Lincoln, NE

DECEMBER Average Temperature
Top Ten HOTTEST and COLDEST, 1887-2000 (114 years)

HOTTEST
COLDEST
YEAR 
TEMP.
deg. F
RANK
.
YEAR 
TEMP.
deg. F
RANK
1889
38.6
1
 
1983
8.1
1
1896
37.0
2
 
1909
15.2
2
1931
37.0
3
 
2000
15.8
3
1939
36.0
4
 
1914
18.1
4
1957
35.3
5
 
1924
18.5
5
1923
35.1
6
 
1917
18.6
6
1959
35.0
7
 
1989
19.0
7
1965
34.8
8
 
1963
19.4
8
1891
34.5
9
 
1919
20.4
9
1918
34.4
10
 
1927
20.6
10

DECEMBER 2000 (Final Data):
THIS YEAR: December 1-31, 2000 = Average Temperature = 15.8 F,

THIRD Coldest December on record (1887-2000).


RELATED LINKS:

December 2000 Cold Wave List of Links
November - December 2000, Omaha, NE Cold Wave
November - December 2000, Lincoln, NE Cold Wave
December 2000 snowfall compared to top 10 snowiest Decembers
Omaha: Dec. 2000 temperatures compared to top 10 coldest Decembers
OWH News Report: "How to Describe Cold: Relentless"
OWH News Report: "Freezing Rain Leads to Crashes"
OWH News Report: "Lengthy Cold Snap Affects Midlanders' Way of Life"
 


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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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