"January is here, with eyes that keenly glow, A frost-mailed warrior striding a shadowy steed of snow." - Edgar Fawcett December Weather Summary December’s weather spanned the extremes, with sharp cold snaps, winter storms, and pockets of unseasonable warmth across North America. Let's take a look at just two of those extremes, the highest and lowest recorded temperatures of the month. The highest recorded temperature brings no surprises coming from Plains, Texas at 95°F.

November delivered a classic late-fall cooldown across much of the U.S. With colder air settling into parts of the Northern Plains and Midwest while the South stayed unusually warm. A series of quick-moving systems brought sharp temperature swings, the first meaningful snow for parts of the Rockies and Northeast, and a few early-season cold snaps. Overall, it was a month that hinted at winter, but didn’t fully commit.

October showed just how unpredictable fall can be - warm, cold, calm, and stormy, often all in the same week. From record-breaking heat and a historic hurricane to heavy rain, flooding, and early frosts, the month delivered the full spectrum of seasonal change.