Main page http://i4weather.net CLIMATOLOGCAL DATA: HAGERSTOWN MD LAT: 39.64028 LONG: -77.69792 ELEV: 540 FT. Station: Hagerstown 1E Md (Print Landscape) Observer: Gregory L Keefer Observation time: Midnight MONTH: DECEMBER YEAR: 2023 * Record Set or Tied EVENTS F=Fog T=Thunder TEMPERATURE F. DEGREE DAYS PRECIPITATION WIND(MPH) SKY H=Hail S=Sleet 12am (Base 65) Amt. Snow On Average G=Glaze(Frz Rain) Day MAX MIN Read HDD CDD Liq. Ice Gnd. Dir Speed Gust Cover %Sun DW=Damaging Wind 1 45 31 41 27 0 .09 0 0 S 2 13s C 0 F 2 59 39 50 16 0 .02 0 0 W 2 10s C 15 F 3 53 46 48 15 0 .37 0 0 NNW 3 26w C 0 F 4 48 35 41 23 0 0 0 0 W 4 19w C 0 5 43 35 37 26 0 .02 0 0 ESE 1 10n C 10 6 42 30 31 29 0 .01 T 0 NW 6 26nw C 20 7 47 31 38 26 0 0 0 0 S 6 22s C 10 8 56 30 37 22 0 0 0 0 S 5 22s PC 60 9 50 30 38 25 0 0 0 0 NW 3 13nw PC 60 10 52 36 36 21 0 1.14 0 0 NW 5 26nw C 0 F 11 43 30 31 29 0 .19 0.2 0 W 9 32w C 20 12 47 26 35 29 0 0 0 0 S 7 22s S 100 13 46 27 27 28 0 0 0 0 W 7 22w S 100 14 46 21 29 31 0 0 0 0 W 4 18w S 95 15 58 27 31 23 0 0 0 0 W 4 20w S 100 16 53 25 41 26 0 0 0 0 WSW 1 9sw PC 65 17 51 35 51 22 0 1.15 0 0 NW 5 26nw C 0 F 18 51 33 35 23 0 .40 0 0 W 12 36w C 10 19 37 28 28 32 0 T T 0 NW 11 34nw PC 25 20 44 21 27 32 0 0 0 0 W 3 13w S 100 21 37 25 35 34 0 0 0 0 W 1 7w C 0 22 44 27 36 29 0 0 0 0 SSW 2 11s C 10 23 46 31 42 27 0 0 0 0 SSW 3 15s C 0 24 50 40 42 20 0 .07 0 0 S 1 8s C 10 F 25 55 37 40 19 0 0 0 0 S 2 13s PC 50 F 26 48 40 47 21 0 .32 0 0 S 1 11s C 0 F 27 53 46 48 16 0 .38 0 0 NW 4 20n C 0 F 28 57 43 45 15 0 0 0 0 W 3 16w PC 20 F 29 51 36 37 22 0 0 0 0 W 4 18w S 95 30 47 35 41 24 0 0 0 0 W 7 24w C 0 31 44 37 37 25 0 .03 0 0 W 5 25w C 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 48.5 32.7 757 0 4.19 0.2 0 W 4.3 36w 31.6% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MONTHLY STATS DECEMBER 2023 TEMPERATURE---------------------------------------------------------- AVG TEMP 40.6 Normal 34.5 Dep +6.1 AVG MAX 48.5 Normal 42.4 Dep +6.1 AVG MIN 32.7 Normal 25.4 Dep +7.3 MAXIMUM 59 on 2nd Lowest Max 37 on 21st MINIMUM 21 on 20th Highest Min 46 on 27th NUMBER OF DAYS Max 90 or Higher 0 Max 32 or Lower 0 Min 32 or Lower 16 Min 0 or Lower 0 PRECIPITATION-------------------------------------------------------- MONTH TOTAL 4.19 Normal 3.22 Dep +0.97 YEAR TO DATE 29.48 Normal 42.36 Dep -12.88 NUMBER OF DAYS .01" or more 13 .10" or more 7 1.00" or more 2 LARGEST DAILY AMOUNT 1.15 on 17th Largest 24 Hr Amount 1.55 on 17-18th SNOWFALL------------------------------------------------------------- MONTH TOTAL 0.2 Normal 5.3 Dep -5.1 SEASON TOTAL 0.2 Normal 6.7 Dep -6.5 NUMBER OF DAYS 0.1" or more 1 1.0" or more 0 Snow Cover 1" or more 0 MAXIMUM DAILY SNOWFALL 0.2 on 11th MAX 24 Hr Snowfall 0.2 on 11th Storm Max 0.2 on 11th OTHER---------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF DAYS Fog 10 Thunder 0 Hail 0 Sleet 0 Glaze 0 Damaging Wind 0 Cloudy 19 Partly Cloudy 6 Sunny 6 Sunshine% 31.6% AVERAGE WIND West @ 4.3 mph PEAK GUST 36w on 18th MAX BAROMETER 30.76 on 14th MIN BAROMETER 29.28 on 18th TOTAL DEGREE DAYS HEATING 757 Normal 967 / COOLING 0 Normal 0 DECEMBER 2023 WEATHER REMARKS HAGERSTOWN 1E MARYLAND DAY 1st: Cloudy and cold with periods of light rain during the afternoon high 45F. Rainfall .09". Some evening fog. 2nd: Some morning fog. Mostly cloudy and mild today high 59F. Light rain began this evening around 10pm. 3rd: Steady rain overnight through 10am then drizzle rest of morning. High 53F. Rainfall today .37" Some gusty west winds this evening to 26 mph. 4th: Cloudy today high 48F. 5th: Mostly cloudy high 43F. Periods of drizzle this evening. .02" 6th: Periods of drizzle overnight. Mostly cloudy windy and cold today with a few afternoon snow flurries. High 42F. Nw winds gusting to 26 mph. 7th: Mostly cloudy high 47F. 8th: Partly cloudy and mild high 56F. 9th: Partly cloudy high 50F. 10th: Rain began just after 5am. Rainy and foggy all day. Rain was moderate to heavy at times. High 52F. Colder this evening with temps falling into 30's. 1.14" of rain today. SNOW 0.2" First Measurable of season 11th: Rain changed to wet snow overnight and accumulated to 0.2" by 3am but most snow melted by sunrise. A brief morning shower. Mostly cloudy windy and cold today high 43F. West winds gusting to 32 mph. 12th: Sunny and breezy high 47F. 13th: Sunny high 46F. 14th: Sunny high 46F. 15th: Sunny and warmer high 58F. 16th: Increase in high clouds today mild high 53F. 17th: Cloudy with fog. Periods of drizzle and light rain during the afternoon. Steady moderate to heavy rain fell during the evening with 1.15" by midnight. Temp rose to 51F this evening with increasing winds. 18th: Moderate to heavy rain overnight ending by 3:30am with .40". Mostly cloudy and windy today with WNW winds gusting to 36 mph. Colder this afternoon and evening. 19th: Mostly to partly cloudy windy and colder today with a few midday snow flurries high 37F. WNW winds gusting to 34 mph. 20th: Sunny and cold with 100% sunshine today high 44F. 21st: Cloudy and cold high 37F. 22nd: Mostly cloudy high 44F. 23rd: Cloudy high 46F. 24th: Periods of light rain overnight .07". Some fog overnight and this morning. Mostly cloudy today and mild high 50F. 25th: CHRISTmas - Some fog overnight and this morning. Partly cloudy and mild high 55F. 26th: Light rain began just before 7am. Periods of light rain during the morning. Some afternoon drizzle. High 48F. Light to moderate rain during the evening with .32" by midnight. 27th: Light rain overnight through 5am. Cloudy with periods of rain today and into the evening. Mild high 53F. Rainfall .38" today. 28th: Mostly cloudy some sun at times mild high 57F. 29th: Sunny and mild high 51F. 30th: Cloudy and breezy high 47F. West winds up to 26 mph. 31st: Cloudy high 44F. Some evening light rain .03". December 2023 was the 7th Warmest on record with an average of 40.6F. The Warmest December ever was in 2015 with an amazing average of 46.2 The Year 2023 was the 2nd Warmest on Record with an average temperature of 56.4F. The warmest year ever was in 1998 with an average of 56.8F The Year 2023 was the 10th driest on record with 29.48" of rain. The driest year ever was in 1930 with only 24.57". DECEMBER 2023