Hottest december weather: Houston just experienced one of its hottest December days, ever. Today could be warmer – Space City Weather
Houston just experienced one of its hottest December days, ever. Today could be warmer – Space City Weather
by Eric Berger
Tuesday’s high temperature at Hobby Airport reached 85 degrees, breaking the record high at the airport of 81 degrees set in 1999. The mark also tied for the second hottest day on any day December, based on records that go back more than eight decades. Prior to last year, 85 degrees would have tied for the hottest day of all time in December at the airport. However that record was pushed upward in 2021, when the mercury reached 87 degrees on December 9.
We are far from alarmist on this site, but such extreme heat for December is consistent with the background warming of climate change. During the first six days of this month, the average temperature at Hobby Airport is 9 degrees above normal. And more heat is on the way over the next week.
High temperature forecast for Wednesday in Houston. (Weather Bell)
Wednesday
We’re seeing patches of fog near the coast this morning, which is to be expected as dewpoints match air temperatures. After the fog lifts we’ll be left with partly to mostly sunny skies this afternoon, and another hot December day. With high pressure in place we can probably expect highs to push up into the low- to mid-80s again today. Along with Tuesday, this will probably be the warmest day of the week, although we’re going to have to wait until next week for some significant relief. There will also be a slight chance of very light rain this afternoon. Winds will be out of the south at 5 to 10 mph. Lows tonight may briefly drop below 70 degrees.
Thursday
Fog, again, will be a possibility. Otherwise expect highs in the low 80s with mostly sunny skies. There will be humidity and mosquitoes aplenty.
Friday
This will be another warm day, with highs likely in the low 80s and partly sunny skies. Areas south of Intestate 10 will see perhaps a 20 or 30 percent chance of light, misty rain. Accumulations will be nothing to write home about, however.
Saturday and Sunday
Conditions this weekend will continue to be warm and humid, although high temperatures may back off slightly into the upper 70s with partly sunny skies. A weak front will try to push southward on Saturday night, but at this point I don’t think it will get too far down into the metro area. This may produce a chance of light showers, more like a mist, later on Saturday or overnight. Lows should drop into the mid-60s.
Change is about a week away. (Weather Bell)
Next week
Monday will be sticky again, but change should finally come on Tuesday or Tuesday night with the arrival of a more significant front that pushes off the coast. There may well be a line of showers and storms with this front, given the upper level pattern. By the second half of next week we should see highs perhaps only in the 50s, with lows in the 30s and 40s. Details are yet to come, but we will certainly see a return of winter-like weather by that time. If I may borrow a phrase from Monty Python, it would be, “And there was much rejoicing.”
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What will December 2022 be like: long-range weather forecast for the whole month
In Pyatigorsk December will be overcast and dank. In the first ten days of the month, daytime temperatures will probably not exceed 2°C during the day and -5°C at night. Possible showers with snow. In the second decade, it will warm up to 2-5°С during the daytime and 2°С at night. But at the end of the month, real snow will fall and the thermometer will drop to about -7 ° C during the day and -9 ° C at night. Clear and sunny days are not predicted.
In Dagestan the weather is expected to be not too cold during the month. During the day it will be 3-10°C, at night – from 2°C to -1°C. Rainy days will be replaced by overcast or partly cloudy. But closer to the New Year, light snow is expected, but perhaps a warm front will win, and there will be no precipitation.
Residents of Karachay-Cherkess Republic December will not bring any special surprises. Mostly there will be rare rains with snow, light snowfalls. By the end of the month, snowfalls will intensify. The average temperature during the day will be 0-2°C, at night it will be -1°C. In the third decade of December, frosts down to -7°С and below are possible.
In Vladikavkaz at the beginning of the month 1-4°C is expected during the day and up to -6°C at night. Mostly partly cloudy or sunny. In the second and third decades, it will gradually get colder to 0°С during the day and –7°С at night. Light rain and snowfall possible.
The weather in Stavropol Territory is expected to be slightly colder than last year. The temperature during the day will not exceed 4°C, at night it will drop to -7°C. In the first half of the month there will be light snowfalls. It will also snow on New Year’s Eve.
Country work
Regularly brush off the snow from the tree branches and place supports under the most vulnerable branches. Cut down old and seriously ill trees. From healthy ones, prepare cuttings before frost for grafting pome and stone fruit crops. Store the planting material in a cool place in a box with damp sand. Periodically inspect the shoots for mold.
In Khabarovsk and Amur region the first month of winter will be mostly cloudy and frosty. The sunniest will be the first decade of December, snowfalls are expected towards the end of the month. The average temperature during the day will be -15-17°C, at night the frost will intensify to -25°C.
Residents of Primorsky Territory December will bring more frosty weather than at the end of autumn. The thermometer will drop to -9°C during the day and -18°C at night. The weather will be mostly overcast and partly cloudy. Mist is possible at times.
In Trans-Baikal Territory frosts continue to get stronger. During the day, the temperature practically does not rise above -10°С, at night it will drop to -24°С, and in some places it will drop to -32°С and lower. Partly cloudy weather and light snowfalls are also expected.
The first winter month in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky will be slightly warmer than last year. The average daily temperature in December is expected to be -4-8°С, at night it will be -13-16°С. During the month there will be small and heavy snowfalls.
In Magadan December is predicted to be frosty and with little snow. The weather is mostly partly cloudy and cloudy. The thermometer will show values in the range of -12-17 ° С. Frosts down to -23°С are possible at night.
Territory Sakhalin Region Snowy weather is expected throughout the month with an average daily temperature of -3°C to -5°C. But at night the frost will intensify to -14 ° C, in some places the thermometer will drop even lower.
In Yakutia it will be a little warmer at the beginning of the month, then the frosts will increase: during the day the thermometer will show an average of -29-30°С, at night up to -48°С. The weather is mostly cloudy. There will be snowfalls.
December in Anadyr (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) will be marked by a stable decrease in temperature. After November -9°С the air will cool down to -22°С in the first decade and on average to -18-20°С in the second and third. At night, the average temperature will be -22-25°С. As for the weather, it will be sunny and hazy for most of the month. Snowfall is expected in mid-December.
Country work
Lay out poisoned baits against mice and rats in the garden. And so that rodents do not spoil the trees, be sure to wrap their trunks with spruce branches, mesh, fiberglass or nylon. Remove plant debris in which pest larvae can overwinter, remove twisted leaves and mummified fruits from the branches.
In Novosibirsk the first winter month will start with snowfalls and temperatures of -9-10°C. Closer to the second decade of frost will begin to grow stronger and the thermometer will drop to -17°C, and in the third decade of December to -20°C. The average night temperature in December is expected to be -18-20°C. Snowy days during the month will be replaced by cloudy and partly cloudy. Sunny weather is expected closer to the New Year.
December in Altai Territory will be frosty and cloudy. The second half of the month promises to be snowy. The average temperature during the day will be -8-12°C, at night -18-21°C is predicted.
In Omsk region it will be a couple of degrees warmer. Less snowfall is expected. Most of the month the weather promises to be overcast, partly cloudy.
In Tomsk region winter will begin with heavy snowfalls. Since the end of November turned out to be snowy and frosty, such December weather will not be a surprise for the inhabitants of the region. In the third decade, the daytime temperature will drop to -22°C as much as possible, and at night, also towards the end of the month, it will drop to -28°C.
The average air temperature in the first month of winter in the Republic of Khakassia will be -16-21°C. Temperatures can drop to -33°C at night. The weather is expected to be mostly cloudy and cloudy. Closer to the New Year – partly cloudy.
On the territory of Irkutsk region December will be mostly partly cloudy and frosty. Light snowfalls possible. During the day, the average temperature in the first two decades of the month will be -10-12°C, in the third it will get colder to -17-20°C. At night, throughout December, -26-29 is expected°C
But the inhabitants of Krasnoyarsk Territory expect more snowy and cold weather. In the first decade there will be snowfalls, the average temperature will be in the range of -18-20°C. Temperatures down to -29°C are expected at the end of the month. The nights will be even colder – down to -35°C.
In Kemerovo region a snowy and partly cloudy December is predicted. During the day the air temperature will not fall below -21°C, at night -28°C.
Country work
Take care of the birds: hang feeders with boiled cereals, raw unsalted sunflower and flax seeds, dried fruits, fresh rowan berries, sea buckthorn, unsalted bacon in the garden. If you use poison for rodents, hide it in pieces of pipe so that the birds do not get hurt. Inspect the greenhouse, shake off snow from the roof and walls, strengthen if necessary.
In Yekaterinburg and Sverdlovsk region the first half of December will be moderately frosty – up to -6°C during the day and down to -13°C at night. In the second part of the month, the daytime temperature will drop to -16°C, at night it will drop to -22°C. Until mid-December, the weather is predicted to be partly cloudy. From about the middle of the second decade, snowfalls will begin.
It’s time for residents of the Chelyabinsk region to warm up, where winter will come with snowfalls and frosts down to -10°C already in the first decade. In the second and third decades of the month, the thermometer will drop even lower, the average daytime temperature will be about -11-13°C. At night, frosts will reach -22°C in places. Mostly cloudy weather, small and heavy snowfalls are expected throughout December.
December in Tyumen region this year will not bring any special weather surprises. In the first and second decades, the average temperature during the day will be -7-8°C, at night -10-12°C. At the end of the month, frosts will become stronger, it is expected to reach -18°C during the day and up to -25°C at night. Most of the snowfalls will take place in the third ten-day period of December.
In Kurgan region the third decade of December will also be frostier – down to -16°C during the day and down to -24°C at night. At the beginning and middle of the month, the average daytime temperature will be about -5-7°C, at night – within -10-13°C. There will be snowfall in places. In general, the weather will be cloudy or partly cloudy throughout the month.
In north of the Urals in Salekhard the average December temperature will be -19-20°C. Short-term frosts down to –35°C are possible at night. Heavy snowfalls are expected in the middle of the month. Mostly partly cloudy.
Country work
Start buying vegetable and herb seeds for next season. Prepare containers for seedlings in advance: wash them and disinfect them in a pink solution of potassium permanganate. Grow fresh herbs at home: parsley, dill, celery, spinach, green onions, mint. Install phytolamps if necessary.
In Rostov-on-Don and Astrakhan region the first winter month will be moderately warm. Until mid-December, the weather is expected to be mostly cloudy with an average temperature of 3-5°C. But in the second half of December it will rain, sometimes with sleet. However, the daily temperature will not change. But at night it will freeze to -7 ° С.
Winter in Crimea will pick up the baton of the last week of November with its cloudy weather. The air temperature during the day will average – 6-8°С, at night – 1-2°С. The drier beginning of December will be replaced by rainy days, occasionally replaced by partly cloudy ones. Night frosts down to -4°C are expected by the end of the month. Snow is not forecast yet.
December in Krasnodar Territory will be warm and moderately rainy. The air temperature will average 7-9°C during the day and 1-3°C at night. Sunny and partly cloudy days dominate the bad weather, and snow is still quite far away.
On the territory of Republic of Adygea generally warm weather will continue with an average temperature of 5-8°C. Night frosts are possible in some places. The second half of December will be marked by rainy weather, but there will be no less sunny days.
In Kalmykia December is expected to be frosty. No special temperature fluctuations are predicted; in general, the thermometer will confidently be within 0-2°C. But at night frosts down to -8°C are possible. Light drizzle and freezing rain are expected in the second half of the month.
Country work
Pruning winter-hardy berry crops – barberry, viburnum, gooseberry, currant and wild rose. Trim the grapes and cover the vine of valuable varieties from cold rains with non-woven material. After the onset of stable frosts, remove it from the trellis and cover it with spruce branches, straw or spunbond. Clean the trellis from the remnants of the vine and repair if necessary. If grapes were harvested, inspect them periodically.
In Nizhny Novgorod winter will come with snowfall and an average temperature of -1-3°C in the first decade of December. Frosts down to -13°С are possible at night. In the second ten days of the month, it will get colder by a degree, snowfalls will become more frequent. December will end with snowy and cloudy weather. The thermometer will be within -2-10°C during the day and -13-19°C at night.
In of the Orenburg region in December, the average temperature during the day will be -4-5 ° C, at night it is expected -9-10°C. According to preliminary data, there will be a lot of snowfalls, but at times partly cloudy days are also expected.
In Samara region snow days will be less. The thermometer will most likely not drop below -12°C during the day and -19°C at night.
In Saratov region, the month will be marked by moderately cold weather. There will be occasional snowfalls, possibly snow and rain. The average air temperature will be from -4°C to -1°C.
On the territory of Tatarstan in the first ten days of December, no special precipitation is forecast. The average air temperature will be around -7-8°C. Frosts down to -19°C are possible at night. There will be moderate snowfalls in the middle and towards the end of the month.
In Udmurtia at the beginning of the month the thermometer will show up to -8°C, in the middle – up to -7°C. The month will end with snowfalls and an average temperature of -11°C. Also, precipitation in the form of snow will pass in the middle of the month.
Calendar winter in Perm region is expected to be frosty, with plenty of snowfalls. The air temperature will average -9-14°C, drops to -24°C are possible at night. The third decade will be the coldest: the thermometer will drop to -12-16°C.
Residents of Ufimsky district should prepare for the fact that the first decade of the month will be quite frosty – down to -10°C. In the second, it will get colder to -13°C and snowfalls will intensify. In the third ten-day period, it will warm up to -7°C in some places and there will also be many snowy days. The average night temperature in December will be -8-10°C.
In Kirov region in the first and second decades of December, the average daytime temperature will be -4-5°C and -8-9°C at night. The third ten-day period will be more frosty: -13-14°C during the day and up to -22°C at night. The whole month promises to be snowy and cloudy.
Garden work
Cover all heat-loving plants in the area with spruce branches, spunbond, or other dense and breathable material. Take care of winter crops: scatter branches on the ground so that they better retain snow. Insulate alpine slides, bulbous flowers, strawberries (garden strawberries), conifers. Hurry up to prepare raspberries and blackberries for winter.
December in St. Petersburg and Leningrad region will be snowy and cloudy. At the beginning of the month, the air temperature will average 1-2°C during the day and -5-6°C at night. By mid-December, the thermometer will drop to -5-7°C. At night the temperature will be -10-14°C. Snow with rain, gusty winds, heavy snowfall are possible at times.
In Arkhangelsk region winter will come with a slight – up to -3-4°C – frost in the first half of December. Closer to the New Year, it will get colder to -10-11°С. Snowfall is expected throughout the month.
The first winter month in Murmansk region will also be generous with snow, partly cloudy is possible in some places. No clear days are forecast. The average December temperature will remain at -8-9°C during the day and -12-16°C at night.
In Vologda and Novgorod regions December is expected to be moderately snowy. There will be snow and rain in places. The first half of the month will be quite warm – on average -2-4°С. Frosts down to -14°C are possible at night. In the second half of December, it will get significantly colder – down to -8-10°C during the day and down to -16-18°C at night.
In the first month of winter in Pskov region the average temperature during the day will be -1-3°С, at night it will be -5-7°С. The region will experience snowfalls and occasional showers. Partly cloudy weather is expected in the third ten-day period of December.
According to preliminary forecasts, December in Kaliningrad region will be quite warm. The air temperature during the day will average 3-5°C. In the first half of the month there will be rain and rain with snow. There will be partly cloudy at times. Closer to the New Year, precipitation in the form of freezing rain is possible.
On the territory of Karelia it will be frosty and snowy in December. But the first half of the month is expected to be still quite warm – 0-1°C. Then the thermometer will begin to fall and in the third decade it will reach -9°C. As for the night temperature, on average it will be -10-11°C. On the eve of the holidays, snowfalls and frosts will create the right atmosphere!
In the Republic of Komi the beginning of winter will be frosty – down to -5°С. Toward the end of December, the temperature will drop to -16°C. Around -12-13°С is expected at night, in some places – up to -24°С. During the month, cloudy days without precipitation will be replaced by snowy ones.
In Far North (Naryan-Mar city) December is expected to be mostly cloudy, snowfalls will occur in some places. The average daily temperature of the month will be in the range of -14-17°C, the night temperature is expected to be slightly lower: -18-20°C.
Garden work
Check the health of stored tubers and bulbs. If they have rotten areas, cut them off with a sharp knife and sprinkle with crushed coal. Start preparing slow-growing flowers for sowing seedlings: hybrid verbena, purple echinacea, lavender, pelargonium, etc. Pre-treat the seeds in hydrogen peroxide and stratify. Engage in forcing bulbs.
The first month of winter in Moscow and Moscow region will be cloudy and moderately snowy. In the first and second decades of December, the average temperature during the day will be 0-1°C, at night it will get colder to -9-12°C. The third ten-day period of the month will be more frosty – down to -8°C during the day and down to -17°C at night. There will be snowfalls closer to the New Year.
According to weather forecasts, in December in Yaroslavl and Vladimir regions the average air temperature during the day will be -3-5°С, at night it will be -11-13°С. Mostly cloudy and cloudy weather is predicted. The third decade of December promises to be especially snowy.
Residents of Smolensk region will have a rather warm first half of December: the thermometer will be in the range from -2°C to 2°C in the daytime. At night, the temperature will drop to -9°C. There will be snowfall in places. But the second half of the month will be more frosty and snowy: -4-6°C during the day and up to -17°C at night. Snowfalls, drizzle, snow with rain, partly cloudy weather are expected.
In Kostroma region frosts are also increasing closer to the end of December. The month will begin with a temperature of 0-1°C, in some places it may drop to -8°C. For a long time, the thermometer will not overcome the mark of -3 ° C during the day and -14 ° C at night. In the third decade, frosts will intensify: to -10°C during the day and -18°C at night. Most precipitation in the form of snow is expected in late December. There will be almost no clear days.
In , Tver region , moderate snowfalls and an average air temperature of -3-4°C are predicted. In the first half of the month it will often be 0°C. Severe night frosts (up to -18°C) are expected in the third decade of December.
In Voronezh and Bryansk regions winter is still gaining strength. In the first half of the month, it will be mainly from 0°С to –2°С during the day, and up to –5°С at night. In the second part of December, it will get colder to -7°С during the day and to -14°С at night. In some places there will be snow and snow and ice pellets, as well as freezing rain.
As for the December weather in Kaluga region , it is expected on average 0-1°C during the day and up to -11°C at night in the first half of the month. In the second, it will get colder to -6-7°С during the day and -13-15°С at night. Most of the snowfalls will take place in the third decade of December.
Country work
Tidy up garden equipment and inventory. Get rid of the trash and make a list of what you need to purchase for the new season. Prepare a plan for future landings. Before leaving the cottage, inspect the house, barn, greenhouse. Conduct an audit of the cellar, update the bait in the mousetraps.
Winter is gaining strength, frosts are getting stronger, but in general the weather still allows you to complete all the work in the country. Happy end of the year and Happy Holidays!
Weather and climate of the Volgograd region and Volgograd
WEATHER AND CLIMATE OF THE VOLGOGRAD REGION AND VOLGOGRAD
The Volgograd region is located in the southeast of the East European Plain and is part of the Southern Federal District of the Russian Federation. The administrative center is the city of Volgograd. The Volgograd Region borders on the Saratov Region in the northwest, the Rostov Region in the southwest, the Republic of Kalmykia and the Astrakhan Region in the south, the Voronezh Region in the north, and the West Kazakhstan Region of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the east.
The climate of the Volgograd region is temperate continental and is characterized by cold winters with little snow and long hot and dry summers. The climate of the Volgograd region changes from the northwest (Kamyshin, Mikhailovka, Uryupinsk, Frolovo, Kotovo) to the southeast (Volzhsky, Kotelnikovo, Kalach-on-Don, Nikolaevsk, Gorodishche), where continentality increases significantly, precipitation decreases and aridity increases .
Winter in the Volgograd region begins in early December and lasts until mid-March. The weather in winter is little snowy, with strong winds, mainly from east and northeast directions. At the same time, cyclones often come from the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, causing noticeable warming. In the northern regions of the Volgograd region, there are up to twenty days with a thaw, and in the southern regions – up to thirty-five. January weather is the coldest, with an average daily temperature of -10 degrees. On some days, the northeast transfer can lower the temperature to -25 degrees and below. In February, cyclones pass over the Volgograd region, which are accompanied by increased wind and a large amount of precipitation. Snow cover in the north-west of the region reaches 20 cm, and in the central and southern regions it is about 10 cm.
Spring in the Volgograd region comes in mid-March, the temperature rises sharply, the number of clear days increases, and floods come on the rivers. In mid-April, average daily temperatures reach +10 degrees, but cold returns and frosts are not uncommon. Thunderstorms with heavy showers are possible in early May, but the weather is mostly clear and dry.
Summer in the Volgograd region is the longest time of the year. It starts in mid-May and ends in the second half of September. The weather in summer is hot and dry, sunny hot days prevail. Rare precipitation usually falls in the form of short showers, often with thunderstorms and hail. The hottest month is July, when the average daily temperature is +25 degrees, but often with hot air intrusions from Kazakhstan, the temperature can rise to +35..+40 degrees. In summer, droughts and dust storms are frequent in the Volgograd region. August is characterized by hot and sunny weather with minimal rainfall.
Autumn in the Volgograd region comes in the second half of September and lasts until the beginning of December. In October, the average daily temperature drops and becomes below +10 degrees.