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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Nebraska

Average Temperature Rankings, December 1987

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
December 1987 1-Month	28.4°F (-2.0°C)	25.3°F (-3.7°C)	3.1°F (1.7°C)	92nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1985	1983
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2021
	Ties: 1912, 1918
Nov–Dec 1987 2-Month	34.0°F (1.1°C)	30.5°F (-0.8°C)	3.5°F (1.9°C)	111th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1985
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1999
	Ties: 1913, 1941, 1957, 2016
Oct–Dec 1987 3-Month	38.5°F (3.6°C)	37.3°F (2.9°C)	1.2°F (0.7°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1919
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2021
	Ties: 1947, 1958, 1960, 1997
Sep–Dec 1987 4-Month	44.4°F (6.9°C)	43.8°F (6.6°C)	0.6°F (0.3°C)	78th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1985
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2021
	Ties: 1905, 1923, 1971, 2002
Aug–Dec 1987 5-Month	49.4°F (9.7°C)	49.4°F (9.7°C)	0.0°F (0.0°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1985
				72nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2021
	Ties: 1915, 1923, 1944
Jul–Dec 1987 6-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	53.6°F (12.0°C)	0.2°F (0.1°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1985
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2021
	Ties: 1904, 1923, 1969, 1974, 1991, 2013
Jun–Dec 1987 7-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	55.8°F (13.2°C)	0.5°F (0.3°C)	82nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1951, 1985
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2021
	Ties: 1899, 1977, 1991
May–Dec 1987 8-Month	57.1°F (13.9°C)	56.0°F (13.3°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	95th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1951
				33rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1934, 2021
	Ties: 1901, 1918, 1949
Apr–Dec 1987 9-Month	56.5°F (13.6°C)	55.1°F (12.8°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	102nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1951
				26th Warmest	Warmest since: 1980	1934
	Ties: 1921, 2002, 2020
Mar–Dec 1987 10-Month	54.5°F (12.5°C)	53.2°F (11.8°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1951
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1986	2012
	Ties: 1941, 1946, 1953, 1986, 1991
Feb–Dec 1987 11-Month	52.8°F (11.6°C)	50.8°F (10.4°C)	2.0°F (1.2°C)	112th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1951
				16th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1939, 1998
Jan–Dec 1987 12-Month	50.8°F (10.4°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	2.4°F (1.3°C)	118th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1951
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	2012
	Ties: 1938, 1954, 2015
Jul 1986–Dec 1987 18-Month	51.7°F (10.9°C)	50.1°F (10.1°C)	1.6°F (0.8°C)	110th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1993
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 1941, 2004, 2020
Jan 1986–Dec 1987 24-Month	50.5°F (10.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	2.1°F (1.2°C)	117th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1951
				10th Warmest	Warmest since: 1954	1934
	Ties: 1954, 2007
Jan 1985–Dec 1987 36-Month	49.3°F (9.6°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.9°F (0.5°C)	94th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1917
				32nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1956	2017
	Ties: 1932
Jan 1984–Dec 1987 48-Month	49.0°F (9.4°C)	48.3°F (9.1°C)	0.7°F (0.3°C)	86th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1918
				39th Warmest	Warmest since: 1957	2001
Jan 1983–Dec 1987 60-Month	48.8°F (9.3°C)	48.4°F (9.1°C)	0.4°F (0.2°C)	81st Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1919
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2002
	Ties: 1958

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/