| COLDEST | deg. F | WARMEST | deg. F | ||||
| December | Avg. | Rank | December | Avg. | Rank | ||
| 1983 | 7.2 | 1 | 1889 | 39.5 | 1 | ||
| 2000 | 15.6 | 2 | 1877 | 38.4 | 2 | ||
| 1909 | 15.6 | 2 | 1931 | 37.0 | 3 | ||
| 1985 | 16.3 | 4 | 1965 | 36.9 | 4 | ||
| 1924 | 17.4 | 5 | 1923 | 35.6 | 5 | ||
| 1884 | 17.5 | 6 | 1881 | 35.5 | 6 | ||
| 1879 | 17.5 | 7 | 1896 | 35.2 | 7 | ||
| 1989 | 17.7 | 8 | 1957 | 35.0 | 8 | ||
| 1963 | 17.7 | 9 | 1959 | 34.9 | 9 | ||
| 1871 | 17.9 | 10 | 1891 | 34.9 | 10 | ||
| 1917 | 17.9 | 11 |
December 2000 Cold Wave List of Links
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"
UNL
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
High Plains Regional Climate Center