Weather on December 21

Lincoln, NE

55 Years of Data

Avg High
36°F
Avg Low
15°F
Warmest
2003
44°F avg
Coldest
1989
-10°F avg

About This Date

December 21st in Lincoln, NE typically brings cold winter weather, with average highs around 36°F and lows near 15°F. Over 55 years of records, the warmest December 21st was in 2003 (44°F average), while the coldest was 1989 (-10°F) — a 54°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 16% of recorded December 21st dates, with snow falling 16% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 1.2"). The last decade has been 9.8°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 9.8°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for December 21st in Lincoln, NE? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.

Warming Trend
1.5°F per decade on this date
YearHighLowAvgPrecipSnow
202549°17°33°
202439°24°
202354°29°42°
202221°-1°10°
202150°12°31°
202054°27°41°
201955°16°36°
201848°19°34°
201743°22°33°0.08"0.2"
201651°27°39°
201531°21°26°
201444°33°39°
201326°16°21°0.03"0.1"
201231°17°
201147°21°34°
201034°18°26°
200937°21°29°
2008-7°-1°
200742°14°28°
200645°35°40°0.53"
200544°11°27°
200437°23°
2003warmest53°35°44°
200235°13°24°
200152°19°35°
2000-2°
199926°-3°12°
199811°0.3"
199731°16°23°0.25"0.1"
199638°18°28°
199531°23°27°0.13"1.2"
199437°32°35°0.15"0.4"
199341°17°29°
199245°23°34°
199145°20°32°
1990-7°-3°0.05"0.3"
1989coldest-2°-19°-10°
198842°21°32°
198746°22°34°
198640°27°33°
198541°14°28°
198437°24°31°0.79"0.2"
1983-2°-13°-7°0.03"0.3"
198254°24°39°
198137°27°32°
198028°12°20°
197954°20°37°
197843°20°31°
197728°10°19°
197634°-4°15°
197540°11°25°
197433°19°
197326°17°
197240°28°34°
197130°22°26°
55 years of data from LINCOLN AP

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