December 24, 2024 Tuesday Winter Weather
Pacific storms continue to bombard the West Coast
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.
Heavy rain and thunderstorms moved through Dallas-Fort Worth this afternoon with flood warnings. Gulf of Mexico moisture streaming northward into the Lower Mississippi River valley will continue to fuel heavy rainfall.
Simulated radar shows the West Coast getting a brief break from the “atmospheric rivers” but only for 18-hours until the next major storm comes on shore.
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