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December 2021 Observations and Discussion


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21 minutes ago, East Dubzz said:

Interested if we see much freezing drizzle this afternoon. I know it's not expected to be much, but even the most thin layer of ice can be annoying. 

I thought it was supposed to be partly cloudy this morning but there's been freezing drizzle here. My roommate said roads are slick and his brakes locked up a couple times. 

Snowfall in Lincoln, NE:

2017-18: 21.4"   2018-19: 55.5"   2019-20: 17.6"   2020-21: 49.4"   2021-22: 5.1" 🤮

Average: 26"

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11 minutes ago, snowstorm83 said:

I thought it was supposed to be partly cloudy this morning but there's been freezing drizzle here. My roommate said roads are slick and his brakes locked up a couple times. 

There's been so many accidents here in Omaha this morning that the police are only responding to injury accidents. My wife is driving back from eastern Iowa and has made it as far as Des Moines but I'm worried about it getting worse the further this way she gets.

The NWS said they didn't think it would be an issue today but good ol' Jim called it last night.

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26 minutes ago, OmahaSnowFan said:

There's been so many accidents here in Omaha this morning that the police are only responding to injury accidents. My wife is driving back from eastern Iowa and has made it as far as Des Moines but I'm worried about it getting worse the further this way she gets.

The NWS said they didn't think it would be an issue today but good ol' Jim called it last night.

Meant to include this part to my post above as well 

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I think there's a great chance that we get way below our forecasted lows here tonight. My grid says -29*F, but I'm already well below where I should be. It's currently -17*F, every forecast had me at -10 right now. Combine that with clear skies and a NW breeze, I should get well into the -30s. HRRR puts me at -37 and I don't think that's a longshot. The all-time record is -39.

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Corbin is southern Kentucky, so I wonder if they get less snow than other cities. Saw this graphic on Jackson NWS page.

I bet Louisville has gotten more than a foot in one day before. 

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Ashland, KY Weather

'23-'24 Winter

Snowfall - 5.50"
First freeze: 11/1 (32)
Minimum: 2 on 1/17

Measurable snows: 4
Max 1 day snow: 3" (1/19)

Thunders: 11
1/27, 1/28, 2/10, 2/22, 2/27, 2/28, 3/5, 3/6, 3/14, 3/15
3/26, 

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December 2021 was a top ten as one of the warmest on record. The mean of 34.5 at Grand Rapids was a departure of +4.1. That is good for the 7th over all warmest Decembers on record. The high for the month was 63 on the 16th The low for the month was 15 on the 8th. There was a total of 2.23" of pricip of that 10.1" was snow that snow fall total is -10.7" below average. The most snow on the ground was 4". At Muskegon and Lansing December 2021 was the 4th warmest at both locations the mean at Muskegon was 36.5 and at Lansing it was 36.0. For the year 2021 was the 8th warmest on record and at Lansing and Muskegon it was the 4th warmest on record.
We will have to see how January 2022 plays out. There are some  ingredients for a good amount of snow at the start.

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December was the 6th warmest on record at LNK with an average temp of 36. The avg high was the warmest on record though (49.5). 

Edit: Also might as well add that 2021 as a whole had an average temp of 53.7 (12th warmest on record. Very impressive since February had a -14.4 departure. Goes to show how warm the rest of the year was. Precip was a few inches below average at 26.86" 

3 hours ago, mlgamer said:

Here in Topeka, December had a temp anomaly of +9.2! I don't know if that is a Dec record, but it has to be around the top of the list. Precip was only 0.11" and no snow.  Very warm and very dry.

Looks like it's 2nd warmest for Topeka behind 1889

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Snowfall in Lincoln, NE:

2017-18: 21.4"   2018-19: 55.5"   2019-20: 17.6"   2020-21: 49.4"   2021-22: 5.1" 🤮

Average: 26"

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Here's stats for my backyard.

Avg low: 24.8 (+5.0)

coldest low: 6.6 (31st)

Average high: 46.1 (+8.4)

warmest high: 72.5 (15th)

Avg temp: 35.5 (+6.8)

Total precip: .40" (-.82")

Total snowfall: 2.0" (-3.8")

What an insane month! The month ranked as the 5th warmest all time at the airport. Record highs on the 2nd and the 15th with the all time warmest December temperature of 74 on the 15th. Peak wind gust of 74 mph was also recorded at the airport on the 15th when the tornadic squall line moved through. Had a tornado watch issued as well that day.

Snowed one day and rained one day for the entire month.

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