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Heavy Rainfall for Portions of the West and Central U.S.; Monitoring Fire Weather Conditions for New England

Tropical moisture continues to flow across portions of the Great Basin, desert Southwest and California. Isolated instances of flash flooding remains possible. Meanwhile, a storm and associated frontal boundary will focus showers and thunderstorms for the center of the nation. For New England, dry and breezy conditions could enhance favorable fire weather conditions. Read More >

The average temperature of 32.6 degrees at International Falls through the first 7 days of December ranks as the warmest such period on record. The average temperature for the same period is 14.7 degrees. Non continuous weather records at International Falls began in 1897 with a total of 86 Decembers on record.