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Tropical Moisture Brings Heavy Rain to Southwest; Strong Coastal Low to Impact the East Coast

Deep tropical moisture surging into the Southwest U.S. will lead to widespread showers and thunderstorms capable of producing flash flooding the next several days. A strong coastal low will develop late Friday and is expected to bring flooding, high surf, dangerous rip currents, gusty winds and heavy rain to much of the U.S. East Coast through early next week. Read More >

After a recent stretch of record breaking warmth, December 2015 went down as the warmest since records began at both Jackson and London. This record is credited to the numerous high temperature records set during the month.  Here is a summary of the record highs for London and Jackson, KY during the month of December:

  London, KY   Jackson, KY

 

New Record

Old Record

        

New Record

Old Record
Saturday (12/12) 71 67 (1972)   71 65 (2006/2007)
Sunday (12/13) 67 67 (1984/2007)   70 67 (1984)
Wednesday (12/16) 69 68 (2006)   70 67 (2001)
Thursdsay (12/24) 72 72 (1964)   72 68 (1982)
Saturday (12/26) 71 70 (1987)   68 61 (2008)
Sunday (12/27) 75 70 (2008)   77 71 (2008)
Monday (12/28) 72 72 (1984)      

 

Here is a graphic showing where the December 2015 average temperature ranks at London and Jackson with respect to the average temperature for December.