Review: A cold start to December

The northeast has started the month of December on a very cold note. In Keene, the average high for the first week of December was 28F which was 11.4 degrees below normal. The average low was 9.9 which was 11.3 degrees below normal. Compare this to the average coldest week of the year (Jan 8 through 14) which averages a high of 29F and a low of 8.1F. This first week of December averaged just .4F warmer than the coldest time of the year.

In addition, the first week of December saw 7.1 inches of snowfall, on pace for 31.4" for the month.

Below is a map of temperature departures across the country for the first week of December.



Looking ahead, below average temperatures are forecasted to continue through this week, with the average NWS forecast high at 32.6F and an average high of 36.4F (a departure of 3.8 degrees). Looking at streaks, today will come close to the normal high of 37, and Wednesday is currently forecasted to be a degree higher than normal.