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HOME > Outlook Maps, Graphs and Tables > Base Period Normals > December Normals
 
 
 
Climatological Data for December
  Temperature
(°F)
Precipitation
(inches)
Station Name Mean Limit 33% 50% 66%
Abilene, Texas 45.2 1.5 0.4 0.8 1.4
Adak, Alaska 34.0 0.8 5.9 6.4 7.0
Albany, New York 28.0 2.0 2.0 2.5 3.1
Albuquerque, New Mexico 36.1 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.6
Amarillo, Texas 36.7 1.6 0.3 0.5 0.7
Anchorage, Alaska 17.6 2.6 0.8 1.0 1.3
Annette Island, Alaska 36.4 1.4 9.2 10.9 12.7
Atlanta, Georgia 45.4 1.8 2.7 3.5 4.4
Augusta, Georgia 47.4 1.7 2.1 2.8 3.6
Bakersfield, California 47.8 1.4 0.4 0.6 0.9
Barrow, Alaska -10.8 2.4 0.1 0.1 0.1
Bethel, Alaska 9.6 3.7 0.6 0.9 1.3
Bettles, Alaska -7.8 3.4 0.6 0.7 1.0
Big Delta, Alaska 0.2 3.7 0.1 0.2 0.4
Billings, Montana 26.3 2.8 0.3 0.5 0.8
Binghamton, New York 27.3 2.0 2.1 2.7 3.3
Birmingham, Alabama 45.8 1.8 3.1 4.1 5.1
Bismark, North Dakota 15.1 3.0 0.3 0.4 0.5
Boise, Idaho 30.0 2.4 0.8 1.2 1.6
Boston, Massachusetts 34.7 1.7 2.5 3.3 4.3
Brownsville, Texas 62.0 1.5 0.7 0.9 1.3
Buffalo, New York 29.9 2.0 3.0 3.6 4.3
Burlington, Vermont 24.8 2.3 1.5 2.0 2.5
Cape Hatteras, North Carolina 50.0 1.6 3.4 4.1 5.0
Caribou, Maine 16.4 2.3 2.4 2.9 3.6
Casper, Wyoming 24.5 2.2 0.2 0.4 0.7
Charleston, South Carolina 51.1 1.7 2.4 3.0 3.7
Charleston, West Virginia 37.7 2.1 2.5 3.1 3.8
Charlotte, North Carolina 43.6 1.6 2.3 2.9 3.6
Cheyenne, Wyoming 28.0 1.9 0.3 0.4 0.5
Chicago, Illinois 27.6 2.4 1.5 2.0 2.8
Cincinatti, Ohio 33.9 2.3 2.5 3.1 3.7
Cleveland, Ohio 32.1 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.6
Cold Bay, Alaska 31.6 1.4 3.4 4.1 4.8
Columbus, Ohio 33.0 2.2 2.3 2.8 3.3
Concordia, Kansas 30.2 2.3 0.4 0.6 0.9
Cordova, Alaska 26.4 2.5 6.7 8.7 11.0
Dallas, Texas 46.7 1.8 0.9 1.6 2.5
Denver, Colorado 31.3 2.0 0.3 0.5 0.7
Des Moines, Iowa 25.1 2.5 0.9 1.2 1.6
Detroit, Michigan 30.2 2.2 1.3 1.7 2.1
Dodge City, Kansas 33.2 1.9 0.4 0.6 0.9
Duluth, Minnesota 13.5 2.5 0.6 0.8 1.1
El Paso, Texas 44.8 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.8
Ely, Nevada 25.8 1.7 0.3 0.4 0.6
Evansville, Indiana 35.9 2.2 2.6 3.2 4.0
Fairbanks, Alaska -4.8 3.0 0.3 0.5 0.8
Fargo, North Dakota 12.7 3.0 0.4 0.5 0.7
Fort Smith, Arkansas 40.7 1.8 2.1 2.9 3.9
Fort Wayne, Indiana 29.3 2.3 2.0 2.6 3.1
Fresno, California 45.8 1.1 0.8 1.1 1.6
Grand Junction, Colorado 29.0 1.9 0.3 0.4 0.6
Grand Rapids, Michigan 27.7 2.0 1.8 2.4 3.0
Great Falls, Montana 24.9 3.2 0.4 0.6 0.8
Green Bay, Wisconsin 21.1 2.5 1.0 1.3 1.6
Gulkana, Alaska -1.2 3.5 0.5 0.7 1.0
Hartford, Connecticut 30.8 1.8 2.3 3.0 3.9
Havre, Montana 19.5 3.5 0.2 0.3 0.5
Homer, Alaska 25.8 2.3 1.9 2.6 3.4
Huron, South Dakota 18.2 2.8 0.2 0.3 0.4
Indianapolis, Indiana 31.7 2.4 2.1 2.7 3.5
International Falls, Minnesota 8.5 3.0 0.5 0.6 0.8
Jackson, Mississippi 48.3 1.9 3.3 4.4 5.8
Jacksonville, Florida 55.4 1.6 1.4 2.1 3.0
Juneau, Alaska 28.9 2.3 3.9 5.0 6.2
Kansas City, Missouri 32.6 2.6 0.9 1.3 1.8
Kenai, Alaska 16.3 3.0 0.9 1.3 1.7
Knoxville, Tennessee 41.1 1.7 3.3 4.1 5.1
Kotzebue, Alaska 0.1 3.1 0.4 0.6 0.7
Lander, Wyoming 21.2 2.6 0.3 0.5 0.7
Las Vegas, Nevada 46.4 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.4
Little Rock, Arkansas 42.9 2.0 2.9 4.1 5.5
Los Angeles, California 57.6 0.9 0.9 1.4 2.1
Louisville, Kentucky 37.6 2.2 2.7 3.4 4.2
Madison, Wisconsin 22.8 2.5 1.1 1.4 1.9
McGrath, Alaska -4.5 3.6 0.7 1.1 1.6
Medford, Oregon 38.0 1.4 1.5 2.3 3.3
Memphis, Tennessee 43.7 2.0 3.9 5.1 6.5
Miami, Florida 70.0 1.0 1.2 1.8 2.5
Midland, Texas 44.8 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.7
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 26.0 2.4 1.5 1.9 2.5
Minneapolis, Minnesota 18.6 2.6 0.6 0.8 1.1
Missoula, Montana 23.4 2.0 0.7 0.9 1.3
Mobile, Alabama 52.9 1.7 3.7 4.4 5.2
Moline, Illinois 26.1 2.5 1.5 1.9 2.5
Nashville, Tennessee 41.1 2.0 2.9 4.0 5.2
New Orleans, Louisiana 55.0 1.6 3.7 4.6 5.7
New York, New York 37.8 1.7 2.5 3.2 4.0
Nome, Alaska 8.3 3.4 0.8 0.9 1.1
Norfolk, Virginia 44.7 1.7 2.2 2.8 3.4
North Platte, Nebraska 25.5 2.4 0.2 0.3 0.5
Northway, Alaska -14.0 3.0 0.2 0.2 0.3
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 39.5 1.8 0.8 1.3 2.1
Orlando, Florida 62.4 1.3 0.8 1.5 2.4
Pendleton, Oregon 33.9 2.1 0.9 1.3 1.7
Philadelphia, Pennsylvainia 37.1 1.8 2.2 3.0 3.9
Phoenix, Arizona 55.3 1.1 0.3 0.7 1.1
Pocatello, Idaho 25.0 2.2 0.6 0.9 1.3
Portland, Maine 27.7 1.9 2.9 3.7 4.8
Portland, Oregon 40.6 1.2 4.2 5.2 6.5
Pueblo, Colorado 30.8 1.9 0.2 0.3 0.4
Raleigh, North Carolina 42.9 1.7 2.3 2.8 3.5
Rapid City, South Dakota 24.9 2.6 0.2 0.3 0.5
Red Bluff, California 46.1 1.2 1.8 2.6 3.6
Reno, Nevada 33.3 1.8 0.3 0.6 1.0
Richmond, Virginia 41.0 1.7 2.2 2.8 3.6
Roanoke, Virginia 39.0 1.8 2.1 2.6 3.2
Roswell, New Mexico 40.9 1.4 0.1 0.3 0.5
Sacramento, California 45.7 1.2 1.6 2.2 2.9
Salt Lake City, Utah 30.6 1.6 0.7 1.0 1.4
San Antonio, Texas 52.7 1.6 0.4 0.9 1.9
San Diego, California 57.6 0.9 0.7 1.1 1.5
San Francisco, California 49.7 1.0 1.9 2.5 3.4
Santa Maria, California 51.5 1.1 1.1 1.5 2.1
Seattle, Washington 40.7 1.1 4.2 5.2 6.4
Shreveport, Louisiana 48.1 1.8 3.3 4.1 5.2
Sitka, Alaska 36.3 1.5 6.9 8.3 9.9
Spokane, Washington 27.2 2.0 1.6 2.1 2.6
Springfield, Missouri 35.6 2.2 1.9 2.6 3.6
St. Louis, Missouri 34.2 2.4 1.7 2.4 3.3
St. Paul Island, Alaska 29.0 1.6 1.4 1.9 2.4
Syracuse, New York 29.0 2.0 2.6 3.0 3.5
Talkeetna, Alaska 13.0 2.8 1.1 1.6 2.3
Tallahassee, Florida 53.5 1.8 3.0 3.8 4.7
Tampa, Florida 62.7 1.5 0.6 1.3 2.4
Unalakleet, Alaska 2.7 2.1 0.2 0.4 0.6
Valdez, Alaska 24.8 1.8 6.1 7.8 9.8
Valentine, Nebraska 23.3 2.7 0.1 0.2 0.4
Washington, DC 40.2 1.8 2.1 2.7 3.5
Wichita, Kansas 33.5 2.1 0.6 1.0 1.5
Williamsport, Pennsylvainia 31.2 1.8 2.0 2.6 3.4
Williston, North Dakota 14.2 3.1 0.4 0.5 0.7
Winslow, Arizona 34.0 1.7 0.2 0.4 0.6
Yakutat, Alaska 28.6 1.9 11.2 14.5 18.3
Yuma, Arizona 56.9 1.2 0.1 0.3 0.5

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