Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Omaha/Valley, NE
Issued by NWS Omaha/Valley, NE
378 CXUS53 KOAX 011432 CLMOFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 832 AM CST MON JAN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE NORFOLK NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 60 12/06 LOWEST 14 12/31 AVG. MAXIMUM 43.3 35.7 7.6 AVG. MINIMUM 23.9 15.6 8.3 MEAN 33.6 25.7 7.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 4 DAYS MIN <= 32 28 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.89 2018 MINIMUM T 1905 TOTALS 1.53 0.84 0.69 DAYS >= .01 5 DAYS >= .10 3 DAYS >= .50 1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.17 12/23 TO 12/24 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 30.8 2009 TOTALS 4.8 6.1 -1.3 SINCE 7/1 7.3 DAYS >= 1.0 1 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 5 12/26 12/27 24 HR TOTAL 4.8 12/25 TO 12/25 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 968 1220 -252 SINCE 7/1 2094 2647 -553 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 1226 907 319 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/320 DATE 12/09 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/330 DATE 12/09 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.43 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 0 FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 7 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. DECEMBER IN NORFOLK WAS MUCH WARMER AND AND WETTER THAN NORMAL. THE MONTH ENDED UP 7.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND 0.69 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION. IT WAS THE WARMEST DECEMBER ON RECORD AND THE 16TH WETTEST. SNOWFALL WAS 1.3 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. NEW DAILY RECORDS FOR DECEMBER 2023 DATE RECORD VALUE PREVIOUS RECORD DEC 15 MAX MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 35 34 IN 2001 $$ DEWALD