December sees average rain, but below average snow
By Carl Quintrell, weather correspondent
STANLEY — The 2024 rainfall total in the Page Valley was 37.51 inches, or 2.63 inches below the 56-year average of 40.17 inches. Last year, the county ended up 12.7 inches below average. Total rain for last month was 2.73 inches, or 0.1 inch below the December average of 2.83 inches. Measurable rain was recorded on eight days during December. The 56-year average is nine days.
The wettest December was in 1985, with 7.26 inches of rain. The driest December occurred in 1981, with only 0.74 inch of rain recorded. The only snow for the month was 0.5 inch on Dec. 15. The 56-year average total snowfall for December is 3.8 inches.
Temperatures for the month of December were near average. The average afternoon high temperature for the month was 47.2 degrees, or 0.4 degree above the December average high of 46.8 degrees. High temperatures for December climbed above the 60-degree mark on seven days, the 50s on four days, the 40s on 11 days and only into the 30s on nine days during the month. The high for the month was 66 degrees on Dec. 8.
The warmest December on record was in 2015, where the average afternoon high was 57.4 degrees. The coldest December was in 1989, where the average afternoon high was only 32.6 degrees.
The average daily low temperature for the month was 30.4 degrees, or 1.1 degrees above the December average low of 29.3 degrees. Low temperatures for the month were down into the teens on six days, the 20s on nine days, the 30s on nine days, the 40s on six days and into the 50s on one day during the month. The low for the month was 15 degrees on Dec. 23.
The peak wind gust for the month was 44 mph recorded on Dec. 4.
No weather records were broken during December 2024.
Other statistics for December 2024 include:
• 16 clear to partly cloudy days (17 avg.) • 15 cloudy to mostly cloudy days (14 avg.) • Two days with dew (two avg.) • 11 days with frost (10 avg.) • Three days with fog (three avg.) • One day with a thundershower (zero avg.)
Year End Statistics for 2024 include:
• Highest Temperature: 101 on July 16 • Lowest Temperature: 4 on January 17 • Average High: 68.1 Degrees (56-year Average High 66.1) • Average Low: 48.3 Degrees (56-year Average Low 45.1) • Mean Temperature: 58.2 Degrees (56-year Average 55.6) • Days 90 degrees or above: 36 (56-year Average 30) • Days 32 degrees or below: 69 (56-year Average 95) • Total Rain: 37.51 Inches (56-year Average 40.14) • Rainy Days: 118 (56-year Average 116) • Total Snow: 7.75 Inches (56-year Average 22.1) • Snow Days: 8 (56-year Average 10) • Clear Days: 227 (56-year Average 227) • Cloudy Days: 139 (56-year Average 138) • Days with Dew: 137 (56-year Average 140) • Days with Frost: 53 (56-year Average 47) • Days with Fog: 35 (56-year Average 32) • Thunderstorm Days: 21 (56-year Average 25) • Peak Wind Gust: 52 mph March 20 • Highest Barometer: 30.95 on December 14 • Lowest Barometer: 29.11 on January 9
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