DECEMBER
2004
LINCOLN,
NE
Lincoln
Year 2004 Climate Information
Lincoln,
Year 2004 Climate in Review
Lincoln
Climate Records Set in Year 2004
Lincoln,
Monthly Temperature Graphs for Year 2004
Lincoln,
Year 2004 Daily Highs & Lows Compared to Normal GRAPH
Lincoln
Year 2004 Daily Highs & Lows Compared to Warmest/Coldest years
Omaha
Year 2004 Climate Information
Omaha,
Year 2004 Climate in Review
Omaha
Year 2004 Daily Highs & Lows Compared to Normals, Graph
Lincoln
and Omaha Year 2004 Climate Summary Statistics
Year
2004 Climate Statistics for Lincoln and for Omaha
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will be
held in Lincoln, NE, on Saturday, March 19, 2005.
Year
2004 Lincoln Monthly Precipitation: red above
normal, blue
below normal
|
Month
|
Jan.
|
Feb.
|
Mar.
|
Apr.
|
May
|
June
|
July
|
Aug. |
Sep. |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec |
TOTAL
|
|
|
Observed
|
0.81
|
1.17
|
2.83
|
0.92
|
3.04
|
3.09
|
2.75
|
2.15
|
3.24
|
0.45
|
2.61
|
0.43
|
Jan.
1 - Dec. 31: 23.49
|
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
|
Jan.
1 - Dec. 31: 28.37
|
Normal
|
Year
2004 Lincoln Monthly Snowfall:
red
above normal,
blue
below normal
|
Month
|
Jan.
|
Feb.
|
Mar.
|
Apr.
|
May
|
June
|
July
|
Aug. |
Sep. |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
|
|
Observed
|
15.3
|
13.5
|
T
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.2
|
0
|
Observed
|
|
Normal
|
6.1
|
5.4
|
5.1
|
1.7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.9
|
3.0
|
4.9
|
Normal
|
Weather
Headline: December 25, 2004
Warmer
in Nebraska than Florida and Texas
First Ever
White Christmas along the Texas Gulf Coast
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Here for the complete story
The "Nebraska
Winter Weather" Web Site has Storm warnings, forecasts,
driving conditions, etc. Click
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Nov.
28, 2004 Neb.Snowstorm
Nov.
28, 2004 SW Neb. Snow Totals
Nov.
28, 004 E. Neb. Snow Totals
Nov.
30, 2004 Record Cold
November
30, 2004 Snow Cover Satellite image
January
1, 2004 - November 30, 2004 Lincoln Temperature Graph
November
2004 Lincoln Temperature Graph
Lincoln
Temperature and Precipitation Departures last 7 Years
Lincoln's
Snowfall Climatology 1899-2004
Probability
of a White Christmas
Lincoln
Monthly Snowfall Monthly Top 15 Snowfall Totals
Lincoln's
Top 25 Snowiest Months from 1899-2004
|
Image ©
HPRCC, Dec. 29, 2004. Where is the snow for
our new sled?
NEW - Click
Here: No
snowfall in December in Lincoln, how rare is this?
Tied Record
high of 65 F on December 30, 2004. Old record of 55 F set in 1956.
New record
high overnight temperature, December 30: 44 F (old record 39 in 1931)
Warmest
low temperature for the date.
|
DEC 2004
|
MAX
|
MIN
|
MEAN
|
DEP
|
PCPN
|
RMAX
|
RMIN
|
HDD
|
CDD
|
AVG
MAX
|
AVG
MIN
|
AVG
MEAN
|
SNOW
FALL
|
|
12/01/04
|
39
|
17
|
28
|
-3
|
0.00
|
70
|
-6
|
37
|
0
|
41
|
21
|
31
|
|
|
12/02/04
|
45
|
21
|
33
|
+2
|
0.00
|
65
|
-4
|
32
|
0
|
41
|
21
|
31
|
|
|
12/03/04
|
47
|
19
|
33
|
+3
|
0.00
|
67
|
-9
|
32
|
0
|
41
|
20
|
30
|
|
|
12/04/04
|
57
|
25
|
41
|
+11
|
0.00
|
66
|
-11
|
24
|
0
|
40
|
20
|
30
|
|
|
12/05/04
|
39
|
25
|
32
|
+2
|
0.42
|
69
|
-4
|
33
|
0
|
40
|
19
|
30
|
|
|
12/06/04
|
39
|
34
|
37
|
+8
|
0.00
|
75
|
-8
|
28
|
0
|
40
|
19
|
29
|
|
|
12/07/04
|
35
|
27
|
31
|
+2
|
0.00
|
65
|
-9
|
34
|
0
|
39
|
19
|
29
|
|
|
12/08/04
|
47
|
25
|
36
|
+7
|
0.00
|
61
|
-12
|
29
|
0
|
39
|
18
|
29
|
|
|
12/09/04
|
54
|
23
|
39
|
+11
|
T
|
66
|
-17
|
26
|
0
|
39
|
18
|
28
|
|
|
12/10/04
|
40
|
25
|
33
|
+5
|
0.00
|
71
|
-20
|
32
|
0
|
38
|
18
|
28
|
|
|
12/11/04
|
48
|
17
|
33
|
+5
|
0.00
|
66
|
-10
|
32
|
0
|
38
|
17
|
28
|
|
|
12/12/04
|
51
|
32
|
42
|
+15
|
0.00
|
67
|
-14
|
23
|
0
|
38
|
17
|
27
|
|
|
12/13/04
|
32
|
11
|
22
|
-5
|
0.00
|
72
|
-16
|
43
|
0
|
37
|
17
|
27
|
|
|
12/14/04
|
39
|
8
|
24
|
-3
|
0.00
|
61
|
-13
|
41
|
0
|
37
|
17
|
27
|
|
|
12/15/04
|
44
|
26
|
35
|
+8
|
0.00
|
64
|
-15
|
30
|
0
|
37
|
16
|
27
|
|
|
12/16/04
|
51
|
21
|
36
|
+10
|
0.00
|
68
|
-16
|
29
|
0
|
36
|
16
|
26
|
|
|
12/17/04
|
49
|
19
|
34
|
+8
|
0.00
|
71
|
-17
|
31
|
0
|
36
|
16
|
26
|
|
|
12/18/04
|
49
|
20
|
35
|
+9
|
0.00
|
68
|
-18
|
30
|
0
|
36
|
15
|
26
|
|
|
12/19/04
|
20
|
2
|
11
|
-14
|
0.00
|
61
|
-20
|
54
|
0
|
36
|
15
|
25
|
|
|
12/20/04
|
52
|
19
|
36
|
+11
|
0.01
|
64
|
-16
|
29
|
0
|
35
|
15
|
25
|
|
|
12/21/04
|
37
|
9
|
23
|
-2
|
0.00
|
62
|
-19
|
42
|
0
|
35
|
15
|
25
|
|
|
12/22/04
|
18
|
3
|
11
|
-14
|
0.00
|
70
|
-27
|
54
|
0
|
35
|
14
|
25
|
|
|
12/23/04
|
13
|
-4
|
5
|
-19
|
0.00
|
71
|
-23
|
60
|
0
|
35
|
14
|
24
|
|
|
12/24/04
|
32
|
-4
|
14
|
-10
|
0.00
|
62
|
-18
|
46
|
0
|
35
|
14
|
24
|
|
|
12/25/04
|
55
|
20
|
38
|
+14
|
0.00
|
65
|
-16
|
27
|
0
|
34
|
14
|
24
|
|
|
12/26/04
|
36
|
16
|
26
|
+2
|
0.00
|
65
|
-16
|
39
|
0
|
34
|
13
|
24
|
|
|
12/27/04
|
47
|
23
|
35
|
+11
|
0.00
|
62
|
-15
|
30
|
0
|
34
|
13
|
24
|
|
|
12/28/04
|
49
|
18
|
34
|
+11
|
0.00
|
66
|
-14
|
31
|
0
|
34
|
13
|
23
|
|
|
12/29/04
|
57
|
14
|
36
|
+13
|
0.00
|
62
|
-18
|
29
|
0
|
34
|
13
|
23
|
|
|
12/30/04
|
65
|
44
|
55
|
+32
|
T
|
65
|
-15
|
10
|
0
|
34
|
13
|
23
|
|
|
12/31/04
|
50
|
21
|
36
|
+13
|
0.00
|
59
|
-20
|
29
|
0
|
33
|
12
|
23
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
1336
|
576
|
|
|
0.43
|
|
|
1051
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
AVERAGE
|
43.1
|
18.6
|
30.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NORMAL
|
36.8
|
16.2
|
26.5
|
|
0.86
|
|
|
1188
|
0
|
|
|
|
5.6
|
|
DEPARTURE
|
+6.3
|
+2.4
|
+4.4
|
|
-0.43
|
|
|
-137
|
|
|
|
|
-5.6
|
Image
© Ken Dewey, HPRCC, November 30, 2004.
Photos
of the Month Gallery
Lincoln
Climate Records Page
.
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 106 years (1991 & 1928)
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are
DECEMBER
2004.
NORMAL is the 1971-2000Standard
Normals.
DEPARTURE is DECEMBER
2004 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).
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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