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Severe Thunderstorm and Fire Weather Threats in the Central U.S. Today; Strong Storm in Western Alaska

There is an Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) for severe thunderstorms today with threats for significant severe hail and tornado potential over southern Iowa into northern Missouri and west-central Illinois. Elevated to critical fire weather is possible today due to gusty winds and dry conditions over parts of the southern High Plains and northeastern Montana. Read More >

 

 

CHARLOTTE DECEMBER CLIMATE RECORDS    1879 to 2023

DAY MAX HI MIN HI MAX LOW MIN LOW PRECIP SNOW
1 76° - 2006 33° - 1896 65° - 1991 15° - 1964 1.21" - 1880 Trace - 1974
2 76° - 1991 32° - 1896 69° - 1991 20° - 1924 1.85" - 1927 10.0" - 1896
3 78° - 2021 36° - 1971 64° - 1982 20° - 1960 2.96" - 1931 7.5" - 1971
4 76° - 1956 30° - 1886 60° - 1964 18° - 2000 1.93" - 1945 7.2" - 1886
5 75° - 1998 34° - 2002 62° - 1994 18° - 1969 2.06" - 1886 Trace - 1901
6 78° - 1998 34° - 1886 65° - 2013 18° - 1895 2.37" - 1983 Trace - 1992
7 76° - 1998 35° - 1937 60° - 1951 12° - 2010 1.56" - 1890 Trace - 1968
8 76° - 1998 28° - 1882 61° - 1998 10° - 1882 1.15" - 1989 0.2" - 1920
9 78° - 1943 27° - 1917 60° - 1919 14° - 2006 1.78" - 1878 2.7" - 2018
10 80° - 2007 27° - 1917 59° - 2008 13° - 1917 2.12" - 2023 0.2" - 2018
11 79° - 2007 31° - 1934 54° - 1971 13° - 1957 1.69" - 1961 0.8" - 1915
12 79° - 2007 22° - 1962 57° - 2007 7° - 1962 1.57" - 1961 5.3" - 1917
13 77° - 2007 23° - 1917 60° - 1931 2° - 1962 1.78" - 1885 2.5" - 1945
14 73° - 1948 32° - 1904 62° - 1927 12° - 1962 2.38" - 1879 2.9" - 1958
15 76° - 2015 28° - 1917 57° - 1971 10° - 2010 2.46" - 1972 2.2" - 1945
16 75° - 1971 24° - 1917 65° - 1971 12° - 1958 1.58" - 1970 3.0" - 1973
17 73° - 2021 29° - 1930 56° - 2021 14° - 1901 1.44" - 2023 10.4" - 1930
18 75° - 1984 29° - 1901 56° - 2021 11° - 1953 1.74" - 1959 0.9" - 1916
19 76° - 1984 27° - 1901 59° - 1967 11° - 1963 0.85" - 1925 0.3" - 1901
20 79° - 1931 25° - 1901 59° - 1931 12° - 2004 2.38" - 1905 0.1" - 1911
21 73° - 2013 26° - 1901 56° - 1898 10° - 1901 2.19" - 1878 1.0" - 1973
22 72° - 1889 28° - 1989 63° - 2013 11° - 1960 2.27" - 1908 2.3" - 1929
23 73° - 1990 21° - 1989 63° - 1990 8° - 1989 2.12" - 1941 2.6" - 1993
24 73° - 2015 29° - 2022 63° - 2015 6° - 1983 1.47" - 2002 0.3" - 1960
25 77° - 1955 22° - 1983 63° - 2015 4° - 1983 2.32" - 1914 5.8" - 1947
26 77° - 2021 27° - 1983 58° - 2015 6° - 1983 1.80" - 2023 1.6" - 2010
27 72° - 2021 22° - 1892 65° - 2015 15° - 1970 1.25" - 1920 4.0" - 1892
28 77° - 1971 30° - 1894 58° - 2015 10° - 1925 1.67" - 1958 0.7" - 1894
29 76° - 2015 22° - 1894 64° - 2021 2° - 1894 1.82" - 2013 11.0" - 1880
30 76° - 1984 20° - 1917 61° - 2015 -5° - 1880 2.03" - 2015 4.9" - 1882
31 73° - 2021 19° - 1917 61° - 1923 0° - 1880 2.15" - 1981 3.0" - 1905
 
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  55.4° - 2015 33.4° - 1917 11.24" - 1931 0.43" - 1965 15.0" - 1880