(Atlantic, Iowa) – The last month of 2021 in Atlantic 12 degrees warmer and slightly less than one-inch drier than normal. The Average High for December was 45. The Average Low was 20. We received just .16″ of precipitation during the entire month, including .2″ melted snow on the 10th. December 15th was the warmest day, with a record-breaking 72 degrees, followed by December 2nd, when we set a record High of 65.

There were no record Low temps set for the month. The coldest morning was on Dec. 31, when we bottomed-out the mercury at 4 degrees. During the month of January in Atlantic, we typically see a little over eight-tenths of an inch of precipitation (Including melted snowfall). The Average High is 29, and the average Low is 9 Degrees.

We’ll let you know how the data compared to those stats, when we compile the data next month.