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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1004 AM CST Wed Jan 4 2017

...December was warmer and wetter than normal at Nashville...

After three consecutive months of below normal precipitation,
Nashville finally ended its dry streak in December. The total
precipitation for December at Nashville was 6.94 inches, which was
2.70 inches above normal. This was the 13th wettest December on
record. The wettest December on record was in 1978 when 13.63
inches fell. Weather records in Nashville date back to 1870. The
greatest 24-hour precipitation for December was 2.08 inches, which
all fell on the 24th.

The average temperature for December at Nashville was 42.8
degrees, which was 2.4 degrees above normal. The average high was
52.1 degrees and the average low was 33.5 degrees. The warmest
temperature for the month was 76 degrees on Christmas Day, which
broke the previous daily record high of 73 degrees set in 1889.
This was also the 3rd warmest December high temperature on record.
The warmest December high temperature on record was 79 degrees on
December 31, 1982. The coldest temperature for the month was 17
degrees on the 20th.

0.3 inches of sleet fell on the 18th.

The average monthly wind speed was 8.4 miles per hour. The peak wind
gust was 49 miles per hour on the 17th.

There were 4 days with thunderstorms.

There were 18 days with fog and 3 days with dense fog.

1 tornado occurred in December across the state in West
Tennessee. 0 tornadoes occurred in Middle Tennessee in December.


...December was wetter and slightly warmer than normal at
Crossville...

Crossville measured 7.07 inches of precipitation in December,
which was 2.12 inches above normal. This made it the 15th wettest
December on record. Weather records date back to 1954 in
Crossville.

The average temperature for December was 39.2 degrees, which was
0.7 degrees above normal. The average high was 48.3 degrees and
the average low was 30.2 degrees. The warmest temperature for the
month was 67 degrees on Christmas Day. The coldest temperature for
the month was 14 degrees on the 10th.

The average monthly wind speed was 6.9 miles per hour. The peak wind
gust was 49 miles per hour on the 18th.

There were 3 days with thunderstorms.

There were 20 days with fog and 2 days with dense fog.


...December was near normal temperature wise and slightly wetter
than normal at Clarksville...

5.64 inches of precipitation occurred at Clarksville, which was
0.61 inches above normal. The greatest 24-hour precipitation
was 1.72 inches on the 17th and 18th.

The average temperature for December was 39 degrees, which was 0.3
degrees above normal. The average high was 48 degrees and the
average low was 30.1 degrees. The warmest temperature for the
month was 75 degrees on the 26th. The coldest temperature for the
month was 10 degrees on the 20th.

The average monthly wind speed was 7.7 miles per hour. The peak wind
gust was 47 miles per hour on the 17th.

There were 4 days with thunderstorms.

There were 22 days with fog but 0 days with dense fog.

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Jackson
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