8 PM Update: Here are some National Weather Service record reports for December 2, including record high minimums:
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 82 DEGREES WAS SET AT WACO TODAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 82 SET IN 2007. THE LOW TEMPERATURE THIS MORNING AT DALLAS FORT WORTH AIRPORT WAS 67 DEGREES. THIS BROKE THE OLD RECORD HIGH MINIMUM FOR DECEMBER 2ND OF 63 DEGREES WHICH WAS SET IN 1922 AND 1993. LOCATION OLD RECORD NEW RECORD YEARS OF DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------ SHREVEPORT LA 79 IN 1950 80 IN 2012 RECORDS SINCE 1874 LONGVIEW TX 80 IN 1950 81 IN 2012 RECORDS SINCE 1902 LUFKIN TX 83 IN 1978 83 IN 2012 RECORDS SINCE 1906 A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 81 DEGREES WAS SET AT NEW IBERIA TODAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 81 SET IN 2007. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 87 DEGREES WAS SET AT CORPUS CHRISTI TODAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 87 SET IN 1964. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 79 DEGREES WAS SET AT GALVESTON TODAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 79 SET IN 2007. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 84 DEGREES WAS SET AT HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 83 SET IN 1978. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 84 DEGREES WAS SET AT HOUSTON/HOBBY AIRPORT TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 83 SET IN 1970. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT AMARILLO REACHED 78 DEGREES TODAY AT 311 PM CST. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 76 WHICH WAS SET IN 1995 AND 1926. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 82 DEGREES WAS EQUALED AT CHILDRESS TODAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 82 SET IN 1995. THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 63 DEGREES AT ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORT TODAY...SET A NEW HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR THIS DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 59 WAS SET IN 1922. IF THE TEMPERATURE DOES NOT DROP BELOW 63 DEGREES BY MIDNIGHT THIS WILL BE THE NEW RECORD. THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 61 DEGREES AT MATHIS FIELD IN SAN ANGELO TODAY...SET A NEW HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR THIS DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 57 DEGREES WAS SET IN 1951. IF THE TEMPERATURES DOES NOT DROP BELOW 61 DEGREES BY MIDNIGHT THIS WILL BE THE NEW RECORD. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 75 DEGREES WAS SET AT FAYETTEVILLE ARKANSAS TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 74 SET IN 1970. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 78 DEGREES WAS SET AT FORT SMITH ARKANSAS TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 76 SET IN 1970. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE WICHITA MID CONTINENT AIRPORT REACHED 69 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH OF 68 DEGREES FOR THIS DATE SET BACK IN 1970. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 72 DEGREES WAS SET AT MCCOOK NEBRASKA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 70 DEGREES SET IN 2008. THE TEMPERATURE AT THE CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL AIRPORT IN GRAND ISLAND NEBRASKA REACHED 70 DEGREES AT 139 PM CST. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 67 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1956. THIS TEMPERATURE WAS 29 DEGREES WARMER THAN THE NORMAL HIGH OF 41 DEGREES FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. TEMPERATURE RECORDS AT GRAND ISLAND DATE BACK TO 1896. THE TEMPERATURE AT HASTINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN HASTINGS NEBRASKA REACHED 68 DEGREES AT 326 PM CST. THIS TIES THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 68 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1956. THIS TEMPERATURES WAS 27 DEGREES WARMER THAN THE NORMAL HIGH OF 41 DEGREES FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. AT 304 PM THE TEMPERATURE IN LINCOLN REACHED 68 DEGREES. THIS ESTABLISHED A RECORD HIGH FOR DECEMBER 2. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 65 DEGREES SET IN 1988 AND 1956. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 73 DEGREES WAS SET AT SPRINGFIELD MO TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 72 SET IN 1970. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 73 DEGREES WAS SET AT VICHY-ROLLA MO TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 71 SET IN 1982. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 73 DEGREES WAS SET AT WEST PLAINS MO TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 71 SET IN 1950. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS SET AT ST. LOUIS LAMBERT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TODAY. THE AFTERNOON HIGH WAS 75 DEGREES AT 252 PM. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 74 DEGREES SET IN 1982. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 58 DEGREES WAS SET AT THE LARAMIE WYOMING AIPORT TODAY...DECEMBER 2ND. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 56 DEGREES...WHICH WAS SET IN 1959. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 56 DEGREES WAS SET AT ABERDEEN SD TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 54 SET IN 1998. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 67 DEGREES WAS SET AT PIERRE SD TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 63 SET IN 1998. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 60 DEGREES WAS SET AT SISSETON SD TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 59 SET IN 1941.5 PM Update: The map of U.S. daily high temperatures for December 1 from Unisys shows that, except for higher elevations, sub-freezing readings were limited to the immediate Canadian border and northern New England (click to enlarge).
Among the locations in Texas already reporting record temperatures for today are: Corpus Christi (tie), Victoria (tie), Waco (tie), Dallas, Amarillo.
Original post:
December (and meteorological winter) got off to a torrid start in the U.S. yesterday as 58 new high temperature records were set in the contiguous 48 states, vs. only 2 new low temperature records. National Climatic Data Center reports show that 36 high temperature records were set or tied at official National Weather Service (ASOS) reporting locations, mainly in Texas, but also in Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. The preliminary list, from the NCDC (alphabetically by state):
Location Record Previous/Date Period of record AZ WINSLOW AP 71 70 12/1/2005 104 KS TOPEKA ASOS 69 67 12/1/1998 64 NE NORTH PLATTE RGNL AP 71 71 12/1/1994 63 NE SIDNEY MUNI AIRPORT 68 65 12/1/1951 44 NM CAVERN CITY AIRPORT 81 80 12/1/1932 72 NM ROSWELL IND AP 80 77 12/1/1995 65 NM ALBUQUERQUE INTL AP 66 66 12/1/1980 81 OK HOBART MUNI AIRPORT 80 79 12/1/1950 102 OK TULSA INTL AP 77 77 12/1/1950 71 OK BARTLESVILLE MUNI AP 77 77 12/1/1950 87 OK OKLAHOMA CITY AP 77 76 12/1/1982 69 OK PONCA CITY MUNI AP 74 73 12/1/1998 66 TX CORPUS CHRISTI AP 87 83 12/1/2011 66 TX COTULLA LA SALLE AP 86 86 12/1/1978 59 TX CHILDRESS MUNI AP 86 81 12/1/1961 68 TX MINERAL WELLS AP 84 84 12/1/1950 62 TX CLG STN EASTERWD AP 84 81 12/1/1954 61 TX AUSTIN BERGSTROM 84 83 12/1/1954 39 TX VICTORIA ASOS 84 84 12/1/1954 57 TX WINK FAA AP 84 81 12/1/2007 70 TX FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD 83 83 12/1/1950 46 TX WICHITA FALLS MUNI AP 83 82 12/1/1950 88 TX WACO RGNL AP 83 81 12/1/1970 82 TX DAL-FTW WSCMO AP 83 83 12/1/1950 64 TX HOUSTON HOBBY AP 83 82 12/1/1970 71 TX HOUSTON BUSH INTL AP 83 82 12/1/1970 43 TX SAN ANGELO MATHIS 83 82 12/1/1950 65 TX AUSTIN-CAMP MABRY 83 82 12/1/1954 81 TX HONDO MUNI AP 81 81 12/1/1982 42 TX PALACIOS MUNI AP 81 80 12/1/1967 67 TX DALLAS FAA AP 81 81 12/1/1970 82 TX SAN ANTONIO INT'L AP 80 80 12/1/1954 65 TX MIDLAND INTL AP 80 80 12/1/2007 64 TX LUBBOCK INTL AP 79 76 12/1/1995 98 TX LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP 79 78 12/1/1982 39 TX EL PASO AP 75 74 12/1/1954 70
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