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December Sees Above Average Temperature and Precipitation
for Lowville
Published: January 04, 2023
at 10:00 a.m.
By: Nick
Altmire
Lowville, NY- Overall,
Lowville saw well above average temperatures and precipitation last month,
according to weather data compiled from the Northeast Regional Climate Center
(dating back to 1893).
December finished
with a mean average temperature (cumulative highs and lows) of 28.1 degrees
in Lowville, a full 3.4 degrees above the normal mean average temperature
for December in Lowville of 24.7 degrees. In terms of ranking, it was the 19th
warmest December on record. The warmest December on record for Lowville
occurred in 2015, when the mean average temperature for the month was 36.9
degrees. The coldest December occurred in 1989, when the mean average
temperature was 4.8 degrees for the month. The highest temperature of the
month last month reached 49 degrees during the final day of the month on December
31st. The lowest temperature recorded during the month was 4 degrees on both
December 24th and 25th.
December saw a
total of 4.90 inches of precipitation in Lowville, over an
inch above the normal of 3.82 inches for the month. This ranks as the 24th wettest
December on record. The wettest December on record was in 1983, with 7.9
inches of precipitation recorded, while the driest December on record
occurred in 1930, with just 1.07 inches of precipitation. Measurable
precipitation was recorded on 17 days last month, with two additional days
recording a trace amount. The most precipitation recorded on a single day
last month was 1.02 inches, recorded on December 01.
Lowville saw a total
of 35.6 inches of new snow (included in overall total precipitation) during
the month of December, above the normal average of 31.9 inches for the
month. The most snow recorded on a single day last month was 11 inches on December
19. Measurable new snow fell on 12 days last month, with two additional
days producing a trace amount. The month started on December 1 with the
snow depth in Lowville at 4 inches. Snow depth peaked at 16 inches on
December 19 and ended the month at 1 inch of snow depth on December 31. The
record for December snow in Lowville occurred in 2017, when 82.7 inches of
new snow accumulated during the month. The least snowy December occurred in
1895, with just 5 inches of snow accumulating.
For the year,
Lowville finished with 45.63 inches of precipitation, 3.80 inches above the
normal average of 41.83 inches. This ranked as the 14th wettest year on
record for Lowville. The mean average temperature for the year finished at
44.9 degrees, ranking as the 42nd warmest year on record.
Monthly data for
the year is included below:
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JANUARY
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FEBRUARY
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MARCH
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APRIL
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MAY
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JUNE
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Mean Average
Temperature (vs Normal)
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10.1 degrees
(17.3 degrees)
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19.8 degrees
(19.1 degrees)
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30.1 degrees
(28.0 degrees)
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43.1 degrees
(41.8 degrees)
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59.0 degrees
(54.5 degrees)
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63.2 degrees
(63.4 degrees)
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Total Precipitation
(vs Normal)
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1.81 inches
(3.47 inches)
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4.85 inches
(2.59 inches)
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3.34 inches
(2.65 inches)
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3.54 inches
(3.11 inches)
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3.15 inches
(3.39 inches)
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3.49 inches
(3.72 inches)
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JULY
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AUGUST
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SEPTEMBER
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OCTOBER
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NOVEMBER
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DECEMBER
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Mean Average
Temperature (vs Normal)
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68.4 degrees
(67.8 degrees)
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69.0 degrees
(66.2 degrees)
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59.4 degrees
(58.6 degrees)
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48.5 degrees
(47.1 degrees)
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39.8 degrees
(35.7 degrees)
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28.1 degrees
(24.7 degrees)
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Total
Precipitation (vs Normal)
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5.84 inches
(3.48 inches)
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5.31 inches
(3.80 inches)
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4.44 inches
(3.49 inches)
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0.95 inches
(4.56 inches)
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4.01 inches
(3.75 inches)
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4.90 inches
(3.82 inches)
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