Summary for December 2023/Records
Highest recorded temp. for Dec. 2023: 61° on Dec. 6
Record: 65° on Dec. 1, 2021
Average high temp. for December 2023: 41°
New Record (Old record set in 1979 at 40°)
Average high temp. for 48 Decembers: 26°
Lowest recorded temp. for Dec. 2023: 9° on Dec. 18
Record -40° on Dec. 23, 1983
Average low temp. for December 2023: 20°
Average low temp. for 48 Decembers: 7°
There was never a 70° day in 48 Decembers
There was only four December months that had a 60° day
(Most recent was 61 degrees during Dec. 6, 2023)
There were 16 Decembers that had at least one 50 degree day
(Most recent was 59° during Dec. 7, 2023)
46 months of December had zero or below temp. recorded
(Exception were in 1997 & 2023)
December that had the most zero or below temps. recorded
(29 days in 1983)
Mildest December in 48 years: New Record 2023
Average high 41°, low 20°
One 60° day, four 50° days, ten 40° days and fourteen 30° days
Only four day time readings below freezing
Current average for 48 Decembers regarding precip.= .35 which ranks it with January as our driest months
Precip. for 2023: 1.02 inches
Record= 1.44 inches in 2016
December which ranks as the driest: 1979 & 1986 (Trace)
December which ranks first in total snowfall: 2010 (21 inches)
December snowfall for 2023: Four inches
Most precip. in a day’s time for 2023: .67 (This amount ranks third in 48 Decembers)
Most snowfall in a day’s time: 9 inches on Dec. 14, 2022
Coldest Christmas day temp.: 4° in 1983
Mildest Christmas day temp.: 47° in 1991
Most Christmas Day precip.: 1.18 in 2016 (All in rainfall)
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