{"id":18172,"date":"2017-12-01T15:16:38","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T22:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=18172"},"modified":"2017-12-01T15:20:26","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T22:20:26","slug":"thorntons-december-preview-will-there-be-an-end-to-the-mild-dry-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/thorntons-december-preview-will-there-be-an-end-to-the-mild-dry-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Thornton\u2019s December preview: Will there be an end to the mild, dry conditions?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"November proved to be an extraordinarily warm and dry month. Does December have hope for relief?<\/p>\n

The month of December brings with it the official start of winter and oftentimes, colder and snowier weather conditions.<\/p>\n

It however can also offer unseasonably warm temperatures and bone dry conditions. \u00a0Given our recent mild and dry weather, we are certainly hoping for a change in the coming month.<\/p>\n

Overall December’s monthly mean temperature of 30.0 degrees (1981 – 2010 averages) makes it our coldest month. \u00a0Snow is always on everyone’s mind this time of year but December is only our 3rd snowiest month behind March and November with an average of 8.5 inches of the white stuff.<\/p>\n

Get all the details on Thornton\u2019s December weather including a look back at historical events and a look at the long range forecast in our December weather preview here.<\/a><\/p>\n