National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Snow Across the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast; Unsettled Weather in the West

Light to moderate snow will continue into Saturday over the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast. This weekend into next week, a series of atmospheric rivers will bring gusty winds, periods of heavy rain, and mountain snow to northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Colder temperatures are in store for the weekend from the Great Lakes to East Coast. Read More >

 

 

ASHEVILLE DECEMBER CLIMATE RECORDS    1869 to 2023

DAY MAX HI MIN HI MAX LOW MIN LOW PRECIP SNOW
1 70° - 2014 22° - 1876 57° - 1991 8° - 1929 2.36" - 1991 2.9" - 1974
2 71° - 2021 22° - 1876 59° - 1991 10° - 1876 2.32" - 1905 1.0" - 1918
3 76° - 2021 25° - 1876 59° - 1982 11° - 1979 2.20" - 1983 16.3" - 1971
4 71° - 1956 24° - 1905 58° - 1982 15° - 1966 1.99" - 1994 4.0" - 2002
5 72° - 1998 28° - 1876 57° - 1912 13° - 1893 1.39" - 1973 1.7" - 1962
6 73° - 1998 25° - 1937 55° - 2011 5° - 1937 1.77" - 1976 1.7" - 1901
7 75° - 1998 26° - 2010 60° - 1951 5° - 1977 2.25" - 1950 1.0" - 1959
8 75° - 1956 27° - 1913 62° - 1951 12° - 1977 1.91" - 1924 7.5" - 2017
9 70° - 1923 21° - 1876 55° - 1966 2° - 1917 1.32" - 1919 5.3" - 2018
10 74° - 2007 19° - 1917 55° - 1889 3° - 1917 2.34" - 2023 2.0" - 1876
11 73° - 2007 17° - 1934 52° - 1911 5° - 1957 2.13" - 1983 5.8" - 1915
12 74° - 1971 7° - 1962 56° - 1946 0° - 1962 2.00" - 1894 3.8" - 2010
13 71° - 1927 20° - 2010 56° - 1931 -6° - 1962 1.86" - 1920 3.0" - 1945
14 73° - 1984 22° - 2010 58° - 1956 9° - 1917 2.11" - 1879 1.6" - 1958
15 72° - 1948 23° - 1914 59° - 1948 4° - 1914 2.45" - 1901 2.0" - 1871
16 71° - 1971 23° - 1989 56° - 1971 4° - 1914 1.60" - 1874 4.0" - 1932
17 72° - 1924 23° - 1953 55° - 1937 7° - 1943 1.50" - 1872 9.0" - 1930
18 78° - 1924 25° - 1950 53° - 1933 8° - 1953 1.92" - 2009 10.1" - 2009
19 70° - 1984 24° - 1927 52° - 1931 7° - 1963 1.30" - 1872 6.0" - 1936
20 70° - 1931 23° - 1935 52° - 1984 7° - 2004 1.41" - 1973 7.0" - 1993
21 68° - 1970 25° - 1976 52° - 2013 6° - 1935 1.08" - 1900 3.7" - 1969
22 71° - 1970 17° - 1989 56° - 2013 4° - 1989 2.80" - 2013 2.0" - 1929
23 69° - 1933 16° - 1989 59° - 1990 1° - 1989 2.22" - 1990 2.2" - 1963
24 72° - 1955 17° - 1906 59° - 2015 -5° - 1983 2.40" - 2015 12.0" - 1876
25 67° - 2015 14° - 1983 59° - 2015 -7° - 1983 2.46" - 2009 6.5" - 2010
26 78° - 1971 17° - 1902 55° - 2015 0° - 1983 2.07" - 1973 2.0" - 1870
27 72° - 1971 19° - 1902 59° - 2015 3° - 1925 1.02" - 2018 2.0" - 1894
28 73° - 1889 19° - 1894 56° - 2015 0° - 1925 4.17" - 2018 1.2" - 1967
29 74° - 1984 14° - 1894 59° - 2021 -3° - 1894 2.90" - 1901 4.9" - 1935
30 73° - 1984 18° - 1909 57° - 1990 -4° - 1917 1.19" - 1969 3.0" - 1895
31 81° - 1951 18° - 1917 49° - 1936 5° - 1876 1.84" - 2006 5.5" - 1963
 
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  51.1° - 2015 29.6° - 1876 10.87" - 2018 0.16" - 1985 17.2" - 1876