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Selected U.S. City
and State Extremes

December 2009

Source NOAA/NWS Forecast Offices and compiled by NCDC

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    For additional records not included in the selected list below please refer to the U.S. Records page.

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Portland Jetport, ME Fourth warmest December temp on record December 3, 2009 68°F 66°F December 1, 2001;the warmest occurred on December 6, 2001 with 71°F
    Portland Jetport, ME Tied third warmest average temp record for the month December 3, 2009 avg of 56°F avg of 56°F December 23, 1990;the warmest occurred on December 6, 2001 with 59°F
    West Palm Beach, FL Tied all-time warmest temp record for the month December 9, 2009 90°F 90°F December 1941
    Daytona Beach, FL All-time high min temp record for the month December 9, 2009 72°F 71°F December 2, 1991
    Midland, TX Tied seventh coldest December on record December 2009 41.1°F 41.1°F December 1985
    Barstow-Daggett AP, NV Eight coldest December on record December 2009 avg of 44.8°F N/A N/A;the coldest occurred in 1990 with 41.1°F
    Las Vegas, NV Tied second warmest year on record 2009 avg of 70.0°F avg of 70.0°F 2003, 2005 and 2008;the warmest occurred in 2007 with 71.1°F

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    New Orleans Int'l AP, LA Wettest December on record December 2009 22.48 inches 10.77 inches December 1967
    New Orleans Int'l AP, LA All-time wettest December on record December 2009 22.48 inches 21.18 inches December 1967
    Columbus, GA Annual rainfall record 2009 74.77 inches 73.22 inches 1964
    New Iberia, LA Wettest December on record December 2009 16.35 inches 14.06 inches December 1971
    New Iberia, LA All-time wettest month on record December 2009 16.35 inches 16.02 inches June 1978
    Little Rock/Adams Field, AR Annual rainfall record 2009 75.93 inches 75.54 inches 1882
    North Little Rock, AR Annual rainfall record 2009 74.22 inches 63.65 inches 1990
    Roanoke, VA Wettest December on record December 2009 8.22 inches 7.10 inches December 1948
    Blacksburg, VA Wettest December on record December 2009 6.66 inches 6.03 inches December 1973
    Pinson, AL Annual rainfall record 2009 75.83 inches 74.87 inches 1961
    Charleston/Downtown, SC Wettest December on record December 2009 10.11 inches 5.53 inches December 1973
    Charleston AP, SC Second wettest December on record December 2009 10.06 inches N/A N/A;the wettest occurred in 1941 with 11.08 inches
    Savannah AP, GA Wettest December on record December 2009 10.71 inches 9.44 inches December 2007
    Philadelphia, PA Wettest December on record December 2009 8.86 inches 8.47 inches December 1996
    Philadelphia, PA Fifth wettest year on record December 2009 52.50 inches 52.13 inches December 1975;the wettest occurred in 1996 with 56.45 inches
    Wilmington, NJ Wettest December on record December 2009 8.58 inches 7.96 inches December 1996
    Allentown, NJ Seventh wettest December on record December 2009 6.30 inches 5.75 inches December 1953;the wettest occurred in 1973 with 7.89 inches
    Atlantic City, NJ Wettest December on record December 2009 9.99 inches 8.24 inches December 1914
    Atlantic City, NJ Third wettest year on record December 2009 61.55 inches 55.91 inches December 1953;the wettest occurred in 1958 with 67.17 inches
    Trenton, NJ Tied seventh wettest December on record December 2009 6.42 inches 6.42 inches December 1879;the wettest occurred in 1996 with 9.50 inches
    Las Vegas, NV Eight driest year on record December 2009 1.59 inches N/A N/A;the driest occurred in 1953 with 0.56 inch(es)
    Barstow-Daggett AP, NV Seventh driest year on record December 2009 1.54 inches N/A N/A;the driest occurred in 2006 with 0.75 inch(es)
    Needles AP, NV Ninth driest year on record December 2009 2.26 inches N/A N/A;the driest occurred in 2002 with 0.92 inch(es)
    Asheville, NC Wettest December on record December 2009 9.16 inches 8.48 inches December 1973

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Lake Charles, LA Earliest measurable snowfall record December 4, 2009 0.2 inch(es) 0.4 inch(es) December 11, 2008
    Valdez, AK December highest 24hr snowfall record December 14, 2009 38.7 inches 31.7 inches December 30, 2002
    Valdez, AK Second all-time highest 24hr snowfall record December 14, 2009 38.7 inches N/A N/A;the highest occurred on January 16, 1990 with 47.5 inches
    Valdez, AK All-time second highest three consecutive days snowfall record December 14-16, 2009 68.2 inches 66.2 inches Aanuary 15-17, 1990;the highest occurred on February 4-6, 1996 with 74.6 inches
    Washington Dulles, DC December calender day snowfall record December 13, 2009 13.0 inches 10.6 inches December 12, 1964
    Philadelphia, PA Snowiest December on record December 2009 24.1 inches 22.4 inches December 1909
    Washington Reagan Nat'l AP, DC December calender day snowfall record December 19, 2009 15.0 inches 11.5 inches December 17, 1932
    Washington Reagan Nat'l AP, DC December monthly snowfall record December 20, 2009 16.6 inches 16.2 inches December 1962
    Jackson, KY Snowiest December on record December 2009 17.6 inches 11.5 inches December 1993
    Jackson, KY December max snow depth record December 19-20, 2009 10.0 inches 4.0 inches December 1993
    Jackson, KY December 24hr snowfall record December 18-19, 2009 11.6 inches 4.9 inches December 1997
    Philadelphia, PA Winter seasonal snowfall record December 2009 23.2 inches 19.3 inches N/A
    Oklahoma City, OK All-time highest 24hr snowfall record December 24, 2009 14.1 inches 11.3 inches March 19, 1924
    Oklahoma City, OK Greatest snowfall storm on record December 24, 2009 14.1 inches 12.1 inches January 5-7, 1988
    Sioux City, SD Second biggest snow storm on record December 23-26, 2009 20.7 inches 18.4 inches March 15, 2004;the biggest occurred on April 9-10, 1913 with 22.9 inches
    Sioux City, SD December snowfall record December 2009 32.4 inches 26.4 inches December 1897
    Sioux Falls, SD Fourth biggest snow storm on record December 23-26, 2009 19.0 inches 18.9 March 9-10, 1956;the biggest occurred on February 16-18, 1962 with 32.2 inches
    Sioux Falls, SD Second heaviest December snowfall record December 2009 27.6 inches N/A N/A;the heaviest occurred in 1968 with 41.1 inches
    Des Moines, IA December snowfall record December 2009 27.7 inches 26.9 December 2000
    Des Moines, IA All-time third highest snowfall record December 2009 27.7 inches N/A N/A;the highest occureed in January 1886 with 37.0 inches
    Yankton, SD December snowfall record December 2009 31.1 inches 27.6 inches December 1968
    Huron, SD Tied December snowfall record December 2009 26.0 inches 26.0 inches December 1968
    Topeka, KS December snowfall record December 2009 19.2 inches 18.8 inches December 1983
    Concordia, KS December snowfall record December 2009 20.3 inches 16.7 inches December 1983
    Grand Island, NE December snowfall record December 2009 26.5 inches 26.0 inches December 1973
    Wilmington, NJ Second snowiest December on record December 2009 19.7 inches 15.0 inches December 1932;the snowiest occurred in 1966 with 21.5 inches
    Allentown, NJ Sixth snowiest December on record December 2009 15.4 inches 15.2 inches December 2002;the snowiest occurred in 1966 with 28.4 inches
    Atlantic City, NJ Second snowiest December on record December 2009 12.4 inches 10.5 inches December 2000;the snowiest occurred in 1935 with 17.5 inches
    King Salmon, AK Second least snowiest December on record December 2009 1.5 inches N/A N/A;the least snow occurred in 2000 with 0.6 inch(es)

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    None Reported.

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Grand Rapids, MI Lowest barometric pressure for the month December 9, 2009 28.86 inches 28.92 inches December 1965
    Little Rock/Adams Field, AR Lowest sea-level pressure for the month December 24, 2009 29.27 inches 29.33 inches December 27, 1968

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    None Repored.

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