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DECEMBER 5TH, 1886-A big snowstorm in the southeastern U.S. produced 11 inches at Montgomery AL, 18.5 inches at Rome GA, and 22.5 inches at Knoxville TN.

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DECEMBER 5TH, 1886 A big snowstorm in the southeastern U.S. produced 11 inches at Montgomery AL, 18.5 inches at Rome GA, and 22.5 inches at Knoxville TN.
 
DECEMBER 5TH, 1953 A killer tornado hit Vicksburg MS killing 38 persons, injuring 270 others, and causing 25 million dollars damage, the most damage since the forty-seven days of continuous shelling the town received in the Civil War.
 
DECEMBER 4TH, 1786 The first of two great early December storms began. The storm produced 18 inches of snow at Morristown NJ, and twenty inches of snow at New Haven CT. It also resulted in high tides at Nantucket which did great damage.
 
DECEMBER 4TH, 1982 The temperature in New York City's Central Park reached 72 degrees to establish a record high for December. The month as a whole was also the warmest of record.
 
DECEMBER 3RD, 1983 Birmingham AL was drenched with 9.22 inches of rain in 24 hours. The rains caused severe flash flooding which literally submerged traffic.
 
DECEMBER 3RD, 1926 Yuma AZ was soaked with 1.10 inch of rain, and by the 10th of the month had received 4.43 inches, making it the wettest December of record. The average annual rainfall for Yuma is 3.38 inches.
 
DECEMBER 2ND, 1925 A late season hurricane caused extensive damage across the Florida peninsula, then moved off the Georgia coast crossing Cape Hatteras as a tropical storm. The storm produced whole gales along the Middle Atlantic and Southern New England coast. Winds gusted to 60 mph at Block Island RI, and reached 64 mph at Atlantic City NJ.
 
DECEMBER 2ND, 1950 A late season tornado killed four persons in Madison County and Bond County, east of St Louis MO. Three tornadoes touched down in Illinois that afternoon, compared to just half a dozen tornadoes in the month of December in 115 years of records up until that time. Thunderstorms also produced hail which caused more than four million dollars damage in the St Louis area, it was the most damaging hailstorm of record for Missouri.
 
DECEMBER 1ST, 1831 The coldest December of record in the northeastern U.S. commenced. Temperatures in New York City averaged 22 degrees, with just four days above freezing, and at Burlington VT the temperature never did get above freezing. The Erie Canal was closed the first day of December, and remained closed the entire month.
 
DECEMBER 1ST, 1896 The temperature at Kipp MT rose 30 degrees in just seven minutes, and 80 degrees in a matter of a few hours. A thirty-inch snow cover was melted in half a day.
 
NOVEMBER 30TH, 1957 Lee slope winds enhanced by Hurricane Nina gusted to 82 mph at Honolulu, Hawaii, a record wind gust for that location. Wainiha, on the island of Kauai, was deluged with 20.42 inches of rain, and 35 foot waves pounded some Kauai beaches, even though the eye of the hurricane was never within 120 miles of the islands.
 
Wind Advisory
Issued By NWS Field Office Broadcast Time Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:43:00 PST
Issuing Time Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:43:00 PST Valid Until Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:43:00 PST

Strong northerly winds are forecast to develop across the San Francisco Bay Area by midday Tuesday and continue through midday Wednesday. A strong..cold and dry storm system will sweep into northern and central California late Monday night and Tuesday morning. This system will generate strong and gusty north to northest winds across the region from midday Tuesday through midday Wednesday.

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Weather Station: Washington-Dulles International Airport , VA , US
December Data Choose another month
Averages
Average High Temperature
4.40 °C
Average Low Temperature
-6.10 °C
Average Mean Temp
-0.60 °C
Average Dew Point
-6.10 °C
Average Windspeed
20.40 km/h
Average Wind Direction
315.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
76.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
56.0
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
7.11
Average Snowfall (US Only)
20.30
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
10
Days With Thunderstorms
*
Days With Fog
12
Days With Snow
4
Days With Lows Below Freezing
26
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
Records
Record High
23.90 °C
Record Low
-27.80 °C
Record Wind Speed
100.00 km/h
Record Monthly Snowfall
73.6 cm
Record 24-hour Snowfall
27.90 cm
Record Monthly Rainfall
168 mm
Record 24-hour Rainfall
41 mm
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
1.02 mm
Averages
Average High Temperature
6.70 °C
Average Low Temperature
-5.00 °C
Average Mean Temp
1.10 °C
Average Dew Point
-5.60 °C
Average Windspeed
20.40 km/h
Average Wind Direction
315.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
77.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
52.0
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
7.11
Average Snowfall (US Only)
17.80
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
9
Days With Thunderstorms
*
Days With Fog
10
Days With Snow
3
Days With Lows Below Freezing
23
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
Records
Record High
26.10 °C
Record Low
-25.60 °C
Record Wind Speed
85.20 km/h
Record Monthly Snowfall
71.1 cm
Record 24-hour Snowfall
58.40 cm
Record Monthly Rainfall
147 mm
Record 24-hour Rainfall
53 mm
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.51 mm
Averages
Average High Temperature
12.80 °C
Average Low Temperature
0.00 °C
Average Mean Temp
6.70 °C
Average Dew Point
-1.10 °C
Average Windspeed
20.40 km/h
Average Wind Direction
315.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
77.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
48.0
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
7.87
Average Snowfall (US Only)
7.60
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
10
Days With Thunderstorms
1
Days With Fog
11
Days With Snow
2
Days With Lows Below Freezing
17
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
Records
Record High
31.70 °C
Record Low
-14.40 °C
Record Wind Speed
98.20 km/h
Record Monthly Snowfall
27.9 cm
Record 24-hour Snowfall
15.20 cm
Record Monthly Rainfall
147 mm
Record 24-hour Rainfall
46 mm
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
2.54 mm
Averages
Average High Temperature
18.30 °C
Average Low Temperature
4.40 °C
Average Mean Temp
11.70 °C
Average Dew Point
3.90 °C
Average Windspeed
20.40 km/h
Average Wind Direction
315.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
77.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
46.0
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
7.87
Average Snowfall (US Only)
*
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
10
Days With Thunderstorms
2
Days With Fog
11
Days With Snow
*
Days With Lows Below Freezing
6
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
*
Records
Record High
33.30 °C
Record Low
-8.30 °C
Record Wind Speed
109.30 km/h
Record Monthly Snowfall
10.2 cm
Record 24-hour Snowfall
7.60 cm
Record Monthly Rainfall
185 mm
Record 24-hour Rainfall
53 mm
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.76 mm
Averages
Average High Temperature
23.30 °C
Average Low Temperature
10.00 °C
Average Mean Temp
17.20 °C
Average Dew Point
10.60 °C
Average Windspeed
13.00 km/h
Average Wind Direction
180.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
82.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
53.0
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
10.15
Average Snowfall (US Only)
*
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
12
Days With Thunderstorms
4
Days With Fog
15
Days With Snow
0
Days With Lows Below Freezing
*
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
1
Records
Record High
36.10 °C
Record Low
-2.20 °C
Record Wind Speed
85.20 km/h
Record Monthly Snowfall
* cm
Record 24-hour Snowfall
* cm
Record Monthly Rainfall
261 mm
Record 24-hour Rainfall
79 mm
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
2.03 mm
Averages
Average High Temperature
28.30 °C
Average Low Temperature
15.00 °C
Average Mean Temp
21.70 °C
Average Dew Point
16.10 °C
Average Windspeed
11.10 km/h
Average Wind Direction
180.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
84.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
54.0
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
9.90
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
10
Days With Thunderstorms
6
Days With Fog
16
Days With Snow
0
Days With Lows Below Freezing
0
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
5
Records
Record High
37.80 °C
Record Low
2.20 °C
Record Wind Speed
118.50 km/h
Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 cm
Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 cm
Record Monthly Rainfall
462 mm
Record 24-hour Rainfall
279 mm
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
1.27 mm
Averages
Average High Temperature
30.60 °C
Average Low Temperature
17.80 °C
Average Mean Temp
24.40 °C
Average Dew Point
18.30 °C
Average Windspeed
11.10 km/h
Average Wind Direction
180.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
85.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
54.0
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
8.88
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
10
Days With Thunderstorms
6
Days With Fog
19
Days With Snow
0
Days With Lows Below Freezing
0
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
11
Records
Record High
40.00 °C
Record Low
5.00 °C
Record Wind Speed
125.90 km/h
Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 cm
Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 cm
Record Monthly Rainfall
180 mm
Record 24-hour Rainfall
66 mm
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
2.28 mm
Averages
Average High Temperature
30.00 °C
Average Low Temperature
17.20 °C
Average Mean Temp
23.30 °C
Average Dew Point
17.80 °C
Average Windspeed
11.10 km/h
Average Wind Direction
180.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
88.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
55.0
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
10.15
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
10
Days With Thunderstorms
5
Days With Fog
21
Days With Snow
0
Days With Lows Below Freezing
0
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
8
Records
Record High
40.00 °C
Record Low
3.30 °C
Record Wind Speed
109.30 km/h
Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 cm
Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 cm
Record Monthly Rainfall
272 mm
Record 24-hour Rainfall
119 mm
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
2.03 mm
Averages
Average High Temperature
26.10 °C
Average Low Temperature
12.80 °C
Average Mean Temp
19.40 °C
Average Dew Point
14.40 °C
Average Windspeed
11.10 km/h
Average Wind Direction
180.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
89.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
55.0
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
8.63
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
8
Days With Thunderstorms
2
Days With Fog
19
Days With Snow
0
Days With Lows Below Freezing
*
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
3
Records
Record High
37.20 °C
Record Low
-1.10 °C
Record Wind Speed
87.00 km/h
Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 cm
Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 cm
Record Monthly Rainfall
287 mm
Record 24-hour Rainfall
140 mm
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
1.52 mm
Averages
Average High Temperature
20.00 °C
Average Low Temperature
5.60 °C
Average Mean Temp
12.80 °C
Average Dew Point
7.20 °C
Average Windspeed
11.10 km/h
Average Wind Direction
180.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
88.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
52.0
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
8.38
Average Snowfall (US Only)
*
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
8
Days With Thunderstorms
1
Days With Fog
15
Days With Snow
*
Days With Lows Below Freezing
5
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
*
Records
Record High
32.20 °C
Record Low
-9.40 °C
Record Wind Speed
83.30 km/h
Record Monthly Snowfall
2.5 cm
Record 24-hour Snowfall
2.50 cm
Record Monthly Rainfall
234 mm
Record 24-hour Rainfall
104 mm
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
* mm
Averages
Average High Temperature
13.90 °C
Average Low Temperature
1.10 °C
Average Mean Temp
7.80 °C
Average Dew Point
1.70 °C
Average Windspeed
18.50 km/h
Average Wind Direction
315.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
83.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
54.0
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
8.12
Average Snowfall (US Only)
2.50
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
9
Days With Thunderstorms
1
Days With Fog
12
Days With Snow
1
Days With Lows Below Freezing
15
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
Records
Record High
28.90 °C
Record Low
-12.80 °C
Record Wind Speed
85.20 km/h
Record Monthly Snowfall
27.9 cm
Record 24-hour Snowfall
27.90 cm
Record Monthly Rainfall
198 mm
Record 24-hour Rainfall
61 mm
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.51 mm
Averages
Average High Temperature
7.20 °C
Average Low Temperature
-3.30 °C
Average Mean Temp
2.20 °C
Average Dew Point
-3.30 °C
Average Windspeed
20.40 km/h
Average Wind Direction
315.0
Average Morning Relative Humidity
78.0
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
57.0
Typical Sky Cover
OVR
Average Precipitation (US Only)
8.12
Average Snowfall (US Only)
10.20
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
10
Days With Thunderstorms
*
Days With Fog
12
Days With Snow
2
Days With Lows Below Freezing
24
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
Records
Record High
25.60 °C
Record Low
-20.00 °C
Record Wind Speed
100.00 km/h
Record Monthly Snowfall
60.9 cm
Record 24-hour Snowfall
27.90 cm
Record Monthly Rainfall
170 mm
Record 24-hour Rainfall
74 mm
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
1.02 mm
Day   Reason Upper Soil Moisture Lower Soil Moisture
Thursday cw_fire_vlow
Fire danger very low 25% 27%
Friday cw_fire_vlow
Fire danger very low 25% 27%
Saturday cw_fire_vlow
Fire danger very low 25% 27%
Sunday cw_fire_vlow
Fire danger very low 25% 27%
Monday cw_fire_vlow
Fire danger very low 25% 27%
Tuesday cw_fire_vlow
Fire danger very low 25% 27%
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