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Severe Weather in the Central and Southern Plains; Rain and Mountain Snow in the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies

A powerful storm is expected to bring periods of heavy rain, gusty winds, and the potential for severe thunderstorms throughout the southern to central Plains through Monday. Widespread precipitation and heavy mountain snow is expected across the Northwest and northern Rockies through Monday. Up to a foot of snow is possible across the higher elevations of the Cascades and northern Rockies. Read More >

Normals, Means & Extremes
December - Bakersfield, CA
Values in red represent the extremes for the month.

D
a
t
e

Temperature

Degree Days

Precipitation

D
a
t
e

Normal

High Max.

Low Max.

High Min.

Low Min.

Heating
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Cooling
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Daily

Normal
Season to
Date

Record
Maximum

Max.

Min.

Avg.

1

62

41

51

79 / 1903

44 / 1972

57 / 1909

27 / 2004

14

333

0

2424

0.02

0.81

0.45 / 1952

1

2

61

41

51

87 / 1915

42 / 1972

58 / 2012

28 / 2004

14

347

0

2424

0.03

0.84

0.63 / 2005

2

3

61

41

51

83 / 1979

45 / 1972

53 / 2014

27 / 1908

14

361

0

2424

0.03

0.87

0.60 / 1941

3

4

61

41

51

82 / 1939

44 / 1965

54 / 1938

28 / 2004

14

375

0

2424

0.03

0.90

0.97 / 1915

4

5

61

40

50

80 / 1918

43 / 1965

55 / 1966

23 / 1903

15

390

0

2424

0.03

0.93

0.65 / 1894

5

6

60

40

50

80 / 2023

42 / 1965

60 / 1918

22 / 1903

15

405

0

2424

0.02

0.95

0.82 / 1946

6

7

60

40

50

76 / 1907

41 / 1965

53 / 1950

24 / 1912

15

419

0

2424

0.03

0.98

0.98 / 1992

7

8

60

40

50

83 / 1915

43 / 1965

56 / 1909

24 / 1903

15

435

0

2424

0.03

1.01

1.02 / 1931

8

9

60

40

50

74 / 1979

36 / 1972

54 / 2016

24 / 1923

15

450

0

2424

0.04

1.05

0.40 / 1996

9

10

59

40

50

85 / 1912

41 / 1972

53 / 1937

24 / 1923

16

465

0

2424

0.03

1.08

0.75 / 2009

10

11

59

40

49

81 / 1912

35 / 1932

58 / 1937

24 / 1923

16

481

0

2424

0.03

1.11

0.50 / 1907

11

12

59

40

49

75 / 1913

43 / 1932

53 / 1893

20 / 1901

16

497

0

2424

0.04

1.15

1.12 / 2014

12

13

59

39

49

79 / 1998

41 / 1972

54 / 1933

20 / 1901

16

513

0

2424

0.03

1.18

0.85 / 1995

13

14

59

39

49

80 / 1958

36 / 1972

53 / 1950

20 / 1901

16

529

0

2424

0.03

1.21

0.97 / 2021

14

15

59

39

49

79 / 1958

40 / 1992

51 / 2006

19 / 1901

16

545

0

2424

0.04

1.25

0.58 / 1934

15

16

58

39

49

77 / 1976

42 / 1963

55 / 1893

22 / 1901

16

561

0

2424

0.04

1.29

0.64 / 1957

16

17

58

39

49

75 / 1977

41 / 1985

54 / 1977

23 / 1901

16

577

0

2424

0.03

1.32

0.36 / 2002

17

18

58

39

49

75 / 1979

35 / 1908

53 / 1938

23 / 1908

16

593

0

2424

0.04

1.36

1.37 / 2010

18

19

58

39

49

80 / 1981

39 / 1965

55 / 2010

23 / 1924

16

610

0

2424

0.04

1.40

1.53 / 2010

19

20

58

39

49

76 / 1944

35 / 1908

54 / 1964

26 / 1928

17

626

0

2424

0.03

1.43

0.86 / 1943

20

21

58

39

49

78 / 1919

36 / 1998

59 / 1977

23 / 1905

17

643

0

2424

0.04

1.47

0.84 / 1938

21

22

58

39

48

76 / 2005

34 / 1998

56 / 1977

20 / 1990

17

659

0

2424

0.04

1.51

0.74 / 1893

22

23

58

39

48

73 / 1964

36 / 1928

63 / 1955

14 / 1905

17

676

0

2424

0.04

1.55

0.91 / 2016

23

24

58

39

48

75 / 1964

39 / 1993

57 / 1979

13 / 1905

17

693

0

2424

0.05

1.60

0.75 / 1994

24

25

58

39

48

76 / 1902

32 / 1918

56 / 1977

21 / 1899

17

709

0

2424

0.04

1.64

0.92 / 2003

25

26

58

39

48

71 / 1999

35 / 1918

56 / 1977

20 / 1905

17

726

0

2424

0.04

1.68

0.62 / 2019

26

27

58

39

48

72 / 1991

39 / 1933

56 / 1977

23 / 1930

17

742

0

2424

0.04

1.72

1.02 / 1936

27

28

57

39

48

73 / 1977

40 / 1908

58 / 1977

24 / 1930

17

759

0

2424

0.04

1.76

0.79 / 1977

28

29

57

39

48

75 / 2023

40 / 1929

57 / 1977

22 / 1929

17

776

0

2424

0.05

1.81

0.93 / 1965

29

30

57

39

48

74 / 1904

44 / 2014

53 / 1981

15 / 1905

17

792

0

2424

0.04

1.85

0.44 / 2016

30

31

57

40

48

73 / 1913

39 / 1919

53 / 1981

19 / 1929

17

809

0

2424

0.04

1.89

1.00 / 1906

31

Avg.

58.8

39.6

49.2

 

490

 

0

 

1.10

 

Avg.

D
a
t
e

Max.

Min.

Avg.

High Max.

Low Max.

High Min.

Low Min.

Heating
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Cooling
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Daily

Normal
Season to
Date

Record
Maximum

D
a
t
e

Normal

Temperature

Degree Days

Precipitation