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Heavy Rainfall Across the Lower Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast; Storm System Impacting the Northwest

Periods of heavy rainfall are expected across the Lower Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast Friday. A Slight Risk (level 2 of 4) of Excessive Rainfall has been issued for portions of the Texas and Louisiana coast. A strong Pacific storm will impact the Pacific Northwest and Great Basin Friday through the weekend, bringing high elevation snow, lower elevation rain, and strong winds. Read More >

		DECEMBER - SAINT LOUIS WEATHER CALENDAR
          SUN           RECORD TEMPS      NORMAL TEMPS   PRECIPITATION     RECORD PRECIPITATION 
       RISE  SET    HIGH YEAR  LOW  YEAR  HIGH LOW MEAN   MONTH   YEAR   AMOUNT  YEAR  SNOW  YEAR
  
  1    7:00  4:40    73  1970    4  1876    49  32  41     0.08  39.28    1.26   1878   3.5  1937    
  2    7:01  4:40    75  2012    4  1886    49  32  40     0.17  39.37    1.73   1967   1.7  1967
  3    7:02  4:40    76  2021    2  1886    48  32  40     0.25  39.45    2.73   1982   2.3  1921
  4    7:03  4:40    74  2001    8  1886    48  31  40     0.33  39.53    0.94   1923   3.5  2002
  5    7:04  4:40    72  2001    8  1886    48  31  39     0.41  39.61    1.35   2014   6.6  1977
  6    7:04  4:40    72  1998    3  1977    47  31  39     0.49  39.69    1.59   1956   2.3  1950
  7    7:05  4:40    73  1966  - 6  1882    47  31  39     0.57  39.77    0.97   1966   3.2  1917
  8    7:06  4:40    74  1991  - 2  1882    47  30  38     0.65  39.85    1.44   1878   3.9  1977
  9    7:07  4:40    74  1918  - 5  1876    46  30  38     0.72  39.92    0.80   1999   2.0  1944
 10    7:08  4:40    73  1889  - 4  1917    46  30  38     0.80  40.00    2.15   1971   4.0  1944
 11    7:09  4:40    70  1979    2  1962    46  30  38     0.87  40.07    1.20   1949   4.3  1963
 12    7:09  4:40    72  2015  - 5  1962    45  29  37     0.95  40.15    1.31   1972   4.4  2010
 13    7:10  4:40    73  1948    1  1903    45  29  37     1.03  40.23    2.40   1901   7.6  2000
 14    7:11  4:40    70  1975  - 2  1901    45  29  37     1.11  40.31    2.39   1971   6.6  1987
 15    7:12  4:41    76  1948  - 5  1901    45  29  37     1.18  40.38    2.76   1992   6.9  2007
 16    7:12  4:41    71  2021  - 8  1989    44  28  36     1.25  40.45    1.16   2001   2.4  2019
 17    7:13  4:41    72  1908  - 3  1875    44  28  36     1.33  40.53    1.02   1959   2.0  1897
 18    7:14  4:42    69  1939  - 4  1983    44  28  36     1.40  40.60    2.78   1924   5.2  1929
 19    7:14  4:42    68  1976  - 7  1983    44  28  36     1.48  40.68    1.49   1895  12.0  1973
 20    7:15  4:43    71  2013  -10  1901    43  28  35     1.56  40.76    1.36   1962   3.3  1960
 21    7:15  4:43    67  2015  -12  1989    43  27  35     1.64  40.84    1.84   1967   2.6  1983
 22    7:16  4:44    66  1965  -16  1989    43  27  35     1.72  40.92    1.46   1988   3.1  1990
 23    7:16  4:44    74  1933  -15  1989    43  27  35     1.81  41.01    1.84   1921   3.5  1907
 24    7:17  4:45    73  2021  -12  1983    42  27  35     1.89  41.09    1.18   1915   9.5  1915
 25    7:17  4:45    71  1889  -13  1983    42  27  34     1.97  41.17    0.94   1913   9.2  1913
 26    7:17  4:46    70  1942  - 2  1892    42  26  34     2.06  41.26    4.87   2015   1.6  1920
 27    7:18  4:47    72  1971  - 3  1886    42  26  34     2.15  41.35    3.04   1922   5.2  1939
 28    7:18  4:47    75  1928  - 8  1924    42  26  34     2.23  41.43    2.59   2015   3.5  1943
 29    7:18  4:48    70  1984  -15  1880    41  26  34     2.32  41.52    1.65   1990   1.7  2000
 30    7:19  4:49    72  1965  - 5  1880    41  26  33     2.41  41.61    0.98   1973  10.5  1973
 31    7:19  4:50    74  1951  -10  1976    41  25  33     2.50  41.70    1.69   1984   2.1  1897
NOTE: The actual sunrise sunset times may vary by a minute or two from year to year.
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...NORMALS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER...

 TEMPERATURES           PRECIPITATION                    HEATING 

 HIGH  44.5         MONTH            2.50         MONTH            884
 LOW   28.5         YEAR TO DATE    41.70         SEASON TO DATE  1706 
 MEAN  36.5 
                          SNOWFALL                       COOLING 
                    
                    MONTH            3.2          MONTH              0
                    YEAR TO DATE    16.6          YEAR TO DATE    1713
                    SEASON TO DATE   4.1

...EXTREMES FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER... 

 RECORD HIGH TEMP 76 IN 2021, 1970, AND 1948      
 RECORD LOW TEMP -16 IN 1989      
 LOWEST HIGH TEMP -5 IN 1983      
 HIGHEST LOW TEMP 63 IN 2012 AND 1982      
 HIGHEST MEAN TEMP 69 IN 1982     
 LOWEST MEAN TEMP -10 IN 1880     
 WARMEST DECEMBER 49.8 IN 1889    
 COLDEST DECEMBER 20.5 IN 1983
 WETTEST DECEMBER 11.74 INCHES IN 2015 
 DRIEST DECEMBER 0.03 INCHES IN 1955 
 MAXIMUM 24 HR RAINFALL 5.37 INCHES IN 2015 
 MAXIMUM 24 HR SNOWFALL 12.0 INCHES IN 1973
 MAXIMUM DECEMBER SNOWFALL 26.3 INCHES IN 1973
 MINIMUM DECEMBER SNOWFALL 0.0 INCHES (multiple occurrences)
 HIGHEST WIND SPEED 67 MPH IN 2012
 HIGHEST PRESSURE 31.01 INCHES IN 1924 
 LOWEST PRESSURE 28.92 INCHES IN 1979