The average high temperature only dipped less than three degrees in December from November’s average high at the KMMO studio in Marshall.
According to statistics provided by the National Weather Service, the average high temperature was 46.9 degrees in December, as compared to 49.4 degrees in November. The high of 68 degrees was recorded on December 26.
The average low temperature of 29.1 degrees in December actually was slightly above the 28.8-degree average registered in November. The low of 14 degrees was recorded on December 17, 18 and 19.
Measurable precipitation was registered on only five of the 31 days- totaling 2.14 inches- nearly a full inch more than the 1.15 total in November. Last month’s total included 1.43 inches on December 29.