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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 >

Monthly County Precipitation Normals (1991 - 2020) for December


... CONNECTICUT ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

FAIRFIELD                4.45 
HARTFORD                 4.53 
LITCHFIELD               4.34 
MIDDLESEX                4.62 
NEW HAVEN                4.54 
NEW LONDON               4.68 
TOLLAND                  4.40 
WINDHAM                  4.56 

... MASSACHUSETTS ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

BARNSTABLE               4.96 
BERKSHIRE                4.31 
BRISTOL                  4.94 
DUKES                    4.91 
ESSEX                    4.71 
FRANKLIN                 4.35 
HAMPDEN                  4.46 
HAMPSHIRE                4.31 
MIDDLESEX                4.62 
NANTUCKET                4.87 
NORFOLK                  4.81 
PLYMOUTH                 5.09 
SUFFOLK                  4.90 
WORCESTER                4.44 

... MAINE ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

ANDROSCOGGIN             4.40 
AROOSTOOK                3.82 
CUMBERLAND               4.55 
FRANKLIN                 4.22 
HANCOCK                  4.78 
KENNEBEC                 4.19 
KNOX                     4.88 
LINCOLN                  4.68 
OXFORD                   4.31 
PENOBSCOT                4.25 
PISCATAQUIS              3.94 
SAGADAHOC                4.19 
SOMERSET                 3.82 
WALDO                    4.50 
WASHINGTON               4.99 
YORK                     4.55 

... NEW HAMPSHIRE ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

BELKNAP                  4.18 
CARROLL                  4.86 
CHESHIRE                 4.25 
COOS                     4.22 
GRAFTON                  4.28 
HILLSBOROUGH             4.37 
MERRIMACK                4.30 
ROCKINGHAM               4.31 
STRAFFORD                4.34 
SULLIVAN                 3.91 

... NEW YORK ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

ALBANY                   3.39 
ALLEGANY                 3.09 
BROOME *                 3.25 
CATTARAUGUS              3.84 
CAYUGA                   3.15 
CHAUTAUQUA               4.08 
CHEMUNG *                2.56 
CHENANGO *               3.49 
CLINTON                  2.84 
COLUMBIA                 3.64 
CORTLAND *               3.52 
DELAWARE *               3.58 
DUTCHESS                 4.01 
ERIE                     3.77 
ESSEX                    3.62 
FRANKLIN                 3.34 
FULTON                   4.02 
GENESEE                  2.78 
GREENE                   4.04 
HAMILTON                 4.39 
HERKIMER                 4.08 
JEFFERSON                3.87 
LEWIS                    4.46 
LIVINGSTON               2.50 
MADISON                  3.61 
MONROE                   2.57 
MONTGOMERY               3.40 
NASSAU                   4.26 
NEW YORK CITY            3.86 
NIAGARA                  2.94 
ONEIDA                   4.20 
ONONDAGA                 3.52 
ONTARIO                  2.53 
ORANGE                   4.01 
ORLEANS                  2.69 
OSWEGO                   4.68 
OTSEGO *                 3.55 
PUTNAM                   4.26 
RENSSELAER               3.52 
ROCKLAND                 3.86 
SARATOGA                 3.92 
SCHENECTADY              3.36 
SCHOHARIE                3.48 
SCHUYLER                 2.38 
SENECA                   2.56 
STEUBEN *                2.47 
ST LAWRENCE              3.25 
SUFFOLK                  4.56 
SULLIVAN *               4.10 
TIOGA *                  3.03 
TOMPKINS                 2.78 
ULSTER                   4.41 
WARREN                   4.11 
WASHINGTON               3.46 
WAYNE                    3.03 
WESTCHESTER              4.17 
WYOMING                  3.37 
YATES                    2.44 

... RHODE ISLAND ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

KENT                     4.87 
NEWPT&BRISTOL            4.87 
PROVIDENCE               4.96 
WASHINGTON               4.90 

... VERMONT ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

ADDISON                  3.30 
BENNINGTON               4.96 
CALEDONIA                3.85 
CHITTENDEN               3.17 
ESSEX                    3.82 
FRANKLIN                 3.54 
GRAND ISLE               2.75 
LAMOILLE                 4.10 
ORANGE                   3.67 
ORLEANS                  4.10 
RUTLAND                  3.94 
WASHINGTON               3.91 
WINDHAM                  4.75 
WINDSOR                  4.00 


NOTE: COUNTIES MARKED WITH A * ARE SERVICED
BY THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER.