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Lowville Sees Second Warmest December on Record While
Setting Record for Least Amount of December Snowfall
Published: January 02, 2023
at 10:00 a.m.
By: Nick Altmire
Lowville, NY- Overall,
Lowville saw temperatures well above average with precipitation just short
of normal levels 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 34.2 degrees
in Lowville, a full 9.5 degrees above the normal mean average temperature
for December in Lowville of 24.7 degrees. In terms of ranking, it was the 2nd
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 just 4.8 degrees for the month. The highest temperature of
the month last month reached 52 degrees on December 10th. The lowest
temperature recorded last month was 11 degrees on both December 22nd and
December 23rd.
December saw a
total of 3.80 inches of total precipitation in Lowville, slightly below the
normal 3.82 inches for the month, ranking as the 50th wettest December on
record. The wettest December on record occurred in 1983, with 7.90 inches
of precipitation recorded, while the driest December on record occurred in
1930, with just 1.30 inches of precipitation. Measurable precipitation was
recorded on 17 days last month, with 6 additional days recording a trace
amount. The most precipitation recorded on a single day last month was 1.52
inches, recorded on December 18th.
Lowville saw a
total of just 3 inches of new snow for the month of December, far below the
normal 31.9 inches for the month, making it the least snowy December on
record. The previous record for least amount of snow recorded in Lowville
for December was 5 inches in 1895. The most snow recorded on a single day
last month was .5 inches, recorded on six different dates. The record for December
snow in Lowville occurred in 2017, when 82.7 inches of new snow accumulated
during the month.
For the year, Lowville
recorded a total of 42.62 inches of precipitation, slightly above the
normal yearly total of 41.83 inches. The average mean temperature for 2023
finished at 46.8 degrees. For years with a complete set of monthly data
available, this trails only 1913 (average annual temperature of 47.4
degrees) as the warmest annual temperature on record for Lowville.
2023 Average Mean Temperature and Precipitation Data
for Lowville, NY
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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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27.1 degrees
(17.3 degrees)
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23.5 degrees
(19.1 degrees)
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30.0 degrees
(28.0 degrees)
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46.9 degrees
(41.8 degrees)
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53.0 degrees
(54.5 degrees)
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63.6 degrees
(63.4 degrees)
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Total Precipitation (vs Normal)
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2.87 inches
(3.47 inches)
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2.36 inches
(2.59 inches)
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2.53 inches
(2.65 inches)
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3.12 inches
(3.11 inches)
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2.53 inches
(3.39 inches)
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5.07 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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70.3 degrees
(67.8 degrees)
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65.2 degrees
(66.2 degrees)
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61.0 degrees
(58.6 degrees)
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52.5 degrees
(47.1 degrees)
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34.3 degrees
(35.7 degrees)
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34.2 degrees
(24.7 degrees)
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Total Precipitation (vs Normal)
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4.56 inches
(3.48 inches)
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5.97 inches
(3.80 inches)
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1.27 inches
(3.49 inches)
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4.93 inches
(4.56 inches)
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3.61 inches
(3.75 inches)
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3.80 inches
(3.82 inches)
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