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Thunderstorms and Heavy Rains Across Portions of the Central and Eastern US; Heat Expands to Portions of the East

Widespread showers and thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy downpours and flash flooding across much of the eastern and central U.S. Dangerous heat will continue in the Pacific Northwest and expand across portions of the East. Deep tropical moisture and associated thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding across portions of Florida into the central Gulf Coast. Read More >

Winter Top 10 Lists (December - February)
 

Top 10 Warmest

Rank Average Temperature (°F) Season
1 43.2 2022-2023
2 43.0 2016-2017
3 42.4 1949-1950
4 42.2 2023-2024
5 41.8 1991-1992
6 (tie) 41.6 2015-2016
6 (tie) 41.6 2011-2012
8 41.2 2019-2020
9 41.1 1951-1952
10 (tie) 40.6 2018-2019
10 (tie) 40.6 1998-1999

 

Top 10 Coldest

Rank Average Temperature (°F) Season
1 28.1 1977-1978
2 (tie) 30.5 1976-1977
2 (tie) 30.5 1962-1963
4 30.6 1978-1979
5 30.9 1939-1940
6 32.3 1969-1970
7 32.7 2009-2010
8 32.8 1983-1984
9 33.0 2013-2014
10 33.2 1963-1964

 

Top 10 Wettest

Rank Precipitation (inches) Season
1 27.23 1949-1950
2 21.78 1948-1949
3 21.69 1988-1989
4 20.79 2018-2019
5 18.84 1978-1979
6 17.84 1987-1988
7 17.74 1968-1969
8 17.67 1961-1962
9 17.43 1990-1991
10 17.17 2021-2022

 

Top 10 Driest

Rank Precipitation (inches) Season
1 3.98 1962-1963
2 4.01 1976-1977
3 4.45 1963-1964
4 5.98 1980-1981
5 6.36 1995-1996
6 6.51 1985-1986
7 6.88 2003-2004
8 7.60 1940-1941
9 7.62 1979-1980
10 8.02 1947-1948

 

Top 10 Snowiest

Rank Snowfall (inches) Season
1 31.2 1977-1978
2 28.7 1984-1985
3 23.7 2002-2003
4 23.5 1978-1979
5 18.9 2010-2011
6 18.6 1992-1993
7 16.9 1983-1984
8 14.2 2004-2005
9 13.7 2014-2015
10 13.4 2020-2021

 

Period of Record: December 3, 1937 to March 1, 2024

Spring Top 10 Lists (March - May)

 

Top 10 Warmest

Rank Average Temperature (°F) Year
1 64.4 2012
2 62.6 1977
3 62.0 1991
4 61.6 1938
5 61.0 1946
6 60.9 2007
7 60.8 2017
8 60.5 2004
9 60.2 1987
10 60.0 2010

 

Top 10 Coldest

Rank Average Temperature (°F) Year
1 52.2 1960
2 (tie) 54.2 1983
2 (tie) 54.2 1947
4 54.3 1971
5 54.5 1961
6 (tie) 54.7 2013
6 (tie) 54.7 1958
6 (tie) 54.7 1943
9 54.8 1996
10 54.9 1997

 

Top 10 Wettest

Rank Precipitation (inches) Year
1 31.21 2011
2 27.04 1973
3 26.39 1983
4 25.39 1945
5 23.34 2019
6 22.79 1961
7 22.74 2002
8 22.00 2008
9 20.78 1984
10 20.76 1964

 

Top 10 Driest

Rank Precipitation (inches) Year
1 4.95 2012
2 5.63 1941
3 5.66 1987
4 7.32 1959
5 7.53 1992
6 7.78 1971
7 8.24 1954
8 8.30 2007
9 8.77 2001
10 9.08 1982

 

Top 10 Snowiest

Rank Snowfall (inches) Year
1 24.0 1960
2 12.1 2015
3 8.0 1975
4 8.0 1967
5 7.5 1971
6 7.4 1994
7 7.0 1970
8 5.6 2014
9 4.5 1978
10 4.5 1965

 

Period of Record: December 3, 1937 to June 1, 2019

Summer Top 10 Lists (June - August)

 

Top 10 Warmest

Rank Average Temperature (°F) Year
1 81.1 1952
2 (tie) 81.0 2010
2 (tie) 81.0 1954
4 80.9 1980
5 80.8 1943
6 79.9 1953
7 (tie) 79.8 2016
7 (tie) 79.8 2012
7 (tie) 79.8 1993
10 79.6 2002

 

Top 10 Coldest

Rank Average Temperature (°F) Year
1 73.3 1967
2 74.1 1950
3 74.2 2004
4 74.5 1961
5 75.3 1976
6 (tie) 75.4 1985
6 (tie) 75.4 1974
8 75.5 1997
9 75.6 1972
10 (tie) 75.7 2013
10 (tie) 75.7 2003
10 (tie) 75.7 1992
10 (tie) 75.7 1982

 

Top 10 Wettest

Rank Precipitation (inches) Year
1 22.45 1958
2 22.17 1998
3 19.47 2016
4 19.01 1950
5 18.90 2023
6 18.07 1989
7 17.37 1979
8 17.27 2019
9 16.58 2014
10 15.99 1965

 

Top 10 Driest

Rank Precipitation (inches) Year
1 4.48 1944
2 4.54 1988
3 4.71 2002
4 5.43 2012
5 6.11 1952
6 6.32 1943
7 6.47 1994
8 6.58 1966
9 6.75 1947
10 6.99 1954

 

Period of Record: December 3, 1937 to September 1, 2023

Fall Top 10 Lists (September - November)

 

Top 10 Warmest

Rank Average Temperature (°F) Year
1 63.9 2016
2 62.8 1973
3 62.3 1939
4 62.2 1998
5 (tie) 61.7 2015
5 (tie) 61.7 1971
7 (tie) 61.3 2023
7 (tie) 61.3 1947
9 (tie) 61.2 1985
9 (tie) 61.2 1983
9 (tie) 61.2 1938

 

Top 10 Coldest

Rank Average Temperature (°F) Year
1 53.9 1976
2 55.9 1995
3 (tie) 56.1 1967
3 (tie) 56.1 1951
5 56.2 1952
6 (tie) 56.3 1996
6 (tie) 56.3 1993
8 56.4 1997
9 56.8 2006
10 56.9 1943

 

Top 10 Wettest

Rank Precipitation (inches) Year
1 22.54 2006
2 20.78 1985
3 20.74 1957
4 20.28 1996
5 18.00 2001
6 17.43 1984
7 17.38 2011
8 16.86 1988
9 16.68 2018
10 16.30 2020

 

Top 10 Driest

Rank Precipitation (inches) Year
1 3.10 1963
2 3.82 2016
3 4.05 1939
4 4.56 2022
5 4.75 1953
6 5.43 1944
7 5.49 1999
8 5.66 2005
9 6.30 1976
10 6.46 1938

 

Top 10 Snowiest

Rank Snowfall (inches) Year
1 4.0 1958
2 2.8 2014
3 (tie) 2.3 2022
3 (tie) 2.3 2018
5 2.2 1993
6 1.3 1950
7 1.2 2019
8 (tie) 1.0 1971
8 (tie) 1.0 1969
10 0.8 1959

 

Period of Record: December 3, 1937 to December 31, 2023