Average Precipitation for Nebraska in December
The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during December at cities, communities and other locations in Nebraska.
Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives this month. There is also a count of the number of days with wet weather, when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more.
The precipitation totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.
You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Eastern, South - Central, North - Central and Western Nebraska.
Eastern Nebraska
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Columbus | 0.9 | 24 |
| 5 | Falls City | 1.2 | 31 |
| 6 | Fremont | 1.2 | 30 |
| 6 | Lincoln | 1.2 | 30 |
| 6 | Norfolk | 0.8 | 21 |
| 7 | Omaha | 1.2 | 31 |
South - Central Nebraska
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Grand Island | 0.8 | 21 |
| 2 | Harlan County Lake | 0.8 | 21 |
| 5 | Hastings | 0.9 | 23 |
| 4 | Kearney | 0.7 | 17 |
| 3 | Lake McConaughy, Kingsley Dam | 0.4 | 10 |
| 3 | McCook | 0.7 | 18 |
| 4 | North Platte | 0.5 | 11 |
| 3 | Ogallala | 0.4 | 10 |
| 3 | Swanson Reservoir, Trenton Dam | 0.5 | 12 |
North - Central Nebraska
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | O'Neill | 0.7 | 18 |
| 5 | Valentine | 0.4 | 11 |
| 4 | Valentine National Wildlife Refuge | 0.3 | 7 |
Western Nebraska
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chadron | 0.6 | 16 |
| 4 | Crescent Lake Wildlife Refuge | 0.4 | 10 |
| 4 | Kimball | 0.5 | 11 |
| 5 | Scottsbluff | 0.5 | 13 |
Reference
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.