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Extremely Critical Fire Weather in New Mexico; Enhanced Severe Thunderstorm Risk in Central U.S.

High winds and very dry conditions will bring extremely critical fire weather over a large part of New Mexico today. Red Flag and High Wind Warnings have been issued. Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms may produce large to very large hail and localized damaging winds late this afternoon into evening from the eastern Central Plains to the Upper Midwest. Read More >

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Waco - Christmas Eve Climatology

December 24

Temperature
  • Normal maximum: 59°F
  • Normal minimum: 36°F
  • Number of freezes: 46
  • Number of days with maximum:
         100°F or more: 0
         32°F or less: 1
Highest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1 91 1955
2
(tie)
81 1977
81 1964
4 79 2021
5
(tie)
77 2016
77 1942
77 1933

 

Lowest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 12 1983
2 14 1990
3 15 1966
4
(tie)
17 2022
17 1989
Lowest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1 20 1983
2 33 1998
3 34 1943
4
(tie)
36 2004
36 1953
Highest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 63 2021
2 60 2016
3 58 1903
4
(tie)
57 1982
57 1955
57 1933
 
Precipitation
  • Number of occurrences with any precipitation: 33
  • Number of occurrences with measurable precipitation: 23
  • Average amount when precipitation occurred: 0.31"
  • Chance of measurable precipitation: 19%
  • Number of occurrences of:
         thunder: 1 
         snow: 1 
         sleet (ice pellets): 1 
         freezing rain/freezing drizzle (glaze): 2 
         fog: 22
Wettest
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.20 1975
2 1.85 2023
3 1.66 1957
4 0.91 1914
5 0.67 2006
 
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