Remarkable Weather Stats for December and for 2015

December weather statistics are remarkable as are some of our yearly totals. The picture above is the flooding of Crystal Springs Quarry. Creve Coeur Lake is to the very far right.

Temperature
            OBSERVED                NORMAL  DEPART FROM NORM    LAST YEARS 
High          53.2                          42.5                      10.7                      44.7                    
Low           37.7                          26.9                      10.8                      33.1
Mean         45.4                          34.7                      10.7                      38.9

Precipitation

Rain         11.74                          2.84                      8.90                    2.72
   
RECORDS SET IN DECEMBER 2015...

TEMPERATURES...

7TH WARMEST YEAR OF 58.7. TIED WITH 2011, 1998, and 1938.

THIRD WARMEST DECEMBER ON RECORD WITH 45.4 DEGREES

DECEMBER 12TH RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 72 DEGREES PREVIOUS 70 IN 1991

DECEMBER 21ST TIED RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 67 DEGRES PREVIOUS IN 1967

DECEMBER 13TH RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 58 DEGREES PREVIOUS 56 SET
IN 1889.


PRECIPITATION...

WETTEST DECEMBER ON RECORD WITH 11.74 INCHES PREVIOUS WAS 7.82 IN 1982

All-Time Rainfall for a year. Official number was near 62" but not posted on NOAA website.

DECEMBER 26TH RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL OF 4.87 INCHES PREVIOUS WAS 1.06
IN 1916

DECEMBER 28TH RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL OF 2.59 INCHES PREVIOUS 1.45
INCHES IN 1884.