December 2018
(Salem, Oregon)
Warmest high temp was 58° December 18th
Coldest high temp was 40° December 9th
Warmest low temp was 48° December 18th
Coldest low temp was 25° December 6th & 7th
Temperature:
22 days above normal
1 day right at normal
8 days below normal
7 days with lows at or below freezing.
Precipitation:
Precipitation fell 20 days.
11 days were completely dry.
The wettest day was December 18th with 1.27” of rain.
We ended the month with 6.04” of rain. That equates to 0.82” below normal.
No snow again…
December 2018 was quite a bit warmer than average ending at 3.45° above normal. In the precipitation category the Salem airport recorded 88% of it’s normal rainfall for December. Much closer to average than what we had back in November.
In summary: December 2018 was warmer than normal and slightly drier than normal.