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DECEMBER 11TH, 1932-Very cold weather prevailed along the West Coast. San Francisco received 0.8 inch of snow, and at the airport the temperature dipped to 20 degrees. At Sacramento CA, the mercury dipped to 17 degrees to establish an all-time record low for that location. Morning lows were below freezing from the 9th to the 15th at Sacramento, and the high on the 11th was just 34 degrees. The cold wave dealt severe damage to truck crops and orange groves in the Sacramento Valley.

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DECEMBER 11TH, 1932 Very cold weather prevailed along the West Coast. San Francisco received 0.8 inch of snow, and at the airport the temperature dipped to 20 degrees. At Sacramento CA, the mercury dipped to 17 degrees to establish an all-time record low for that location. Morning lows were below freezing from the 9th to the 15th at Sacramento, and the high on the 11th was just 34 degrees. The cold wave dealt severe damage to truck crops and orange groves in the Sacramento Valley.
 
DECEMBER 11TH, 1989 Strong Santa Ana winds developed across southern California and parts of central California. Winds in Kern County of central California gusted to 100 mph near Grapevine. The high winds reduced visibilities to near zero in the desert areas, closing major interstate highways east of Ontario CA.
 
DECEMBER 10TH, 1699 A severe ice storm hit Boston MA causing much damage to orchards.
 
DECEMBER 10TH, 1949 The barometric pressure at Las Vegas NV reached a record low reading of 29.17 inches (987.8 millibars).
 
DECEMBER 9TH, 1786 A second great snowstorm in just five days brought another 15 inches of snow to Morristown NJ, on top of the eight inches which fell on the 7th and 8th, and the 18 inches which fell on the 4th and 5th. The total snowfall for the week was thus 41 inches. New Haven CT received 17 inches of new snow in the storm. Up to four four feet of snow covered the ground in eastern Massachusetts following the storms.
 
DECEMBER 9TH, 1917 A severe winter storm struck the Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes Region. It produced 25 inches of snow and wind gusts to 78 mph at Buffalo NY. The storm produced 26 inches of snow at Vevay IND, with drifts fourteen feet high. By the 16th of the month people could walk across the frozen Ohio River from Vavey into Kentucky.
 
DECEMBER 8TH, 1988 Santa Ana winds buffeted southern California, with gusts to 92 mph reported at Laguna Peak. The high winds unroofed buildings, and downed trees and power lines, igniting five major fires, and numerous smaller ones. Damage was estimated at 15 to 20 million dollars.
 
DECEMBER 8TH, 1963 Lightning caused the crash of a jet airliner killing 81 persons at Elkton MD.
 
DECEMBER 7TH, 1740 In early December two weeks of mild and rainy weather culminated in the worst flood in fifty years in the Lower Connecticut River Valley. The Merrimack River swelled to its highest level, and in Maine the raging waters swept away mills, carried off bridges, and ruined highways.
 
DECEMBER 7TH, 1935 Severe flooding hit parts of the Houston TX area. Eight persons were killed as one hundred city blocks were inundated. Satsuma reported 16.49 inches of rain. The Buffalo and White Oak Bayous crested on the 9th.
 
DECEMBER 6TH, 1886 A great snowstorm hit the southern Appalachain Mountains. The three day storm produced 25 inches at Rome GA, 33 inches at Asheville NC, and 42 inches in the mountains. Montgomery AL received a record eleven inches of snow. Columbia SC received one to two inches of sleet.
 
Wind Advisory
Issued By NWS Field Office Broadcast Time Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:43:00 PST
Issuing Time Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:43:00 PST Valid Until Mon, 29 Dec 2014 03:43:00 PST

Strong northerly winds are forecast to develop across the San Francisco Bay Area by midday Tuesday and continue through midday Wednesday. A strong..cold and dry storm system will sweep into northern and central California late Monday night and Tuesday morning. This system will generate strong and gusty north to northest winds across the region from midday Tuesday through midday Wednesday.

History
Weather Station: San Francisco , CA , US
December Data Choose another month
Averages
Average High Temperature
55.94 °F
Average Low Temperature
46.04 °F
Average Mean Temp
51.08 °F
Average Dew Point
* °F
Average Windspeed
* mph
Average Wind Direction
*
Average Morning Relative Humidity
*
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
*
Typical Sky Cover
*
Average Precipitation (US Only)
4.10
Average Snowfall (US Only)
*
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
11
Days With Thunderstorms
*
Days With Fog
*
Days With Snow
0
Days With Lows Below Freezing
15
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
Records
Record High
78.98 °F
Record Low
30.02 °F
Record Wind Speed
-113.65 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
* "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
* "
Record Monthly Rainfall
10.72 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
3.19 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.50 "
Averages
Average High Temperature
60.08 °F
Average Low Temperature
48.02 °F
Average Mean Temp
53.96 °F
Average Dew Point
* °F
Average Windspeed
* mph
Average Wind Direction
*
Average Morning Relative Humidity
*
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
*
Typical Sky Cover
*
Average Precipitation (US Only)
3.50
Average Snowfall (US Only)
*
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
10
Days With Thunderstorms
1
Days With Fog
1
Days With Snow
0
Days With Lows Below Freezing
7
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
Records
Record High
80.96 °F
Record Low
30.92 °F
Record Wind Speed
-113.65 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
* "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
* "
Record Monthly Rainfall
10.09 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
2.09 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
* "
Averages
Average High Temperature
60.98 °F
Average Low Temperature
48.92 °F
Average Mean Temp
55.04 °F
Average Dew Point
* °F
Average Windspeed
* mph
Average Wind Direction
*
Average Morning Relative Humidity
*
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
*
Typical Sky Cover
*
Average Precipitation (US Only)
2.90
Average Snowfall (US Only)
*
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
10
Days With Thunderstorms
*
Days With Fog
0
Days With Snow
0
Days With Lows Below Freezing
4
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
Records
Record High
84.02 °F
Record Low
35.06 °F
Record Wind Speed
-113.65 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
* "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
* "
Record Monthly Rainfall
8.98 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
2.48 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
* "
Averages
Average High Temperature
62.96 °F
Average Low Temperature
50.00 °F
Average Mean Temp
55.94 °F
Average Dew Point
* °F
Average Windspeed
* mph
Average Wind Direction
*
Average Morning Relative Humidity
*
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
*
Typical Sky Cover
*
Average Precipitation (US Only)
1.50
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
6
Days With Thunderstorms
1
Days With Fog
0
Days With Snow
0
Days With Lows Below Freezing
2
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
*
Records
Record High
93.92 °F
Record Low
39.92 °F
Record Wind Speed
10.35 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 "
Record Monthly Rainfall
5.52 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
2.01 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
* "
Averages
Average High Temperature
64.04 °F
Average Low Temperature
51.08 °F
Average Mean Temp
57.92 °F
Average Dew Point
* °F
Average Windspeed
* mph
Average Wind Direction
*
Average Morning Relative Humidity
*
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
*
Typical Sky Cover
*
Average Precipitation (US Only)
0.50
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
3
Days With Thunderstorms
0
Days With Fog
0
Days With Snow
0
Days With Lows Below Freezing
*
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
*
Records
Record High
96.08 °F
Record Low
44.06 °F
Record Wind Speed
-113.65 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 "
Record Monthly Rainfall
4.02 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
1.42 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.00 "
Averages
Average High Temperature
66.02 °F
Average Low Temperature
53.06 °F
Average Mean Temp
60.08 °F
Average Dew Point
* °F
Average Windspeed
* mph
Average Wind Direction
*
Average Morning Relative Humidity
*
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
*
Typical Sky Cover
*
Average Precipitation (US Only)
0.20
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
1
Days With Thunderstorms
*
Days With Fog
0
Days With Snow
0
Days With Lows Below Freezing
0
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
*
Records
Record High
100.94 °F
Record Low
46.94 °F
Record Wind Speed
-113.65 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 "
Record Monthly Rainfall
1.42 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
1.30 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.00 "
Averages
Average High Temperature
66.02 °F
Average Low Temperature
53.96 °F
Average Mean Temp
60.08 °F
Average Dew Point
* °F
Average Windspeed
* mph
Average Wind Direction
*
Average Morning Relative Humidity
*
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
*
Typical Sky Cover
*
Average Precipitation (US Only)
*
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
1
Days With Thunderstorms
1
Days With Fog
0
Days With Snow
0
Days With Lows Below Freezing
0
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
*
Records
Record High
102.92 °F
Record Low
46.94 °F
Record Wind Speed
-113.65 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 "
Record Monthly Rainfall
0.20 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
0.12 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.00 "
Averages
Average High Temperature
66.02 °F
Average Low Temperature
53.96 °F
Average Mean Temp
60.98 °F
Average Dew Point
* °F
Average Windspeed
* mph
Average Wind Direction
*
Average Morning Relative Humidity
*
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
*
Typical Sky Cover
*
Average Precipitation (US Only)
*
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
1
Days With Thunderstorms
1
Days With Fog
0
Days With Snow
0
Days With Lows Below Freezing
0
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
*
Records
Record High
96.08 °F
Record Low
48.02 °F
Record Wind Speed
-113.65 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 "
Record Monthly Rainfall
0.51 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
0.51 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.00 "
Averages
Average High Temperature
69.98 °F
Average Low Temperature
55.94 °F
Average Mean Temp
62.96 °F
Average Dew Point
* °F
Average Windspeed
* mph
Average Wind Direction
*
Average Morning Relative Humidity
*
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
*
Typical Sky Cover
*
Average Precipitation (US Only)
0.20
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
1
Days With Thunderstorms
*
Days With Fog
0
Days With Snow
0
Days With Lows Below Freezing
0
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
1
Records
Record High
100.94 °F
Record Low
48.02 °F
Record Wind Speed
-113.65 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 "
Record Monthly Rainfall
2.09 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
2.01 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.00 "
Averages
Average High Temperature
69.08 °F
Average Low Temperature
55.04 °F
Average Mean Temp
62.06 °F
Average Dew Point
* °F
Average Windspeed
* mph
Average Wind Direction
*
Average Morning Relative Humidity
*
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
*
Typical Sky Cover
*
Average Precipitation (US Only)
1.10
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
4
Days With Thunderstorms
1
Days With Fog
0
Days With Snow
0
Days With Lows Below Freezing
*
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
*
Records
Record High
102.02 °F
Record Low
42.98 °F
Record Wind Speed
10.35 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 "
Record Monthly Rainfall
5.52 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
2.29 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
* "
Averages
Average High Temperature
64.04 °F
Average Low Temperature
51.08 °F
Average Mean Temp
57.92 °F
Average Dew Point
* °F
Average Windspeed
* mph
Average Wind Direction
*
Average Morning Relative Humidity
*
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
*
Typical Sky Cover
*
Average Precipitation (US Only)
2.60
Average Snowfall (US Only)
0.00
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
8
Days With Thunderstorms
*
Days With Fog
0
Days With Snow
0
Days With Lows Below Freezing
1
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
Records
Record High
86.00 °F
Record Low
39.02 °F
Record Wind Speed
-113.65 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
0.0 "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.00 "
Record Monthly Rainfall
8.20 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
2.48 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.00 "
Averages
Average High Temperature
57.02 °F
Average Low Temperature
46.94 °F
Average Mean Temp
51.98 °F
Average Dew Point
* °F
Average Windspeed
* mph
Average Wind Direction
*
Average Morning Relative Humidity
*
Average Afternoon Relative Humidity
*
Typical Sky Cover
*
Average Precipitation (US Only)
3.90
Average Snowfall (US Only)
*
Daily Counts
Days With Precipitation
10
Days With Thunderstorms
0
Days With Fog
0
Days With Snow
*
Days With Lows Below Freezing
11
Days above 90° F (32.2° C)
0
Records
Record High
75.92 °F
Record Low
26.96 °F
Record Wind Speed
10.35 mph
Record Monthly Snowfall
2.5 "
Record 24-hour Snowfall
0.98 "
Record Monthly Rainfall
11.50 "
Record 24-hour Rainfall
3.11 "
Record Minimum Monthly Precipitation
0.00 "
Day   Reason Upper Soil Moisture Lower Soil Moisture
Wednesday cw_fire_vlow
Fire danger very low 26% 27%
Thursday cw_fire_vlow
Fire danger very low 26% 27%
Friday cw_fire_vlow
Fire danger very low 26% 27%
Saturday cw_fire_vlow
Fire danger very low 26% 27%
Sunday cw_fire_vlow
Fire danger very low 26% 27%
Monday cw_fire_vlow
Fire danger very low 26% 27%
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