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Selected U.S. City
and State Extremes

December 2005

Source NOAA/NWS Forecast Offices and compiled by NCDC.
December Station or State Monthly Records
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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Little Rock Airport, AR Tied maximum daily temperature for the month December 4, 2005 80°F 80°F December 5, 1956

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Concord, NH Maximum annual rainfall thru December 29, 2005 57.17 inches 54.33 inches calendar year - 1888
    San Juan, Puerto Rico Maximum annual rainfall thru December 17, 2005 76.62 inches 74.55 inches calendar year - 1979
    Gainesville, FL Maximum daily rainfall for the month December 17, 2005 4.62 inches 3.80 inches December 24, 1940
    Portland Jetport, ME Maximum annual rainfall thru December 30, 2005 66.45 inches 66.33 inches calendar year - 1983
    Caribou, ME Maximum annual rainfall 2005 54.21 inches 51.11 inches calendar year - 1954
    Key West International Airport, FL Driest December on record December, 2005 0.05 inches 0.07 inches December, 1981
    Anahola, HI Driest December on record December, 2005 0.18 inches 1.51 inches December, 1952
    Lihue, HI Driest December on record December, 2005 0.07 inches 0.51 inches December, 1985
    Mt. Waialeale, HI Driest December on record December, 2005 1.52 inches 3.18 inches December, 1983
    Princeville, HI Driest December on record December, 2005 0.13 inches 0.77 inches December, 1985
    MAINE
    - Acadia
    - Barnard
    - Baileyville
    - Guilford
    - Machias
    - Corinna
    - Bridgewater
    - Grand Lake Stream
    - Millinocket
    - Dover Foxcroft
    - Fort Kent
    - Houlton
    - Presque Isle
    - Van Buren
    - Allagash
    		 Maximum Annual Precipitation 2005 76.13 in
    74.28 in
    69.48 in
    69.25 in
    69.01 in
    66.64 in
    65.62 in
    65.45 in
    64.44 in
    59.93 in
    58.24 in
    55.17 in
    52.93 in
    52.62 in
    49.73 in
    		 74.34 in
    60.32 in
    59.48 in
    57.02 in
    66.47 in
    67.09 in
    53.82 in
    63.18 in
    59.18 in
    57.57 in
    51.32 in
    50.82 in
    52.35 in
    47.82 in
    39.66 in
    		 - 1983
    - 1996
    - 1954
    - 1983
    - 1979
    - 1954
    - 1973
    - 1979
    - 1954
    - 1983
    - 1976
    - 1990
    - 1954
    - 1983
    - 1990

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Grand Rapids, MI Tied 8th snowiest December on record December, 2005 28.9 inches 28.9 inches December, 1929; snowiest December occurred in 2000 with 59.2 inches
    Capital City Airport, Lansing, MI 9th snowiest December on record December, 2005 20.8 inches 20.5 inches December, 1884; snowiest December occurred in 2000 with 33.5 inches

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    None Reported.

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    None Reported.

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    None Reported.

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