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Tropical Storm and Storm Surge Warnings for the North Carolina Outer Banks; Hot in the Mississippi Valley

Tropical Storm conditions and coastal flooding are possible in the North Carolina Outer Banks beginning late Wednesday. Tropical Storm and Storm Surge Warnings are in effect. Hurricane Erin is expected to bring life threatening surf and rip currents along the East Coast beaches this week. Hot to extremely hot temperatures continue across parts of the Southern Plains and Mississippi Valley today. Read More >

              National Weather Service - Denver, Colorado
               Temperature Normals & Extreme for December

     |Normal|Record| Year |Record| Year ||Normal|Record| Year |Record| Year |
DATE | High | High |  Set |Warmest Set  ||  Low |  Low |  Set |Coldest  Set |
     |      |      |      |Minimum      ||      |      |      |Maximum      |
-----|------|------|------|------|------||------|------|------|------|------|
  1  |  45  |  73  | 1973 |  43  | 1972 ||  19  | - 6  | 1985 |   7  | 1985 |
  2  |  45  |  74  | 1885 |  41  | 1926 ||  18  | - 4  | 1929^|   9  | 1919 |
  3  |  45  |  69^ | 2010 |  49  | 1941 ||  18  | - 3  | 1873 |  12  | 1873 |
  4  |  44  |  72  | 2007 |  45  | 1946 ||  18  | -13  | 2013 |   7  | 1909 |
  5  |  44  |  79# | 1939 |  42  | 1946 ||  18  | -15  | 2013^|   6  | 1972 | 

  6  |  44  |  73  | 1939 |  44  | 1939^||  18  | -17  | 1972 |   3  | 1972 |
  7  |  43  |  70  | 1906 |  39  | 1893^||  17  | -13  | 2005 |   3  | 2005 |
  8  |  43  |  73  | 1940 |  41  | 1874 ||  17  | -14  | 1919 |   4  | 1932^|
  9  |  43  |  71  | 1957 |  42  | 1996 ||  17  | -20  | 1919^| - 5  | 1932 |
 10  |  43  |  70  | 1939 |  46  | 1933 ||  17  | -18  | 1972 | - 1  | 1932 | 

 11  |  43  |  74  | 1939 |  44  | 1933 ||  17  | -13  | 1932 | - 6  | 1932 |
 12  |  42  |  69  | 2017^|  47  | 1921 ||  17  | -12  | 1961 |  16  | 1961^|
 13  |  42  |  72  | 1921 |  47  | 1921 ||  17  | -12  | 1961 |   6  | 1940 |
 14  |  42  |  70  | 2010 |  41  | 1946^||  17  | -18  | 2008 | - 1  | 1926 |
 15  |  42  |  68  | 1921 |  44  | 1924 ||  17  | -19  | 2008 |   2  | 2008 | 

 16  |  42  |  70  | 1980 |  49  | 1939 ||  17  | - 8  | 2008^|   9  | 1897 |
 17  |  42  |  73  | 1980 |  43  | 1939 ||  17  | -15  | 2016 |   3  | 2016 |
 18  |  42  |  68  | 2013 |  40  | 1917 ||  17  | -12  | 1909 |   5  | 1924 |
 19  |  42  |  67  | 1917 |  43  | 1917 ||  17  | -10  | 1989 |   7  | 1998 |
 20  |  42  |  69  | 1894 |  43  | 1933 ||  17  | -16  | 1990^| - 3  | 1990 |

 21  |  42  |  67  | 1933 |  43  | 1933 ||  17  | -21  | 1990^| - 8  | 1983 |
 22  |  42  |  70  | 1955 |  41  | 2005^||  17  | -25* | 1990 | - 5  | 1983 |
 23  |  42  |  74  | 1901 |  50  | 1955^||  17  | -17  | 1990 | - 5  | 1983 |
 24  |  42  |  70  | 1955 |  44  | 1922 ||  17  | -25* | 1876 | - 4  | 1983 |
 25  |  42  |  69  | 2005 |  45  | 1899 ||  17  | -15  | 1876 |  10  | 1876 |

 26  |  42  |  68  | 1980 |  39  | 1890 ||  17  | - 5  | 1982^|   6  | 1916 |
 27  |  43  |  75  | 1980 |  41  | 1980 ||  17  | -10  | 1904 |   9  | 1894 |
 28  |  43  |  65  | 1886 |  39  | 1936 ||  17  | -12  | 1983 |   5  | 1880 |
 29  |  43  |  68  | 1919 |  44  | 1919 ||  17  | -15  | 1983 |  11  | 1880 |
 30  |  43  |  71  | 1980 |  37  | 1919 ||  17  | -19  | 2014 |   1  | 2014 |
 31  |  43  |  66  | 2005 |  45  | 1881 ||  17  | -19  | 1900 | - 3  | 1927 |

The Normal High and Low Temperatures are calculated from 1981-2010 data.
             The Temperature Extremes range from 1872-2019.

^ - Also in previous years.

# - Highest Temperature of the Month:  79 degrees on 12/5/1939.

* - Lowest Temperature of the Month:  -25 on 12/24/1876 & 12/22/1990.

- The December Mean Temperature is 30.0 degrees (from 1981-2010 DIA data).

- Data collected at the Downtown City Office from 1872-December 1949, then
  at the Stapleton Airport Office from January 1950-February 1995, then at
  Denver International Airport from March 1995-Present.

UPDATED: 1/2/2020