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A chronicle of American weather and climate  ·  Wednesday, 16 September 2026

Weather Trader Winter MILEPOST 460

December 15, 2024 Sunday Winter Weather

Warm week ahead before significant Canadian Arctic blast across Eastern Lower 48

What the month did

December 2024 was the 4th-warmest December in the 131-year national record (1895–2025), at 38.1°F against a 1991–2020 normal of 34.3°F (+3.8°F).

December 2024 was the 64th-driest December in the 131-year national record (1895–2025), at 2.4in 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.

Sunday’s Weather

A few storm systems are affecting the Lower 48 on Sunday, but not terribly impactful. Thankfully, much warmer air across the Eastern U.S. for the upcoming week. The last holdouts for seasonable cold are in New England..

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