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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Southern Plains; Fire Weather Threat in the Southwest U.S.

Thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy to excessive rainfall and isolated flooding over portions of the Southern Plains today and Saturday. Dry conditions, combined with gusty winds and low relative humidities will continue to support an elevated to critical fire weather threat in the Desert Southwest into to early next week. Read More >

Normals, Means & Extremes
December - Hanford, 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

60

36

48

76/1926

44/1994

54/2012

23/2007

17

458

0

1867

0.03

1.11

0.27/2019

1

2

60

36

48

73/2021

40/1972

55/2012

23/2004

17

475

0

1867

0.03

1.14

0.93/1961

2

3

59

36

48

77/1954

43/1963

52/1961

24/2004

18

493

0

1867

0.03

1.17

0.45/1941

3

4

59

36

47

77/1979

41/1963

51/1961

21/2004

18

510

0

1867

0.03

1.20

0.67/1974

4

5

59

36

47

74/1939

40/1963

50/1956

21/2013

18

528

0

1867

0.04

1.24

1.19/1966

5

6

58

35

47

78/2023

42/1965

55/2012

21/2013

18

546

0

1867

0.03

1.27

0.86/1997

6

7

58

35

47

71/1940

41/1965

51/2019

20/1916

18

565

0

1867

0.04

1.31

1.29/1992

7

8

58

35

47

80/2006

40/1920

54/1950

21/1978

19

583

0

1867

0.04

1.35

0.58/1992

8

9

58

35

46

75/1902

42/1972

50/2006

20/1923

19

602

0

1867

0.04

1.39

0.39/1922

9

10

57

35

46

72/1939

38/1972

52/1996

20/1923

19

621

0

1867

0.03

1.42

0.89/1937

10

11

57

35

46

75/1939

42/1986

62/1937

20/1947

19

639

0

1867

0.05

1.47

0.56/1996

11

12

57

35

46

70/1962

42/1986

57/1933

17/1940

19

659

0

1867

0.04

1.51

1.41/2014

12

13

57

35

46

73/1969

30/1920

53/1934

17/1940

19

678

0

1867

0.03

1.54

0.60/1934

13

14

57

35

46

76/1929

32/1920

51/2010

20/1967

19

697

0

1867

0.04

1.58

0.87/2021

14

15

56

35

46

75/1958

39/1991

50/2016

21/1901

19

716

0

1867

0.05

1.63

0.77/2016

15

16

56

35

46

71/1905

39/1991

52/1962

22/1901

19

736

0

1867

0.04

1.67

0.70/1924

16

17

56

35

46

69/1958

39/1963

48/1962

21/1901

20

755

0

1867

0.04

1.71

0.85/2010

17

18

56

35

45

69/1905

39/1985

52/2010

22/1965

20

775

0

1867

0.05

1.76

1.08/2010

18

19

56

35

45

72/1979

38/1985

51/2010

24/1965

20

795

0

1867

0.05

1.81

0.82/2010

19

20

56

35

45

75/1981

39/1985

52/1955

23/2012

20

814

0

1867

0.05

1.86

0.90/1952

20

21

56

35

45

73/1955

36/1998

52/1945

20/1930

20

834

0

1867

0.05

1.91

0.92/1921

21

22

56

35

45

73/1955

35/1990

52/2015

18/1990

20

853

0

1867

0.05

1.96

1.09/1940

22

23

56

35

45

69/2024

34/1990

57/1964

17/1990

20

873

0

1867

0.05

2.01

1.43/1955

23

24

55

35

45

74/1964

36/1985

58/1964

15/1990

20

893

0

1867

0.05

2.06

1.50/1955

24

25

55

35

45

68/1964

36/1985

51/1969

20/1990

20

912

0

1867

0.06

2.12

0.69/1983

25

26

55

36

45

66/2013

34/1920

50/1921

20/1930

20

932

0

1867

0.05

2.17

1.08/1936

26

27

55

36

45

69/1999

34/1920

52/1940

20/1962

20

952

0

1867

0.06

2.23

0.94/1991

27

28

55

36

45

71/1991

36/1985

52/1977

19/1962

20

971

0

1867

0.05

2.28

1.50/1977

28

29

55

36

46

71/2023

40/1985

54/1945

19/1962

20

991

0

1867

0.06

2.34

0.82/1965

29

30

55

36

46

70/1949

36/1929

54/2001

19/1990

20

1010

0

1867

0.05

2.39

1.00/1904

30

31

55

36

46

70/1904

36/1929

51/1913

20/1990

19

1030

0

1867

0.05

2.44

0.70/1933

31

Avg.

56.7

35.3

46.0

 

589

 

0

 

1.36

 

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