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Above Average Temperatures for the West and Central Plains; Lake Effect Snow Continues

Well above average temperatures will prevail across the Plains and the West Coast this week, while a cold front will bring Arctic air to the South and East Coast Thursday and Friday. Lake effect snow is forecast downwind of the Great Lakes through Thursday along and behind the Arctic front, as well as mountain snow across the Southern Appalachians. Read More >

December 2022 will go down in the books as having been cold and snowy, thanks in large part to a couple of potent winter storm systems in the middle and later parts of the month. Find all the details for select locations in the graphics below. Some of the highlights include: Pierre recorded their 4th wettest and 3rd snowiest December on record, Mobridge recorded their 5th wettest December on record, Sisseton recorded their 5th wettest and 2nd snowiest December on record, Kennebec recorded their 2nd wettest and 3rd snowiest December on record, Timber Lake recorded their 4th wettest and 3rd snowiest December on record, and Wheaton recorded their 2nd wettest December on record.