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Heat Continues for the East and South-Central U.S.; Strong to Severe Storms Across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

The extremely dangerous heat wave continues across the East Coast and much of the South-Central U.S. today. Record high temperatures are expected for some areas especially across the Mid-Atlantic where extreme heat risk conditions reside. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today for the northern Mid-Atlantic into portions of southern New England. 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.