Weather — December 2011

We were away from midday on the 24th until the evening of the 26th; temperatures without decimals are estimates based partly upon airport data.

Date Day Low
(°F)
High
(°F)
Precipitation (inches)
12/31Sat 23.5°38.3°
Freezing fog overnight; Cloudy with south breezes becoming gusty
12/30Fri 29.3°38.1°Precip 0.60″
Light rain from 3:30 a.m. onward, occasionally mixed with snow; east winds shifting to north in the afternoon
12/29Thu 27.1°45.1°Trace
Low Wed evening. Trace of freezing drizzle early AM, then clearing with a south breeze. Sunny, with winds rotating clockwise to northwest by mid-afternoon
12/28Wed 18.5°31.5°
Mostly cloudy and calm early; light south breezes developing
12/27Tue 32.2°39.9°
Mostly cloudy, with gusty winds from the north or northwest; clearing after dark
12/26Mon 22.1°44°
Fair with gusty southwest winds by late morning. Cloudy after 6 p.m.
12/25Sun 34°44.1°
Mostly sunny with gusty northwest winds
12/24Sat 20.1°36°
Clear and calm early; gusty southwest breezes developing toward midday
12/23Fri 17.6°31.5°Snow (trace)
Clear and calm early; increasing clouds after noon, with southwest breezes. Snow flurries after dark
12/22Thu 31.8°35.1°Precip 0.03″ (as a trace of snow)
Trace of snow overnight; cloudy with light north breezes
12/21Wed 33.6°39.6°Rain 0.10″
Drizzle ending by morning. Cloudy and calm early; clearing after 5 p.m.
12/20Tue 27.9°40.8°Next day
Cloudy early, with a light east breeze; occasional patches of sun in the morning. Snow flurries just before 4 p.m. Drizzle in late evening
12/19Mon 34.7°42.6°
Fair early, with a light west breeze. Becoming cloudy after 11 a.m. with stronger north winds and falling temperatures
12/18Sun 18.5°41.4°
Sunny, with calm winds becoming light southerly. Afternoon high 40.6°, dipping to 36° by mid-evening, then rising (with southwest winds) to a new high at midnight. Becoming cloudy between 9 and 10 p.m.
12/17Sat 23.5°32.7°Snow 1.0″
Light snow from about 2 to 7 a.m. Cloudy early, with calm wind; southwest breezes by late morning. Partial clearing by sundown
12/16Fri 21.4°32.5°
Sunny early, with a light northwest breeze. Becoming calm by 7 p.m. Cloudy after 10 p.m.
12/15Thu 28.0°54.3°
Falling temperatures all day (high at 12:40 a.m.); cloudy with gusty west winds, diminishing after 9 p.m.
12/14Wed 37.9°53.8°Rain 0.89″
Rain (ending about 6 p.m.) and south winds becoming southwest after 9 p.m. Temperatures rising throughout the day (high at midnight)
12/13Tue 35.8°44.8°Next day
Cloudy and calm; light drizzle after 10 p.m.
12/12Mon 27.5°44.1°
Mostly cloudy to overcast, with a light south breeze
12/11Sun 23.9°44.2°
Sunny with brisk south breezes
12/10Sat 9.9°26.6°
Sunny with southwest breezes; temp nearly steady from noon onward
12/9Fri 18.3°26.8°Snow (trace)
A bit of snow about 4 a.m. Clearing by 5 a.m. Sunny and cold, with a west breeze
12/8Thu 18.7°35.1°
Fair until 3:30 a.m. then cloudy. Clearing after 10 a.m. with west breezes; cloudy again after dark
12/7Wed 20.8°32.0°
Partly sunny with west breezes; full clearing by 7 p.m.
12/6Tue 25.3°30.9°
Generally cloudy, with northeast winds diminishing
12/5Mon 32.4°34.7°Snow (trace)
Cloudy with a light north breeze; few flurries in late afternoon. Temp nearly steady through midday; 32° by 4:15 p.m.
12/4Sun 34.2°50.9°Rain 0.07″
Rain ending before sunrise; cloudy with northwest breezes and falling temperatures (temp hovered around 38° during the midday)
12/3Sat 29.5°48.4°Rain 0.80″ to 10 p.m.
Rain (except from 1 to 6 p.m.) and south breezes, increasing after 7 p.m. (low was Friday evening around 6 p.m.; high at midnight tonight)
12/2Fri 22.3°37.4°Precip 0.04″
Fair and generally calm
12/1Thu 28.0°44.2°Next day
Fair and calm early; mostly cloudy after 1 p.m. Rain in evening, changing to snow overnight