
 0.00
59
-20
  35
0
31
12
23
  
TOTAL
        
 0.01
    
 1016
   0
      
0.1
AVERAGE
 45.3
 18.7
32.0
                    
NORMAL
36.8
16.2
26.5
  
0.86
    
1188
        
 4.9
DEPARTURE
 +8.5
+2.7
 +5.5
  
 -0.85
       -172        
  -4.8
December 2002 Lincoln Temperature Graph Lincoln's top ten hottest/coldest months & years
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Lincoln's Annual 90 and 100 Degree Climatology Lincoln Photos of the Month Archive
Jan. 1-June 30, 2002 Lincoln Temperature Graph Lincoln, NE Climate Facts List
Temp. & Precipitation Departures Since 1998 Drought monitor map
Lincoln Climate Record Books October 1, 2002 storm photos
Lincoln's Top Ten Coldest/Warmest Months & Years Lincoln Cold Wave
Wind Chill Index Redefined Lincoln Climate Record Books
Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology Probability of a White Christmas (1971-2000 average)

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)

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are DECEMBER 2002.
NORMAL is the 1971-2000 Standard 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 (1971-2000 normals).
AVG MIN = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
AVG MEAN = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1971-2000 normals).

 
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