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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Active Pattern Continues in Hawaii

Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected today from the ArkLaTex and Lower Mississippi Valley through the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic. Thunderstorms may produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat today from east Texas into New York. A powerful kona storm will continue to impact Hawaii through Saturday, bringing heavy rainfall, strong winds, and severe thunderstorms. Read More >

December Normal Daily Precipitation (1991-2020)
Daily Precipitation records (1930-2023)
 Daily Snowfall Records (1931-2023)
Day Normal Precipitation Record Precip

 Record Precip Year

Record  Snowfall Record  Snowfall Year
1 .02 0.33 2009 T 2009
2 .02 0.21 1936 T 1 2009
3 .02 0.84 2002   0.1 1 2009
4 .01 0.52 1930   1.0 1 2011
5 .02 0.47 1943 1.5 2011
6 .02 0.51 1942 0.5 1969
7 .02 0.50 1980 T 1960
8 .02 0.65 1980 1.5 1988
9 .03 0.88 1960 1.9 1932
10 .02 0.45 1986 4.3 1986
11 .02 1.24 1979   9.8 2 1998
12 .02  0.34 1979 0.5 1985
13 .02  0.58 1979 2.1 1979
14 .01  0.40 1959 3.2 1992
15 .02  0.56 1990 1.3 1932
16 .02  0.24 1959  2.0 1983
17 .02  0.93 1986  T 1996
18 .02  0.57 1952     T 1 1995
19 .02  0.39 1991   T 1983
20 .02  1.05 2013  0.3 1999
21 .02  0.77 1942     T 1 1998
22 .02  1.05 1986    3.7 1986
23 .01  0.99 1932    1.4 1943
24 .02    0.49 1 2011    5.8 2011
25 .02  0.53 1939    1.7 1939
26 .02  0.39 1982     3.5 1982
27 .02  0.36 1994     T 2017
28 .02  0.36 1937    1.2 1954
29 .01  0.68 1932      T 1 1982
30 .02  0.50 1946   5.0 1946
31 .02  0.24 1959   3.5 2020
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Footnotes:

  1. Also in previous years
  2. Second greatest one day snowfall ever