December 22, 2023 Second Day of Winter
Dreaming of a White Christmas
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.
Temperatures are about 9°F above normal averaged across the Lower 48 at 7 PM ET but New England is stuck in the icebox especially along the immediate coast. 60s and 70s across Texas and Florida.
Maine is in the 10s and 20s.
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