December 30, 2025 Tuesday Winter Weather
Much warmer weather into next week as strong zonal Pacific jet stream dislodges blocking ridges
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.
Frigid Day across the Eastern United States but plenty of sunshine to mitigate the wind chills from Texas to North Carolina.
Lake Effect Snow Machine will continue for the coming days as another “Clipper” system heads through the Great Lakes and Northeast to reinforce the cold, Canadian Arctic circulation.
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