December 9, 2025 Tuesday Evening Winter Weather
Extreme cold this weekend in Midwest and Great Lakes before significant warming trend (finally)
December 2025 was the 5th-warmest December in the 131-year national record (1895–2025), at 37.8°F against a 1991–2020 normal of 34.3°F (+3.5°F).
December 2025 was the 37th-driest December in the 131-year national record (1895–2025), at 2.0in against a 1991–2020 normal of 2.5in (-0.5in).
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.
California Central Valley socked in with low clouds and fog/mist with very cool temperatures due to high pressure induced inversion layer — similar to the “wedge” that we see in Atlanta from easterly flow across the Appalachians
Alberta Clipper swings through the Midwest, Great Lakes, into the Northeast through Wednesday
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