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Hawaii and Guam Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads Eastward; Heavy Snow for Sierra-Nevada; Severe Weather for the Plains

A very active spring pattern with tropical concerns across the Pacific. Heavy rainfall will continue to impact Hawaii this weekend. Meanwhile we continue to monitor a developing typhoon that may affect Guam into early next week. For the Lower 48, heavy snow for mountains of California this weekend, increase threat for severe thunderstorms next week for the Plains and record warmth spreads east. Read More >

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December
Normals, Means and Extremes
Galveston

 

(last updated on 12/13/2022)

 

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December Normals, Means and Extremes for Galveston

Normals 1991-2020.  Temperature Records 1874-Present.  Rainfall Records 1871-Present.

Date Normal
High
(F)
Normal
Low
(F)
Record High
(F)
Record Low
(F)
Rec Low Max
(F)
Rec High Min
(F)
Normal Cumulative Precip
Monthly - Yearly (in)
Record
Precipitation
(inches)

1

68

55

 80 - 2018

33 - 1876

41 - 1896

68 - 1982

0.16 - 43.15

1.29 - 2009

2

68

54

 79 - 2012

34 - 1929

44 - 1876

71 - 1982

0.32 - 43.31

2.17 - 1923

3

68

54

 81 - 2022

29 - 1929

43 - 1929

70 - 1998

0.47 - 43.46

7.68 - 2016

4

68

54

 80 - 2021

30 - 1897

42 - 1897

71 - 1998

0.62 - 43.61

2.11 - 1887

5

67

54

 79 - 2022

25 - 1886

40 - 1886

71 - 1998

0.77 - 43.76

3.30 - 1944

6

67

54

 81 - 2021

23 - 1950

36 - 1950

71 - 1998

0.92 - 43.91

2.82 - 1915

7

67

53

 80 - 2022

29 - 1950

41 - 2013

69 - 2022

1.06 - 44.05

2.03 - 2018

8

67

53

 78 - 2022

29 - 1927

41 - 2017

70 - 1922

1.21 - 44.20

2.01 - 1997

9

67

53

 80 - 2021

31 - 1917

42 - 1978

70 - 2021

1.36 - 44.35

1.54 - 1980

10

66

53

 80 - 1918

28 - 1898

41 - 1898

73 - 2021

1.51 - 44.50

4.74 - 1964

11

66

52

 78 - 2007

30 - 1898

43 - 1986

70 - 2007

1.66 - 44.65

3.19 - 1935

12

66

52

 78 - 2007

29 - 1962

40 - 1962

69 - 2015

1.80 - 44.79

3.27 - 2003

13

66

52

 82 - 2022

32 - 1919

43 - 1985

71 - 2022

1.94 - 44.93

3.86 - 1940

14

66

52

 79 - 2021

28 - 1914

40 - 1914

71 - 2021

2.08 - 45.07

2.10 - 2005

15

66

52

 79 - 2021

25 - 1901

40 - 1926

70 - 2021

2.22 - 45.21

1.86 - 1996

16

65

52

 80 - 2021

29 - 1989

38 - 1932

72 - 2021

2.37 - 45.36

2.08 - 1937

17

65

51

 79 - 2021

28 - 1932

37 - 1989

71 - 2021

2.51 - 45.50

6.30 - 1995

18

65

51

 77 - 2021

29 - 1884

44 - 1975

66 - 1924

2.64 - 45.63

3.81 - 1965

19

65

51

 76 - 2012

23 - 1929

35 - 1929

66 - 1970

2.76 - 45.75

3.60 - 1878

20

65

51

 80 - 2007

28 - 1945

34 - 1924

68 - 1967

2.89 - 45.88

2.21 - 1881

21

65

51

 76 - 1971

28 - 1924

33 - 1924

68 - 1889

3.02 - 46.01

2.85 - 1907

22

64

50

 77 - 2017

19 - 1989

34 - 1887

67 - 1889

3.14 - 46.13

3.81 - 1875

23

64

50

 78 - 2015

14 - 1989

26 - 1989

67 - 1982

3.26 - 46.25

2.90 - 1887

24

64

50

 78 - 2021

17 - 1983

30 - 1983

69 - 2021

3.38 - 46.37

2.55 - 1926

25

64

50

 80 - 2021

14 - 1983

26 - 1983

70 - 2021

3.50 - 46.49

2.01 - 1982

26

64

50

 79 - 2021

24 - 1879

34 - 1878

71 - 2021

3.63 - 46.62

1.71 - 1982

27

64

50

 78 - 2016

25 - 1892

40 - 1878

71 - 2021

3.76 - 46.75

2.21 - 1884

28

64

50

 82 - 2021

21 - 1894

32 - 1894

72 - 2021

3.88 - 46.87

4.50 - 1884

29

64

49

 81 - 2021

18 - 1880

33 - 1925

70 - 2021

3.99 - 46.98

1.82 - 1895

30

64

49

 80 - 2021

20 - 1880

27 - 1880

68 - 2021

4.11 - 47.10

2.29 - 1911

31

63

49

 80 - 2021

25 - 1880

34 - 1880

72 - 2021

4.23 - 47.22

1.76 - 1949

Month

65.5

51.6

 82 - 2021

14 - 1989

26 - 1989

73 - 2021

         4.23 inches

7.68 - 2016