December 12, 2023 Weekend Florida Storm
Warm air continues for weeks
December 2023 was the warmest December in the 131-year national record (1895–2025), at 39.8°F against a 1991–2020 normal of 34.3°F (+5.4°F).
December 2023 was the 49th-wettest December in the 131-year national record (1895–2025), at 2.6in against a 1991–2020 normal of 2.5in (+0.1in).
NOAA/NCEI Climate at a Glance, contiguous United States. This is the observed record for the month, not a score of anything said in this piece — the forecast ledger begins 2026-08-17 and cannot reach earlier posts.
A non-tropical area of low pressure will develop in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday and move across Florida on Sunday. A secondary low along a frontal boundary extending up the East Coast has the potentially to rapidly intensify if the phasing is right, but regardless, heavy rain — not snow — and gusty winds look like the major threat from Florida to Maine from Sunday to Tuesday next week.
Nice little snow storm for Colorado and New Mexico. While limited snowfall for Albuquerque and Santa Fe, higher elevations could see 1-2 feet.
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