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A Christmas Chill Decked December’s Halls
December’s temperatures were marked by a big cooldown just in time for Christmas. Rain throughout the month lifted the Mountains out of drought. And a...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Dec2020_precip_summary-360x216.png)
Warm, Wet December Weather Lands Short of Annual Records
With year-long temperature and precipitation records on the line, we narrowly missed both following warm and wet (but not warm and wet enough) weather in December. The initial stats...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Dec2019_temp_summary-360x216.png)
A Warm December Wraps Up a Record Warm Year
December was a month of mostly warm temperatures and fairly wet weather. It also put 2019 on top of the rankings for North Carolina’s warmest...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Dec2018_precip_summary-360x216.png)
A Drenched December Caps a Record Wet Year
Precipitation continued to be the main story in North Carolina’s weather, including a record wet December that — despite a substantial wintry event early in...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Dec2017_temp_summary-360x216.png)
Arctic Air Invades in December, But Was It Too Cold for Snow?
This month’s climate summary highlights December’s surge of cold weather, ongoing dry conditions, and a new sensor being tested at one of our ECONet stations....![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/December2016-infographic-360x216.png)
Variable Temperatures and Rainfall Adorn December’s Weather Mantle
Last month saw a temperature roller coaster as well as near- to slightly below-normal rainfall across most of the state. Temperatures Take a Topsy-Turvy Sleigh...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/December2015-infographic-360x216.png)
December Sees Record-Setting Warmth, Wet Weather
Unseasonably warm conditions and more rain were our weather storylines in December. A Month of Un-Winterlike Warmth By all measures — average high, average low,...![](https://climate.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/December2014-infographic-360x216.png)