DECEMBER 2005
LINCOLN, NE
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December 2005 Lincoln Temperature Graph
December 26, 2005 Record Heat in Nebraska
An Example of the Influence of Clouds and Fog on Observed Temperatures
December 12, 2005:  Going, Going, Gone - Last Week's Snow Cover Disappears
December 9, 2005 Extensive U.S. Snow Cover Compared to Last Year
Climatological Probability of a White Christmas
December 8, 2005 Extensive U.S. Snow Cover
December 8, 2005: Nebraska Temperatures Drop to 30 Degrees Below Normal
December 7, 2005: Nebraska Plunges into the Deep Freeze (-23 F in Alliance!)
U.S. Snowcover December 6, 2005 compared to December 6  last year
 December 4, 2005 Cold Weather in the Midlands
...November 30 - December 1, 2005 Snowfall Photos
November 27-28, 2005 Snowstorm

  December 29, 2005:  A Frosty and Foggy Morning in Southeast Nebraska. Image © Ken Dewey, HPRCC.
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December 25, 2005. A foggy Christmas in Eastern Nebraska: Image © Ken Dewey, HPRCC. More Photos

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Year 2005 Lincoln Precipitation (in inches): monthly  red above normal, blue below normal

Month
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
 Oct. Nov. Dec. TOTAL  
Observed
0.81
2.22
0.65
2.22
2.18
2.85
5.30
2.55
0.28
2.76
1.94
0.52
24.59
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
 Deficit -3.78

Winter 2005-06 Lincoln Snowfall in inches

Month
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
Observed
0..0
2.9
6.0
        
Normal
0.7
3.1
5.7
6.1
5.4
5.1
1.7
DEC 2005
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
REC
PREC
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
HDD
CDD
AVG
MAX
AVG
MIN
AVG
MEAN
SNOW
12/01/05
 23
 12
 18
 -13
 0.00
1.12
70
-6
 47
0
41
21
31
  
12/02/05
 26
 18
 22
 -9
  0.00
0.67
65
-4
 43
0
41
21
31
  
12/03/05
 21
 5
 13
 -17
 0.23
0.86
67
-9
 52
0
41
20
30
 2.8
12/04/05
 17
 -2
 8
 -22
 0.00
0.90
66
-11
 57
0
40
20
30
  
12/05/05
 28
 -3
 13
 -17
 0.09
1.72
69
-4
 53
0
40
19
30
 1.8
12/06/05
 9
-4
 3
 -26
 T
0.95
75
-8
 62
0
40
19
29
T
12/07/05
 9
 -6
 2
 -27
 0.07
0.74
65
-9
 63
0
39
19
29
 1.1
12/08/05
 12
 -5
 4
  -25
 0.02
0.37
61
-12
 61
0
39
18
29
 0.3
12/09/05
 21
 -10
 6
  -22
 0.00
0.73
66
-17
 59
0
39
18
28
  
12/10/05
 40
 16
 28
 0
 T
0.66
71
-20
 37
0
38
18
28
  
12/11/05
  46
 29
 38
 +10
 0.00
0.44
66
-10
 27
0
38
17
28
  
12/12/05
 45
 24
 35
 +8
  0.00
0.87
67
-14
 30
0
38
17
27
  
12/13/05
 44
 23
 34
 +7
 0.06
0.53
72
-16
 31
0
37
17
27
  
12/14/05
 42
 32
 37
 +10
 0.01
0.70
61
-13
28
0
37
17
27
T
12/15/05
 33
 27
 30
 +3
 T
2.13
64
-15
 35
0
37
16
27
 T
12/16/05
 28
17
 23
 -3
  T
0.53
68
-16
 42
0
36
16
26
  T
12/17/05
 27
 16
 22
  -4
 0.00
0.45
71
-17
 43
0
36
16
26
  
12/18/05
 22
 7
 15
  -11
 0.00
1.65
68
-18
 50
0
36
15
26
  
12/19/05
 31
 5
 18
  -7
 0.00
0.44
61
-20
 47
0
36
15
25
  
12/20/05
  37
 11
 24
 -1
 0.00
0.60
64
-16
 41
0
35
15
25
  
12/21/05
 44
 11
 28
 +3
 0.00
0.39
62
-19
 37
0
35
15
25
  
12/22/05
  58
 25
 42
 +17
 0.00
1.34
70
-27
 23
0
35
14
25
  
12/23/05
 49
 28
 39
 +15
 0.01
0.53
71
-23
 26
0
35
14
24
  
12/24/05
 49
28
  39
 +15
  0.02
0.70
62
-18
 26
0
35
14
24
  
12/25/05
 36
 18
 27
 +3
 0.00
0.42
65
-16
 38
0
34
14
24
  
12/26/05
 58
 26
 42
+18
 0.00
0.59
65
-16
 23
0
34
13
24
  
12/27/05
 40
 21
 31
 +7
 0.00
1.50
62
-15
 34
0
34
13
24
  
12/28/05
 53
 23
 38
 +15
 0.00
0.33
66
-14
 27
0
34
13
23
  
12/29/05
 37
 23
 30
 +7
 0.01
0.67
62
-18
 35
0
34
13
23
  
12/30/05
 41
 24
 33
 +10
 0.00
0.56
65
-15
 32
0
34
13
23
  
12/31/05
 46
 18
  32
 +9
 0.00
1.16
59
-20
 33
0
33
12
23
  
TOTAL
        
 0.52
        1241        
 6.0
AVERAGE
 34.6
 14.7
 24.7
                      
NORMAL
36.8
16.2
26.5
  
0.86
      
1188
0
      
 5.7
DEPARTURE
  -2.2
 -1.5
 -1.8
  
 -0.34
      
  +53
        
  -0.3

 

Snow being cleared on November 29, 2005 in Central Nebraska.
Photo by Don Hayden, Nebraska Department of Roads.
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December 1, 2005. Holiday decorations and a fresh snow cover in rural east Lincoln.
Image © K. Dewey, High Plains Regional Climate Center.  Also see our monthly photo galleries


December 3, 2005,  Another Winter Storm blankets Lincoln in snow.
December 3, 2005 Snowfall Photos

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, 3 of the last 106 years (2004, 1991 & 1928)

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are DECEMBER 2005.
NORMAL is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is DECEMBER 2005  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).
REC PREC. = Record Daily Precipitation amount in inches
REC MAX = Record Maximum temperature.
REC MIN = 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).
 
UNL
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
High Plains Regional Climate Center

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