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Selected U.S. City
and State Extremes

December 2006

Source NOAA/NWS Forecast Offices and compiled by NCDC.
November Station or State Monthly Records
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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Binghamton, NY Tied-All time high temp record for the month December 1, 2006 65°F 65°F December 6, 1982 and December 29, 1984
    Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Int'l Airport, FL Warmest monthly minimum temp on record December, 2006 71.0°F 68.1°F December, 1931
    Rochester, NY Warmest December avg temp on record December, 2006 avg of 39°F avg of 37.4°F December, 1923 and December, 1982
    Rochester, NY Warmest November-December combined avg temp on record Nov-Dec, 2006 avg of 42.5°F avg of 41.5°F Nov-Dec, 2001
    Boston, MA Warmest December avg temp on record December, 2006 avg of 41.1°F avg of 40.7°F December, 1990
    Boston, MA Warmest November-December combined avg temp on record Nov-Dec, 2006 avg of 45.1°F avg of 44.6°F Nov-Dec, 1990
    Warwick/TF Green, RI Warmest December avg temp on record December, 2006 avg of 40.7°F avg of 39.5°F December, 1990
    Windsor Locks/Bradley Int'l Airport, CT Warmest November-December combined avg temp on record Nov-Dec, 2006 avg of 42.4°F avg of 41.7°F Nov-Dec, 1931
    Warwick/TF Green Airport, RI Warmest November-December combined avg temp on record Nov-Dec, 2006 avg of 45°F avg of 43.5°F Nov-Dec, 1994 and 2001
    Worcester Regional Airport, MA Warmest November-December combined avg temp on record Nov-Dec, 2006 avg of 41.0°F avg of 39.8°F Nov-Dec, 2001
    Philadelphia, PA Sixth warmest December temp on record December, 2006 42.7°F 42.1°F December, 1990; Warmest temp occured in December, 1923 with 44.6°F
    Wilmington, DE Tied sixth warmest December temp on record December, 2006 41.6°F 41.6°F December, 1972; Warmest temp occured in December, 2001 with 42.5°F
    Wilmington, DE Sixth warmest year on record 2006 avg of 56.23°F avg of 56.21°F 1894; Warmest year occured in 1913 with 57.88°F
    Allentown, NJ Warmest December mean temp on record December, 2006 39°F 38.5°F December, 1982
    Allentown, NJ Fifth warmest year on record 2006 avg of 53.42°F avg of 52.91°F 1931; Warmest year occured in 1998 with 54.03°F
    Atlantic City, NJ Fifth warmest December on record December, 2006 avg of 43.1°F avg of 43.0°F December, 2001; Warmest year occured in December, 1956 with 45.2°F
    Atlantic City, NJ Third warmest year on record 2006 avg of 56.23°F avg of 55.91°F 1998; Warmest year occured in 1953 with 56.58°F
    Cold Bay, AK Tied all-time record low temp for the month December, 2006 -1°F -1°F December, 1979
    Reading, NJ Fourth warmest December on record December, 2006 avg of 40.2°F avg of 40.1°F December, 1931; Warmest year occured in December, 1923 with 42°F
    Trenton, NJ Third warmest December on record December, 2006 avg of 41.8°F avg of 41.3°F December, 2001; Warmest year occured in December, 1971 with 42.1°F
    Trenton, NJ Tied fifth warmest year on record 2006 avg of 55.74°F avg of 55.74°F 1894; Warmest year occured in 1898 with 56.12°F
    Vero Beach, FL Warmest December mean temp on record December, 2006 71.5°F 69.4°F December, 1948
    Austin, TX Warmest year on record 2006 avg of 71.6°F avg of 71.2°F 1999
    Del Rio, TX, TX Warmest year on record 2006 avg of 72.5°F avg of 72.3°F 1998

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    North Platte, NE Wettest one day and greatest monthly precip on record December 20, 2006 1.39 inches 0.70 inches December 2, 1978; The wettest December occurred in 1977 with 1.22 inches
    Dodge City Regional Airport, KS Third wettest December on record December, 2006 2.43 inches N/A N/A: Wettest occured in December, 1877 with 4.36 inches
    Binghamton, NY Yearly precipitation record 2006 49.33 inches 49.00 inches 1996

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Cheyenne, WY Snowiest December on record December, 2006 24.4 inches 21.4 inches December, 1913
    Dubuque, IL Tied least amount of snowfall for the month December, 2006 A trace A trace December, 1939
    La Crosse, WI Tied least amount of snowfall for the month December, 2006 A trace A trace December, 1943 and 1979

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Binghamton, NY Tied highest wind gust ever record December 1, 2006 58 mph 58 mph February 17, 1998

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    None Reported.

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    None Reported.

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