Nebraska weather in December: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020
In December, Nebraska's statewide normal high is 38°F and normal low 16°F; normal highs run from 34°F in Creighton to 44°F in Haigler (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).
- Statewide normal high
- 38°FDecember, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal low
- 16°FDecember, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 0.67 inDecember
- Warmest place
- 44°Fnormal high, Haigler
- Coolest place
- 34°Fnormal high, Creighton
Where is Nebraska warmest and wettest in December?
Haigler has the warmest December afternoons (44°F) and Creighton the coolest (34°F). Nebraska City gets the most precipitation (1.42 in) and Broadwater the least (0.17 in). The most snow falls in Kilgore (9.2 inches).
Statewide, December averaged 33.8°F in 2021, 22.7°F in 2022, 34.1°F in 2023, 33.0°F in 2024, 33.8°F in 2025, against a 1991-2020 normal of 27.2°F.
| Place | High | Low | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 38°F | 20°F | 1.22 | 5.8 |
| Lincoln | 39°F | 18°F | 1.18 | 5.3 |
| Grand Island | 39°F | 19°F | 0.84 | 4.7 |
| Kearney | 38°F | 17°F | 0.68 | 3.4 |
| Fremont | 36°F | 18°F | 1.19 | – |
| Norfolk | 36°F | 16°F | 0.84 | 6.1 |
| Hastings | 39°F | 19°F | 0.86 | – |
| Columbus | 36°F | 18°F | 0.93 | 5.6 |
| North Platte | 42°F | 13°F | 0.45 | 4.5 |
| Scottsbluff | 42°F | 14°F | 0.52 | 7.8 |
| Beatrice | 39°F | 18°F | 0.98 | 3.0 |
| Gretna | 37°F | 19°F | 1.38 | 7.8 |
| York | 38°F | 19°F | 0.96 | – |
| Alliance | 38°F | 9°F | 0.23 | – |
| Blair | 36°F | 18°F | – | – |
| Seward | 36°F | 16°F | 0.92 | 4.0 |
| Crete | 38°F | 18°F | 1.14 | 4.9 |
| Nebraska City | 38°F | 19°F | 1.42 | 4.2 |
| McCook | 42°F | 17°F | 0.44 | – |
| Sidney | 42°F | 14°F | 0.20 | – |
| Wayne | 34°F | 15°F | 0.83 | 6.2 |
| Holdrege | 39°F | 16°F | 0.71 | 4.1 |
| Chadron | 39°F | 13°F | 0.31 | – |
| Wahoo | 37°F | 17°F | – | – |
| Ogallala | 41°F | 16°F | 0.40 | 4.1 |
| Aurora | 39°F | 19°F | 1.13 | 3.8 |
| Falls City | 40°F | 21°F | 1.21 | – |
| Fairbury | 40°F | 18°F | 1.08 | 3.4 |
| O'Neill | 34°F | 15°F | 0.71 | 5.3 |
| Broken Bow | 40°F | 17°F | 0.37 | – |
| Auburn | 39°F | 19°F | 1.17 | 6.4 |
| Gothenburg | 40°F | 17°F | 0.56 | – |
| Ashland | 37°F | 18°F | 1.29 | 4.8 |
| Valley | 37°F | 20°F | 1.32 | 6.2 |
| Central City | 38°F | 17°F | 1.01 | 5.3 |
| Minden | 37°F | 17°F | 0.74 | 4.2 |
| David City | 35°F | 16°F | 1.15 | 6.1 |
| Valentine | 39°F | 13°F | 0.43 | 5.0 |
| St. Paul | 38°F | 18°F | 0.86 | 4.1 |
| Kimball | 41°F | 13°F | 0.45 | 5.8 |
| Madison | 35°F | 14°F | 0.76 | – |
| Geneva | 39°F | 21°F | 0.88 | 4.9 |
| Ord | 38°F | 14°F | 0.56 | – |
| Syracuse | 39°F | 18°F | 1.11 | 4.4 |
| Imperial | 43°F | 17°F | 0.23 | – |
| Superior | 39°F | 17°F | 1.02 | 4.0 |
| Albion | 36°F | 15°F | 0.81 | 3.5 |
| Tekamah | 35°F | 17°F | 0.89 | – |
| Tecumseh | 40°F | 17°F | 1.27 | 3.9 |
| Ainsworth | 38°F | 18°F | 0.57 | 5.5 |
| Springfield | 37°F | 18°F | 1.34 | – |
| Mitchell | 40°F | 16°F | – | – |
| Wakefield | 35°F | 14°F | 1.09 | 7.9 |
| Stanton | 36°F | 16°F | – | – |
| Hartington | 34°F | 14°F | 0.79 | 4.8 |
| Bridgeport | 41°F | 16°F | 0.45 | 7.8 |
| Gordon | 35°F | 14°F | 0.50 | 6.6 |
| Hebron | 40°F | 18°F | 1.05 | 3.9 |
| Ravenna | 39°F | 14°F | 0.67 | 4.0 |
| Atkinson | 34°F | 14°F | 0.56 | 6.2 |
| Creighton | 34°F | 15°F | 0.95 | 6.0 |
| Fort Calhoun | 34°F | 18°F | 1.31 | – |
| Weeping Water | 38°F | 18°F | 1.36 | 7.4 |
| Cambridge | 43°F | 14°F | 0.67 | 5.2 |
| Loup City | 40°F | 16°F | 0.67 | 6.2 |
| Burwell | 36°F | 15°F | 0.71 | 6.0 |
| Friend | 36°F | 17°F | 1.10 | 5.1 |
| Red Cloud | 40°F | 15°F | 0.71 | 3.0 |
| Franklin | 41°F | 17°F | 0.87 | 2.8 |
| Osceola | 37°F | 17°F | 1.09 | 5.8 |
| Chappell | 40°F | 14°F | 0.39 | – |
| Genoa | 37°F | 17°F | 0.95 | 5.0 |
| Pawnee City | 39°F | 20°F | – | – |
| Curtis | 43°F | 15°F | 0.49 | 4.5 |
| Osmond | 34°F | 13°F | 0.82 | – |
| Rushville | 37°F | 12°F | – | – |
| Benkelman | 44°F | 17°F | 0.55 | 4.8 |
| Oshkosh | 41°F | 13°F | 0.36 | 5.1 |
| Hemingford | 38°F | 17°F | 0.47 | 8.5 |
| Crofton | 34°F | 14°F | 0.91 | 7.3 |
| Clay Center | 39°F | 20°F | 0.97 | 3.3 |
| Elgin | 35°F | 16°F | 0.86 | 6.5 |
| Minatare | 40°F | 16°F | 0.35 | – |
| Walthill | 34°F | 15°F | 1.01 | 6.9 |
| Oxford | 40°F | 15°F | 0.53 | 4.2 |
| Clarkson | 35°F | 16°F | – | – |
| Mead | 37°F | 17°F | 1.12 | 4.4 |
| Hershey | 41°F | 16°F | 0.29 | 4.9 |
| Arnold | 37°F | 15°F | 0.62 | 6.1 |
| Fairmont | 38°F | 17°F | 0.79 | 3.9 |
| Hay Springs | 39°F | 13°F | 0.60 | – |
| Howells | 37°F | 17°F | 0.84 | 4.2 |
| Callaway | 38°F | 17°F | 0.68 | – |
| Beaver City | 43°F | 13°F | 0.80 | 4.6 |
| Culbertson | 42°F | 15°F | 0.50 | 5.6 |
| Mullen | 38°F | 16°F | 0.43 | 7.7 |
| Trenton | 43°F | 17°F | 0.46 | 3.8 |
| Big Springs | 43°F | 13°F | 0.37 | 5.4 |
| Eustis | 39°F | 17°F | 0.71 | 5.5 |
| Ewing | 37°F | 14°F | 0.74 | 5.9 |
| Brady | 41°F | 15°F | 0.55 | – |
| Niobrara | 37°F | 17°F | 0.32 | – |
| Lodgepole | 40°F | 14°F | 0.35 | 5.3 |
| Wallace | 41°F | 14°F | 0.49 | 2.7 |
| Chambers | 36°F | 15°F | 0.81 | – |
| Dalton | 40°F | 20°F | 0.57 | 9.0 |
| Oakdale | 35°F | 14°F | 0.73 | 5.4 |
| Butte | 34°F | 15°F | 0.66 | 6.8 |
| Stapleton | 39°F | 14°F | 0.68 | 5.8 |
| North Loup | 37°F | 14°F | 0.76 | 5.4 |
| Springview | 36°F | 12°F | – | – |
| Weston | 36°F | 18°F | 1.12 | 6.9 |
| Table Rock | 39°F | 19°F | 1.28 | 4.7 |
| Madrid | 41°F | 15°F | 0.40 | – |
| Harrison | 35°F | 13°F | 0.42 | 8.5 |
| Hayes Center | 41°F | 17°F | 0.48 | 4.9 |
| Lynch | 36°F | 11°F | – | – |
| Raymond | 37°F | 17°F | 1.11 | 6.6 |
| Mason City | 39°F | 16°F | 0.60 | 4.8 |
| Oconto | 40°F | 14°F | – | – |
| Haigler | 44°F | 15°F | 0.59 | 5.2 |
| Taylor | 38°F | 12°F | 0.72 | 4.9 |
| Arthur | 39°F | 15°F | 0.33 | 5.0 |
| Concord | 35°F | 13°F | 0.96 | – |
| Bartlett | 37°F | 16°F | 0.83 | 5.8 |
| Edison | 42°F | 16°F | 0.76 | – |
| Anselmo | 38°F | 14°F | 0.68 | 5.3 |
| Broadwater | 40°F | 9°F | 0.17 | 4.2 |
| Ericson | 37°F | 14°F | 0.69 | – |
| Merriman | 38°F | 15°F | 0.45 | 4.1 |
| Comstock | 38°F | 14°F | – | – |
| Virginia | 38°F | 19°F | 1.19 | 3.7 |
| Kilgore | 35°F | 14°F | 0.78 | 9.2 |
| Newport | 34°F | 14°F | 0.86 | 7.0 |
| Verdel | 35°F | 13°F | 0.83 | – |
| Surprise | 38°F | 16°F | 0.91 | 4.9 |
| Ragan | 39°F | 19°F | 0.65 | 3.2 |
| Agate (3 mi E) | 40°F | 10°F | 0.31 | 4.8 |
| Bushnell (15 mi S) | 38°F | 11°F | 0.46 | 8.8 |
| Canaday Steam Plant | 40°F | 18°F | 0.60 | 3.3 |
| Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge | 38°F | 14°F | 0.38 | 7.1 |
| Ellsworth (15 mi NNE) | 38°F | 12°F | 0.38 | – |
| Ellsworth (2 mi W) | 39°F | 14°F | 0.30 | 6.2 |
| Elsmere (9 mi ENE) | 42°F | 17°F | 0.71 | 7.0 |
| Fort Robinson | 40°F | 13°F | – | – |
| Greeley | 37°F | 14°F | 0.70 | 5.0 |
| Harlan County Lake | 42°F | 18°F | 0.81 | 2.3 |
| Harrisburg (12 mi WNW) | 41°F | 13°F | 0.49 | 8.4 |
| Kingsley Dam | 38°F | 20°F | 0.41 | 3.5 |
| Medicine Creek Dam | 42°F | 14°F | 0.46 | 1.9 |
| North Platte Experiment Farm | 39°F | 16°F | 0.42 | 3.8 |
| Plainsview Ranch | 39°F | 17°F | 0.51 | 10.3 |
| Purdum | 40°F | 13°F | – | – |
| Red Willow Dam | 42°F | 13°F | 0.46 | – |
| Swan Lake | 37°F | 14°F | – | – |
| West Point | 35°F | 16°F | 1.04 | 6.3 |
| Whitman (5 mi ENE) | 37°F | 18°F | 0.27 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.