Severe Thunderstorms in the Southeast U.S. Saturday; Flash Flooding Threat for the Northern Gulf Coast

Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms appear possible across portions of the Southeast and Carolinas on Saturday where a Slight Risk (Level 2 of 5) has been issued. A Slight Risk Excessive Rainfall Outlook (Level 2 of 4) has been issued for part of the northern Gulf Coast Saturday due to the threat of flash, urban, and riverine flooding. Read More >

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...Highlights of 2023...

Annual: Period of Record is 105 years
- 12th coldest year on record at 41.2F degrees. This was 2.7degrees below normal.
- 3rd Wettest year on record with 15.51 inches. This is 163% of Normal
- 1st Snowiest year on record with 92 inches. This is 208% of normal.
- 1st Snowiest Snowfall Season (July 2022-June 2023) with 94.7 inches of snow.
Monthly Temperatures: 3rd coldest February, 2nd coldest March, 9th coldest April and 9th warmest May on record.

Monthly Precipitation: 1st wettest January, 3rd wettest June, 7th wettest August, 10th wettest October and 3rd wettest November on record.

Monthly Snowfall: 1st snowiest January, 9th snowiest April, and 1st snowiest November on record.

Temperatures

Precipitation

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Element	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average High	17.7	19.8	32.7	53.0	72.5	73.5	86.8	82.9	77.2	59.6	44.6	30.2	54.2
Mean High (1991-2020 Normals)	28.7	35.5	49.2	58	67.4	78.9	87.9	85.7	74.4	59.2	42.7	29.6	58.1
Average Low	-0.1	-4.6	8.6	26.4	42.7	50.3	54.2	54.3	45.1	32.5	18.9	9.9	28.2
Mean Low (1991-2020 Normals)	4.2	9.6	22.2	30.5	40.3	48.5	54.8	52.2	42.5	30.4	17.1	5.7	29.8
Average Temperature	8.8	7.6	20.6	39.7	57.6	61.9	70.5	68.6	61.1	46.0	31.8	20.1	41.2
Mean Average Temperature (1991-2020 Normals)	16.4	22.5	35.7	44.2	53.8	63.7	71.3	69	58.4	44.8	29.9	17.6	43.9
Departure from Normal	-7.6	-14.9	-15.1	-4.5	3.8	-1.8	-0.8	-0.4	2.7	1.2	1.9	2.5	-2.7
Rank: Coldest to Warmest 104 years of record (P.O.R 12/1918-2023)	19	3	1	9	95	59	49	64	90	64	72	66	12
Highest Daily Maximum	36	47	50	74	82	82	96	95	90	84	63	48	96
Date of Occurrence	12	21	16	12	22,23	20	23	22	2	1	4,7	8	7/23
Lowest Daily Minimum	-36	-27	-11	0	35	43	47	44	37	10	-10	-10	-36
Date of Occurrence	31	23,24	8	6	7,8	17,24	7	31	23,24,30	30	27,29	25	1/31
Number of Days with:
Maximum >= 90°	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	7	1	0	0	0	45
Maximum <= 32°	30	22	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	18	95
Minimum <= 32°	31	28	31	22	0	0	0	0	0	10	25	31	178
Minimum <= 0°	12	17	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6	45
Record Highs Set or Tied	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Record Lows Set or Tied	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
* Multiple day occurrence

Temperature Ranks and Records:

Daily Records:

Max:

There were no daily records for maximum temperature broken in 2023.

Min:

January: -35 on the 30th

April: 5 on the 5th and 0 on the 6th

Top Ten Coldest Months of February on Record
Rank	Year	Average Temperature °F
1	1993	5.1
2	1989	6.8
3	2023	7.6
3	1936	7.6
3	1973	7.6
6	1929	9.3
7	1939	11.4
8	1979	12.0
9	1942	12.2
10	1984	12.2

Top Ten Coldest Months of March on Record
Rank	Year	Average Temperature °F
1	2023	20.6
2	1965	21.8
3	1973	23.5
4	1924	24.0
5	1943	26.6
6	1964	27.1
7	1954	27.7
8	1952	28.0
9	1920	28.2
10	1993	28.4

Top Ten Coldest Months of April on Record
Rank	Year	Average Temperature °F
1	1945	34.9
2	1973	35.6
3	1920	36.1
4	1975	36.6
5	1970	38.8
6	1968	39.3
7	1983	39.4
8	1933	39.7
9	2023	39.7
10	1957	39.8

Top Ten Warmest May's on Record
Rank	Year	Average Temperature °F
1	1934	62.2
2	1994	60.1
3	1958	58.8
4	1936	58.6
5	1939	58.5
6	2000	58.2
7	2001	57.7
8	1987	57.7
9	2023	57.6
10	1992	57.6

Warmest Years on Record (100 Years)
Rank	Year	Average Temperature °F
1	2012	48.5
2	2021	47.1
3	2006, 1999	47.0
5	1934	46.9
6	2007	46.5
7	2005, 1981	46.3
9	1954	46.2
10	2015	45.9
94	2023	41.2

Top Ten Coldest Years on Record
Rank	Year	Average Temperature °F
1	1993	38.8
2	1924	39.5
3	1984, 1944	39.7
5	1978	40.1
6	1985	40.3
7	1968, 1929	40.5
9	1975	40.8
10	1986, 1932	41.0
12	2023	41.2


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Element	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Total (inches)	1.57	0.68	0.37	1.78	0.40	4.30	0.89	1.19	0.78	2.09	1.42	0.04	15.51
Mean Precipitation (1991-2020 Normals)	0.35	0.43	0.71	1.31	1.98	1.09	0.70	0.45	0.80	0.93	0.44	0.31	9.5
Departure from Normal	1.22	0.25	-0.34	0.47	-1.58	3.21	0.19	0.74	-0.02	1.16	0.98	-0.27	6.01
Percent of Normal	449	158	52	136	20	394	127	264	98	225	323	13	163
Rank - Driest to Wettest 105 years (P.O.R. 1918-2023)	102	93	54	82	16	102	76	100	32	97	103	19	103

Greatest 24-HR Total	0.45	0.37	0.13	0.74	0.14	1.37	0.31	0.29	0.54	1.20	1.31	0.04	1.37
Dates of Occurrence	11	22	26	4	11	16	8	20	14	12	24	24	6/16
Number of Days with:
Precipitation >= 0.01	11	4	7	10	6	16	7	12	4	8	3	1	89
Precipitation >= 0.10	5	3	1	5	1	10	3	3	2	3	1	0	37
Precipitation >= 1.00	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2
Daily Precipitation Records Set or Tied	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	8

Precipitation Ranks and Records:

One Day Precipitation Records:

January: 0.08." on the 1st, 0.39" on the 2nd, 0.18" on the 3rd, 0.45" on the 11th and 0.14" on the 29th.

April: 0.74" on the 4th.

October: 1.20" on the 12th.

November: 21.8" on the 24th

Top Ten Wettest Months of January on Record
Rank	Year	Precipitation (inches)
1	2023	1.57
2	1995	1.44
3	2017	1.12
4	1996	0.96
5	2014	0.63
6	1993	0.60
7	1953	0.56
8	1962	0.53
9	1932	0.51
10	2016	0.49

Top Ten Wettest Months of June on Record
Rank	Year	Precipitation (inches)
1	1993	5.95
2	1947	4.57
3	2023	4.30
4	1963	3.95
5	1995	3.58
6	1967	3.44
7	1928	3.34
8	1921	2.88
9	2003	2.59
10	1964	2.56

Top Ten Wettest Months of August on Record
Rank	Year	Precipitation (inches)
1	1933	3.06
2	1930	2.90
3	1976	1.56
4	1941	1.28
5	1968	1.24
6	2004	1.21
7	2023	1.19
8	2021	1.16
9	2014	1.11
10	1983	1.10

Top Ten Wettest Months of October on Record
Rank	Year	Precipitation (inches)
1	1919	3.84
2	1994	3.60
3	1971	3.10
4	1942	2.83
5	1998	2.72
6	2009	2.30
7	1928	2.21
8	1924	2.17
9	1941	2.12
10	2023	2.09

Top Ten Wettest Months of November on Record
Rank	Year	Precipitation (inches)
1	1996	2.13
2	1983	1.57
3	2023	1.42
4	1942	1.36
5	1985	1.06
6	1945	1.04
7	2015/1919	0.99
9	1972	0.97
10	2019	0.96

Top Ten Driest Years on Record
Rank	Year	Precipitation (inches)
1	1988	3.75
2	2012	3.98
3	1974	4.12
4	1954	4.85
5	2001, 2006	5.07
7	2020	5.62
8	1966	5.66
9	1990	5.71
10	1922	5.91
103	2023	15.51

Top Ten Wettest Years on Record
Rank	Year	Precipitation (inches)
1	1923	18.43
2	2017	15.86
3	2023	15.51
4	2016	15.24
5	1941	14.74
6	1912	14.73
7	1993	13.49
8	1998, 1995	13.41
10	1971	13.11


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Element	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Total (inches)	26.2	12.1	8.1	17.7	T	0	0	0	0	1.9	24.6	1.4	92.0
Mean Snowfall (1991-2020 Normals)	5.5	7.4	6.5	7.2	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	4.4	5.3	5.3	44.3
Departure from Normal	20.7	4.7	1.6	10.5	-2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.6	-2.5	19.3	-3.9	47.7
Percent of Normal	476	164	125	246	0	0	0	0	0	43	464	26	208
Rank - Least to Most 105 years (P.O.R 1918-2023)	99	89	75	95	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	61	95	25	106

Greatest 24-HR Total	6.1	7	3.4	8.4	T	T	0	0	0	0.6	21.8	1.4	21.8
Dates of Occurrence	2	22	26	4	27	11,24	0	0	0	26	24	24	11/24
Number of Days with:
Snowfall >= 1.0 inch	7	3	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	19
Daily Snowfall Records Set or Tied	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6
* 69 months of May on record a trace or 0.0" of snowfall. * 83 months of September on record with no snowfall.

Snowfall Ranks and Records:

One Day Snowfall Records (inches):

January: 1.2" on the 1st, 6.1" on the 2nd, 4.2" on the 3rd, and 3.9" on the 29th.

April: 8.4" on the 4th.

November: 21.8" on the 24th

Top Ten Snowiest January's on Record
Rank	Year	Snowfall (inches)
1	2023	26.2
2	2016	16.8
3	1961	16.5
4	1994	15.9
5	1992	12.5
5	1948	12.5
7	1979	12.0
8	1983	11.5
9	1971	10.4
10	2004	10.3

Top Ten Snowiest April's on Record
Rank	Year	Snowfall (inches)
1	1998	31.7
2	1919	29.0
3	2012	24.7
4	1944	22.1
5	1921	21.0
6	2016	20.9
7	2020	20.3
8	1926	18.0
9	2023	17.7
10	1978	17.0

Top Ten Snowiest November's on Record
Rank	Year	Snowfall (inches)
1	2023	24.6
2	1983	22.0
3	2015/1942	19.0
5	1920	17.0
6	1985	15.2
7	1978	14.8
8	1938/1928	14.0
10	1967	13.5

Top Ten Snowiest Years on Record
Rank	Year	Snowfall (inches)
1	2023	92.0
2	1920	77.0
3	2017	71.1
4	2013	70.6
5	2009	62.5
6	2022	61.7
7	2020	61.7
8	2016	61.7
9	2010	60.1
10	1919	58.0