Omaha’s forecasted overnight low:-5 to -7 degrees
Omaha’s forecasted high: 9
Existing records for Dec. 15:
Record low: -15 degrees, 1989.
Record high: 61 degrees, 2002
Normal high, low: 35 degrees, 16 degrees.
Where do we rank? 17th coldest Dec. 1 to Dec. 13 on record.
Average Dec. temperature, through Dec, 13, 2009: 21.1 degrees, 7.2 degrees below normal.
Record cold through Dec. 13: 1919, with an average temperature of 9.1 degrees.
Chances of a white Christmas?
Likely to have remnants of the current snow cover. Slight chance of fresh dusting between now and Christmas, but — for now — no major storms on the horizon.
Source: National Weather Service
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