Nick Diller December 2019 weather summary: Wet and warm

Great Barrington –– Wet, but not especially cold. That would describe December 2019.

With over 7 inches of rain and snow melt, this December was the 5^th rainiest and 8^th snowiest, making December the third straight month with above average precipitation. The year finished with 49.72.

It might have been more had it not been for a very dry spring and summer. You remember the 2018 total of over 63 inches.

The month finished one degree above the 55-year mean average with 12 days of 40 or above, including 3 days of 50 or above. But it was the low temperatures that don’t go as low as they once did. Only 4 of the 31 days recorded 10 above zero or lower. There were several slightly below zero readings away from downtown. Once again, none here on my corner.

We went from a very cold November to a fairly warm December.

Forecasters are saying January will continue the warm trend.

DATE                    HI TEMP            LO TEMP             SKY            RAIN       SNOW   MELT