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Lowville Sees Slightly Below Average Temperature in
December with Above Average Precipitation; 2024 Warmest and 4th Wettest
Year for Lowville
Published: January 02, 2025
at 04:00 p.m.
By: Nick
Altmire
Monthly Weather
Data Recap:
Lowville, NY- Overall,
Lowville saw a slightly below average mean temperature with slightly above
normal precipitation 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 24.4 degrees
in Lowville, just below the normal mean average temperature for December in
Lowville of 24.7 degrees. In terms of ranking, it was the 55th 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 53 degrees on December 30th. The lowest temperature recorded
last month was negative-7 degrees on December 23rd, which was also the
coldest temperature recorded in Lowville for 2024.
December saw a
total of 3.94 inches of total precipitation in Lowville, slightly above the
normal 3.82 inches for the month, ranking as the 45th 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 18 days last month, with 4 additional days recording a trace
amount. The most precipitation recorded on a single day last month was 0.72
inches, recorded on December 12th.
Lowville saw a
total of 49.4 inches of new snow for the month of December, well above the
normal 31.9 inches for the month, making it the 15th snowiest December on
record. The record for least amount of snow
recorded in Lowville for December was set last year (2023) with just 3
inches. The record for December snow in Lowville occurred in 2017, when
82.7 inches of new snow accumulated during the month. There were 13 days
last month with measurable snow, with an additional 3 days recording a
trace amount. The most snow recorded on a single
day last month was 11 inches on December 2nd. There were four days last
month that recorded 8 or more inches of new snow. The
majority of the snow for the month (42 inches) occurred between
December 1 and December 13, with just 7.4 inches accumulating after
December 13. The 49.4 inches of snow last month was the most snow in
Lowville during a month since January of 2019 when 51.5 inches accumulated
during the month. Lowville has recorded 65.4 inches of snow for the season
to date (16 inches in November and 49.4 inches in December).
For the year,
Lowville recorded a total of 51.69 inches of precipitation, well above the
normal yearly total of 41.83 inches, finishing behind 2017 (55.64 inches),
2008 (52.92 inches) and 2005 (52.14 inches) as the 4th wettest year on
record for Lowville. The average mean temperature for 2024 finished at 47.7
degrees. For years with a complete set of monthly data available, this was
the WARMEST year on record for Lowville, beating the previous record of
47.4 degrees in 1913 and moving 2023 (46.8 degrees) to the 3rd warmest
year. Every month in 2024 except December finished with above average
temperature, with February setting the record for the highest mean average
temperature for February in Lowville. July set all time daily and monthly
precipitation levels for Lowville and August finished as the wettest August
on record for Lowville.
2024 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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24.9 degrees
(17.3 degrees)
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28.4 degrees
(19.1 degrees)
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36.0 degrees
(28.0 degrees)
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45.2 degrees
(41.8 degrees)
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60.1 degrees
(54.5 degrees)
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65.3 degrees
(63.4 degrees)
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Total
Precipitation (vs Normal)
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4.64 inches
(3.47 inches)
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0.81 inches
(2.59 inches)
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2.83 inches
(2.65 inches)
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3.16 inches
(3.11 inches)
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2.21 inches
(3.39 inches)
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6.23 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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70.5 degrees
(67.8 degrees)
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66.3 degrees
(66.2 degrees)
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62.1 degrees
(58.6 degrees)
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49.3 degrees
(47.1 degrees)
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40.1 degrees
(35.7 degrees)
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24.4 degrees
(24.7 degrees)
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Total Precipitation
(vs Normal)
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10.60 inches
(3.48 inches)
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9.07 inches
(3.80 inches)
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1.60 inches
(3.49 inches)
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2.17 inches
(4.56 inches)
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4.43 inches
(3.75 inches)
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3.94 inches
(3.82 inches)
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