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Active Weather for the West, Warming in the East

The potential for heavy snow at higher elevations in the western U.S. will continue for many spots through the weekend. In the meantime, the eastern half of the continental U.S. will transition to above normal temperatures ahead of a pair of cold fronts next week that will bring readings back to closer to normal as we approach Thanksgiving Day. Read More >

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Waco - New Year's Eve Climatology

December 31

Temperature
  • Normal maximum: 58°F
  • Normal minimum: 36°F
  • Number of freezes: 42
  • Number of days with maximum:
         100°F or more: 0
         32°F or less: 2
Highest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1 83 1951
2 81 1964
3
(tie)
77 2022
77 2021
77 2004
77 1981

 

Lowest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 14 1976
2 17 1990
3 19 1917
4 20 1927
5
(tie)
21 1983
21 1911

 

Lowest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1 30 1946
2 31 1978
3 33 1976
4
(tie)
35 1968
35 1911
Highest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 65 1951
2 63 1965
3 60 2004
4 57 2021
5
(tie)
55 1964
55 1949
55 1941
55 1937
55 1920
55 1919
 
Precipitation
  • Number of occurrences with any precipitation: 39
  • Number of occurrences with measurable precipitation: 27
  • Average amount when precipitation occurred: 0.23"
  • Chance of measurable precipitation: 22%
  • Number of occurrences of:
         thunder: 5 
         snow: 4 
         sleet (ice pellets): 4 
         freezing rain/freezing drizzle (glaze): 2 
         fog: 31
Wettest
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.96 2020
2 1.69 1978
3 1.10 1959
4 0.99 1984
5 0.66 1944