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Lake-effect Snow and Whiteout Conditions in the Great Lakes Region; Below-average Temperatures in the East

Heavy lake-effect and lake-enhanced snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes and produce some whiteout conditions that could cause difficult travel conditions. A coastal low will produce moderate to heavy snow over parts of southern and eastern New England into the afternoon. Below average temperatures are expected across the eastern U.S., particularly with chilly morning temperatures. Read More >

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Weather History Reports: Christmas Eve Day

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...THE MOLINE IL WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR... | ...THE DUBUQUE IA WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR...
...CHRISTMAS EVE.. | ...CHRISTMAS EVE..
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CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 | CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2024 | CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2024
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Temperature Value Date

% of Record

     | Temperature Value Date

% of Record

    
Normal High 34         | Normal High 29        
Normal Low 19         | Normal Low 15        
Warmest 65 12/24/1889       | Warmest 67 12/24/1889      
Coldest -19 12/24/1983       | Coldest -25 12/24/1983      
Coldest High -10 12/24/1983       | Coldest High -12 12/24/1983      
Warmest Low 49 12/24/2023       | Warmest Low 47 12/24/2023      
Average Max 33.3         | Average Max 30.0        
Average Min 17.4         | Average Min 14.1        
Mean 25.3         | Mean 22.0        
            |            
Days Max 60 - 69 3   2.0%     | Days Max 60 - 69 1   0.7%    
Days Max 50 - 59 12   7.9%     | Days Max 50 - 59 8   5.3%    
Days Max 40 - 49 28   18.5%     | Days Max 40 - 49 16   10.6%    
Days Max 30 - 39 51   33.8%     | Days Max 30 - 39 57   37.7%    
Days Max 20 - 29 35   23.2%     | Days Max 20 - 29 40   26.5%    
Days Max 10 - 19 18   11.9%     | Days Max 10 - 19 22   14.6%    
Days Max 0 - 9 3   2.0%     | Days Max 0 - 9 6   4.0%    
Days Max -9 to -1 0   0.0%     | Days Max -9 to -1 0   0.0%    
Days Max -19 to -10 1   0.7%     | Days Max -19 to -10 1   0.7%    
            |            
Days Min 40 - 49 6   4.0%     | Days Min 40 - 49 5   3.3%    
Days Min 30 - 39 27   17.9%     | Days Min 30 - 39 18   11.9%    
Days Min 20 - 29 36   23.8%     | Days Min 20 - 29 35   23.2%    
Days Min 10 - 19 39   25.8%     | Days Min 10 - 19 39   25.8%    
Days Min 0 - 9 24   15.9%     | Days Min 0 - 9 27   17.9%    
Days Min -9 to -1 16   10.6%     | Days Min -9 to -1 20   13.2%    
Days Min -19 to -10 3   2.0%     | Days Min -19 to -10 5   3.3%    
Days Min -29 to -20 0   0.0%     | Days Min -29 to -20 2   1.3%    
            |            
Precipitation           | Precipitation          
Highest 1.9 12/24/1965       | Highest 1.34 12/24/1965      
Average 0.10         | Average 0.08        
            |            
Days = 0.00 71   46.4%     | Days = 0.00 78   51.3%    
Days = T 36   23.5%     | Days = T 25   16.4%    
Days = 0.01 - 0.09 25   16.3%     | Days = 0.01 - 0.09 26   17.1%    
Days = 0.10 - 0.49 10   6.5%     | Days = 0.10 - 0.49 16   10.5%    
Days = 0.50 - 0.99 10   6.5%     | Days = 0.50 - 0.99 5   3.3%    
Days >= 1.00 1   0.7%     | Days >= 1.00 2   1.3%    
            |            
Snowfall           | Snowfall          
Highest 6.9 12/24/2010       | Highest 8.5 12/24/1918      
Average 0.4         | Average 0.5        
            |            
Days = 0.0 88   56.8%     | Days = 0.0 82   55.0%    
Days = T 25   16.1%     | Days = T 18   12.1%    
Days = 0.1 - 0.9 28   18.1%     | Days = 0.1 - 0.9 32   21.5%    
Days = 1.0 - 1.9 5   3.2%     | Days = 1.0 - 1.9 7   4.7%    
Days = 2.0 - 2.9 4   2.6%     | Days = 2.0 - 2.9 3   2.0%    
Days >= 3.0 5   3.2%     | Days >= 3.0 7   4.7%    
            |            
Snow Depth           | Snow Depth          
Highest 11 12/24/2000       | Highest 13 12/24/1969      
Average 2         | Average 3        
            |            
Days = 0 59   44.7%     | Days = 0 27   22.1%    
Days = T 25   18.9%     | Days = T 32   26.2%    
Days >= 1 48   36.4%     | Days >= 1 63   51.6%    
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Date TX TN PP SF SD | Date TX TN PP SF SD
2024-12-24 38 34 0 0 0 | 2024-12-24 34 24 T T T
2023-12-24 59 49 0.09 0 0 | 2023-12-24 54 47 0.2 0 0
2022-12-24 15 1 0 0 1 | 2022-12-24 9 -3 0 0 3
2021-12-24 64 33 0 0 0 | 2021-12-24 49 32 0 0 0
2020-12-24 17 8 T T 0 | 2020-12-24 12 4 T T T
2019-12-24 61 24 0 0 0 | 2019-12-24 52 30 0 0 0
2018-12-24 37 18 0 0 0 | 2018-12-24 33 16 0 0 0
2017-12-24 24 16 0.17 2 T | 2017-12-24 21 7 0.08 0.9 0
2016-12-24 38 34 0 0 T | 2016-12-24 34 31 0 0 7
2015-12-24 41 31 0 0 0 | 2015-12-24 37 29 0.02 0.2 0
2014-12-24 38 35 0 0 0 | 2014-12-24 34 32 0 0 0
2013-12-24 19 -13 0 0 5 | 2013-12-24 10 -21 0.05 1 6
2012-12-24 28 22 0.01 0.3 3 | 2012-12-24 24 14 0.03 0.5 8
2011-12-24 42 19 0 0 0 | 2011-12-24 39 15 0 0 0
2010-12-24 28 25 0.47 6.9 4 | 2010-12-24 25 21 0.55 6 11
2009-12-24 36 34 0.98 0 1 | 2009-12-24 37 32 0.89 0 7
2008-12-24 34 0 0.12 2.6 6 | 2008-12-24 31 -4 0.12 3.7 10
2007-12-24 27 20 T 0.1 1 | 2007-12-24 23 14 T T 9
2006-12-24 44 25 0 0 0 | 2006-12-24 35 21 0 0 0
2005-12-24 40 34 0.03 0 3 | 2005-12-24 38 33 0 0 6
2004-12-24 17 -6 0 0 0 | 2004-12-24 13 -10 0 0 0
2003-12-24 33 17 0 0 0 | 2003-12-24 29 15 0 0 M
2002-12-24 27 20 0 0 0 | 2002-12-24 24 15 0 0 M
2001-12-24 19 14 T 0.1 T | 2001-12-24 16 11 T T M
2000-12-24 4 -10 0 0 11 | 2000-12-24 5 -13 0 0 M
1999-12-24 19 -2 T T 6 | 1999-12-24 14 1 0 0 M
1998-12-24 29 6 0 0 0 | 1998-12-24 24 6 0 0 M
1997-12-24 33 30 0.54 5.7 0 | 1997-12-24 30 26 0.17 2.7 0
1996-12-24 12 2 T 0.1 0 | 1996-12-24 16 -5 T T 0
1995-12-24 29 23 T T 0 | 1995-12-24 26 21 T T 0
1994-12-24 41 28 0 0 0 | 1994-12-24 37 19 0 0 1
1993-12-24 20 10 0.08 1.8 T | 1993-12-24 13 3 T 0.2 1
1992-12-24 25 -1 0 0 0 | 1992-12-24 21 -7 0 0 T
1991-12-24 44 24 0 0 0 | 1991-12-24 36 20 0 0 T
1990-12-24 22 1 0 0 T | 1990-12-24 17 -7 0 0 3
1989-12-24 17 1 0.04 0.8 4 | 1989-12-24 15 -3 0.07 1.2 2
1988-12-24 40 23 0.05 0 0 | 1988-12-24 39 17 0.04 0.4 0
1987-12-24 45 34 0.04 0 2 | 1987-12-24 37 31 0.02 0 3
1986-12-24 31 26 T T 0 | 1986-12-24 28 23 0 0 T
1985-12-24 26 -6 T 0.1 2 | 1985-12-24 14 -14 0 0 9
1984-12-24 28 0 0.05 1 0 | 1984-12-24 18 -5 0.14 1.4 T
1983-12-24 -10 -19 0 0 9 | 1983-12-24 -12 -25 0 0 8
1982-12-24 57 49 0.59 0 0 | 1982-12-24 52 38 0.16 0 0
1981-12-24 35 21 0 0 T | 1981-12-24 33 11 0 0 M
1980-12-24 27 0 0.06 0.6 2 | 1980-12-24 24 0 0.02 0.2 T
1979-12-24 41 36 0.88 0 0 | 1979-12-24 39 31 0.17 0 0
1978-12-24 35 12 T T T | 1978-12-24 32 8 T T 1
1977-12-24 42 15 0 0 2 | 1977-12-24 34 7 T T 3
1976-12-24 46 12 0 0 T | 1976-12-24 41 11 0 0 T
1975-12-24 32 28 0.03 0.3 0 | 1975-12-24 28 25 T T T
1974-12-24 32 18 T T T | 1974-12-24 25 12 0 0 2
1973-12-24 36 29 0.59 T 4 | 1973-12-24 34 28 0.32 0 4
1972-12-24 34 31 0 0 1 | 1972-12-24 32 29 0 0 4
1971-12-24 39 28 0 0 0 | 1971-12-24 38 27 0 0 0
1970-12-24 31 5 0 0 T | 1970-12-24 25 -7 0 0 7
1969-12-24 21 3 0.1 1 5 | 1969-12-24 16 4 0.09 1.3 13
1968-12-24 13 5 T T T | 1968-12-24 8 -2 T T 2
1967-12-24 35 13 0.03 0 T | 1967-12-24 30 20 T 0 T
1966-12-24 28 14 0 0 0 | 1966-12-24 25 12 0 0 0
1965-12-24 45 29 1.9 3.8 0 | 1965-12-24 38 26 1.34 2.8 0
1964-12-24 47 15 0.02 T 0 | 1964-12-24 35 9 0 0 0
1963-12-24 35 10 0 0 5 | 1963-12-24 39 6 0 0 6
1962-12-24 21 2 T 0.1 0 | 1962-12-24 15 -8 0.03 0.3 1
1961-12-24 26 0 T T 9 | 1961-12-24 26 1 0 0 13
1960-12-24 24 -1 0.01 0.3 4 | 1960-12-24 21 1 0.01 0.2 3
1959-12-24 33 25 0 0 1 | 1959-12-24 26 10 0 0 6
1958-12-24 37 20 0 0 0 | 1958-12-24 31 19 0 0 2
1957-12-24 43 22 0 0 0 | 1957-12-24 40 20 0 0 0
1956-12-24 27 25 T T T | 1956-12-24 26 23 0.01 0.1 2
1955-12-24 58 33 0 0 0 | 1955-12-24 50 29 0 0 T
1954-12-24 43 25 0 0 0 | 1954-12-24 40 22 0 0 T
1953-12-24 32 13 0 0 2 | 1953-12-24 32 12 0 0 1
1952-12-24 33 26 T T 0 | 1952-12-24 29 21 T T 4
1951-12-24 17 -9 T T 7 | 1951-12-24 9 -11 0.46 5.2 13
1950-12-24 39 12 0 0 T | 1950-12-24 39 7 0 0 2
1949-12-24 35 9 0 0 1 | 1949-12-24 34 2 0 0 2
1948-12-24 27 17 T T T | 1948-12-24 24 11 0 0 2
1947-12-24 31 11 0 0 0 | 1947-12-24 34 12 0 0 T
1946-12-24 35 18 0 0 0 | 1946-12-24 32 20 0 0 T
1945-12-24 33 19 0.58 1.2 3 | 1945-12-24 31 19 0.25 1.5 3
1944-12-24 25 11 T T 3 | 1944-12-24 22 0 0.01 0.1 5
1943-12-24 28 0 0 0 0 | 1943-12-24 28 6 0 0 0
1942-12-24 38 25 0 0 1 | 1942-12-24 32 17 0 0 5
1941-12-24 42 36 T 0 0 | 1941-12-24 39 36 0 0 0
1940-12-24 51 35 T 0 0 | 1940-12-24 47 35 0 0 T
1939-12-24 38 20 0 0 0 | 1939-12-24 38 22 0 0 0
1938-12-24 33 18 0.02 0.3 1 | 1938-12-24 30 20 0.09 1.4 3
1937-12-24 36 24 0.09 T 1 | 1937-12-24 34 16 T 0.4 4
1936-12-24 55 38 T 0 0 | 1936-12-24 49 37 0.01 0 T
1935-12-24 14 -1 0.09 T 3 | 1935-12-24 16 4 0.19 0.4 4
1934-12-24 23 8 0.15 2.8 5 | 1934-12-24 24 5 0.01 0 1
1933-12-24 34 9 T T T | 1933-12-24 33 2 0.01 0.2 T
1932-12-24 56 37 0.53 0 T | 1932-12-24 53 34 0.55 0 T
1931-12-24 46 37 T 0 0 | 1931-12-24 44 34 0.02 0 0
1930-12-24 38 10 0 0 T | 1930-12-24 34 0 0 0 3
1929-12-24 44 18 T 0 T | 1929-12-24 40 17 0.01 0.1 1
1928-12-24 42 24 0 0 T | 1928-12-24 38 19 0 0 T
1927-12-24 34 16 0 0 0 | 1927-12-24 33 15 0 0 T
1926-12-24 35 7 T T 0 | 1926-12-24 34 3 T T 1
1925-12-24 29 16 0.03 T 2 | 1925-12-24 21 13 0.31 3 4
1924-12-24 14 -7 T 0.5 5 | 1924-12-24 13 -6 0 0 3
1923-12-24 42 30 0.05 0 0 | 1923-12-24 40 28 0 0 T
1922-12-24 50 31 0 0 0 | 1922-12-24 39 31 0 0 T
1921-12-24 20 11 0.07 1.8 2 | 1921-12-24 16 -1 0.09 2 2
1920-12-24 14 4 0 0 1 | 1920-12-24 11 -1 0 0 1
1919-12-24 32 13 0 0 2 | 1919-12-24 30 10 T T 6
1918-12-24 28 19 0.77 6.9 7 | 1918-12-24 26 19 0.75 8.5 8
1917-12-24 48 17 0 0 0 | 1917-12-24 47 11 0 0 T
1916-12-24 32 10 0.27 2.9 5 | 1916-12-24 27 12 0.33 3.6 4
1915-12-24 28 24 0 0 1 | 1915-12-24 26 23 0 0 1
1914-12-24 27 4 T T 4 | 1914-12-24 21 5 T T 4
1913-12-24 34 27 T T 2 | 1913-12-24 34 22 0 0 0
1912-12-24 48 22 0 0 0 | 1912-12-24 42 19 0 0 T
1911-12-24 44 30 0 0 0 | 1911-12-24 42 28 0 0 T
1910-12-24 11 -1 0 0 1 | 1910-12-24 15 -2 T T 1
1909-12-24 27 20 0.39 3.5 9 | 1909-12-24 25 17 0.3 3 9
1908-12-24 42 31 0 0 0 | 1908-12-24 38 28 0 0 T
1907-12-24 40 25 T 0 0 | 1907-12-24 40 24 T T T
1906-12-24 27 12 0 0 T | 1906-12-24 24 6 0 0 T
1905-12-24 28 3 0 0 2 | 1905-12-24 23 -1 T 0 2
1904-12-24 35 27 T T T | 1904-12-24 30 22 0 0 1
1903-12-24 39 22 0.18 0 T | 1903-12-24 39 17 0 0 T
1902-12-24 34 4 0.03 0.3 T | 1902-12-24 29 3 0.1 1 2
1901-12-24 38 33 0 0 0 | 1901-12-24 37 32 0.01 0.1 T
1900-12-24 24 14 T T T | 1900-12-24 20 12 T T T
1899-12-24 39 16 0 0 0 | 1899-12-24 36 15 0 0 0
1898-12-24 33 18 0 0 0 | 1898-12-24 28 12 T T T
1897-12-24 22 -1 0 0 1 | 1897-12-24 22 -3 0 0 5
1896-12-24 22 11 0 0 1 | 1896-12-24 26 15 0 0 1
1895-12-24 54 32 0.6 0 0 | 1895-12-24 46 29 1.01 0 M
1894-12-24 38 31 0.21 0 0 | 1894-12-24 36 30 0.01 0 M
1893-12-24 59 49 0.02 0 0 | 1893-12-24 58 44 0.12 0 M
1892-12-24 12 -2 0 0 M | 1892-12-24 10 -7 T M M
1891-12-24 40 30 T 0 M | 1891-12-24 38 27 0.02 M M
1890-12-24 24 15 0 0 M | 1890-12-24 18 13 0 M M
1889-12-24 65 48 0.01 0 M | 1889-12-24 67 47 0.08 M M
1888-12-24 56 45 0.02 0 M   1888-12-24 56 40 T M M
1887-12-24 14 -1 T T M   1887-12-24 18 0 0 M M
1886-12-24 31 9 0 0 M   1886-12-24 26 6 0 M M
1885-12-24 33 26 0 0 M   1885-12-24 34 25 0 M M
1884-12-24 8 -5 0.04 0.4 M   1884-12-24 5 -9 0.02 M M
1883-12-24 37 14 0 M M   1883-12-24 32 13 0 M M
1882-12-24 43 22 T M M   1882-12-24 37 24 0 M M
1881-12-24 48 32 0 M M   1881-12-24 47 26 0 M M
1880-12-24 34 29 T M M   1880-12-24 32 26 T M M
1879-12-24 17 -4 0 M M   1879-12-24 19 -2 0 M M
1878-12-24 8 -7 0 M M   1878-12-24 9 -10 0 M M
1877-12-24 56 48 0.44 M M   1877-12-24 52 44 0.23 M M
1876-12-24 19 -2 0.01 M M   1876-12-24 20 -9 0 M M
1875-12-24 53 35 0.77 M M   1875-12-24 47 33 0.98 M M
1874-12-24 30 15 0 M M   1874-12-24 25 11 0 M M
1873-12-24 M M T M M   1873-12-24 M M 0.02 M M
1872-12-24 M M 0 M M              
1871-12-24 M M M M M              
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