Statewide, the month of December is normally the third driest month of the year. That was true here in Atlantic, where rain and melted snowfall amounted to just .7” (Seven-tenths of an inch). Normally, we would see 1.11 inches. The most precipitation during December happened on the 28^th, when we received .6” rain here at the KJAN Studios. The most snow (.6”) fell on the 15^th.

The average High for last month was nearly 41-degrees (40.9), which was 8-degrees warmer than normal. The warmest (and record-setting) day, was on Christmas Day, when we topped out 60-degrees. The average Low of 20 (19.9), was 5-degrees warmer than normal. Our coldest mornings were on the 17^th and 18th, when we bottomed out at 9-degrees both days.

During the month of January, our High in Atlantic is typically around 29 (29.4), and the average Low is 9 (9.3). Precipitation (rain and/or melted snow) is normally around .84” (a little more than ¾ of an inch).