Heavy Rains from the Plains to the East; Fire Weather Risk in the Desert Southwest

Thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy to excessive rainfall and isolated flooding over portions of the Southern Plains through Saturday. Widespread showers and thunderstorms will spread east into the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Mid Atlantic and Northeast. Dry conditions, combined with gusty winds will continue to support an elevated fire weather threat in the Desert Southwest. 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.

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Heavy Rains from the Plains to the East; Fire Weather Risk in the Desert Southwest

Record Warm December