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December Daily Records for Syracuse, NY
Period of Record: 1950-Present
| | Maximum Temperature | Minimum Temperature | Rainfall | Snowfall |
| Date | High | Year | Low | Year | High | Year | Low | Year | Maximum | Year | Maximum | Year |
| 01 | 68 | 2006 | 20 | 1989 | 46 | (2001) | 3 | (1989) | 1.36 | 2010 | 8.6 | 2002 |
| 02 | 65 | 1998 | 21 | 1966 | 43 | (2012) | 3 | (1989) | 1.00 | 1986 | 9.2 | 2005 |
| 03 | 65 | 1982 | 15 | 1976 | 51 | (1982) | -8 | (1976) | 0.71 | 1991 | 11.4 | 2005 |
| 04 | 70 | 2012 | 15 | 1989 | 46 | (1973) | -6 | (1966) | 1.43 | 1950 | 8.4 | 2007 |
| 05 | 69 | 2001 | 24 | 2007 | 52 | (2001) | 6 | (1980) | 1.05 | 1994 | 15.2 | 1991 |
| 06 | 72 | 2001 | 18 | 1954 | 50 | (1951) | 6 | (2007) | 1.06 | 1971 | 12.2 | 2010 |
| 07 | 70 | 1998 | 22 | 1970 | 50 | (1951) | 8 | (2000) | 1.40 | 1959 | 9.3 | 2010 |
| 08 | 69 | 1966 | 18 | 1976 | 50 | (1966) | 1 | (1976) | 0.98 | 1974 | 14.9 | 2010 |
| 09 | 67 | 1966 | 19 | 1976 | 47 | (1966) | -3 | (1989) | 1.21 | 1973 | 7.4 | 1981 |
| 10 | 70 | 1966 | 11 | 1968 | 48 | (1952) | -1 | (1982) | 1.08 | 2012 | 8.4 | 1978 |
| 11 | 63 | 1979 | 13 | 1977 | 46 | (1979) | -7 | (1977) | 1.76 | 1952 | 5.9 | 1950 |
| 12 | 61 | 1979 | 12 | 1988 | 41 | (1964) | -10 | (1988) | 1.23 | 1983 | 6.1 | 2003 |
| 13 | 59 | 1991 | 16 | 1962 | 44 | (2001) | -5 | (1982) | 1.48 | 1996 | 5.9 | 1951 |
| 14 | 60 | 1975 | 16 | 2005 | 46 | (1975) | -8 | (2005) | 1.64 | 1977 | 14.8 | 2003 |
| 15 | 62 | 1975 | 18 | 2007 | 45 | (2011) | 4 | (2005) | 0.55 | 1971 | 11.9 | 2010 |
| 16 | 55 | 1971 | 13 | 1951 | 40 | (1996) | 1 | (1951) | 0.85 | 2007 | 10.7 | 2007 |
| 17 | 62 | 2000 | 13 | 1973 | 38 | (1996) | 5 | (1991) | 0.63 | 1973 | 12.2 | 1973 |
| 18 | 50 | 2006 | 15 | 1973 | 39 | (2012) | -2 | (1979) | 0.87 | 1990 | 7.6 | 2003 |
| 19 | 59 | 1957 | 14 | 1975 | 41 | (1957) | -7 | (1973) | 0.57 | 2008 | 9.5 | 2008 |
| 20 | 66 | 1957 | 6 | 2004 | 55 | (1957) | -11 | (1983) | 0.65 | 1978 | 9.6 | 2000 |
| 21 | 58 | 1988 | 10 | 1955 | 39 | (1953) | -20 | (1955) | 1.02 | 1993 | 8.8 | 1977 |
| 22 | 62 | 1990 | 6 | 1989 | 54 | (1990) | -13 | (1989) | 0.78 | 2006 | 13.5 | 2008 |
| 23 | 61 | 1957 | 10 | 1969 | 40 | (2006) | -6 | (1989) | 0.77 | 2007 | 4.6 | 2009 |
| 24 | 58 | 1965 | 14 | 1969 | 44 | (1979) | -14 | (1989) | 0.60 | 1990 | 4.9 | 1968 |
| 25 | 64 | 1964 | -2 | 1980 | 45 | (1964) | -22 | (1980) | 1.11 | 1978 | 15.6 | 1978 |
| 26 | 60 | 1982 | 8 | 1968 | 42 | (1964) | -7 | (1980) | 0.63 | 1957 | 14.6 | 1969 |
| 27 | 55 | 2008 | 12 | 1989 | 35 | (1954) | -11 | (1989) | 1.45 | 2012 | 8.3 | 2000 |
| 28 | 64 | 1984 | 16 | 2000 | 40 | (1982) | -5 | (1960) | 1.29 | 1968 | 11.1 | 1989 |
| 29 | 65 | 1984 | 15 | 2000 | 43 | (1984) | -9 | (1993) | 1.18 | 1984 | 5.7 | 1987 |
| 30 | 58 | 1990 | 12 | 1987 | 41 | (1992) | -6 | (1962) | 1.40 | 1997 | 18.6 | 1997 |
| 31 | 62 | 1965 | 9 | 1962 | 51 | (1965) | -6 | (1983) | 0.70 | 1989 | 8.7 | 2000 |
December Extremes:
Daily
- Record High: 72 °F on the 6th in 2001
- Record Low: -22 °F on the 25th in 1980
- Lowest Maximum: 55 °F on the 20th in 1957
- Highest Minimum: -2 °F on the 25th in 1980
- Maximum Precipitation: 1.76" on the 11th in 1952
- Maximum Snowfall: 18.6" on the 30th in 1997
Daily Top Five:
Highest Temperature (°F)
| Rank | Highest | Date | Year |
| 1 | 72 | 6 | 2001 |
| 2 | 70 | 4 | 2012 |
| 3 | 70 | 7 | 1998 |
| 4 | 70 | 10 | 1966 |
| 5 | 69 | 5 | 2001 |
Lowest Temperature (°F)
| Rank | Lowest | Date | Year |
| 1 | -22 | 25 | 1980 |
| 2 | -20 | 21 | 1955 |
| 3 | -14 | 24 | 1989 |
| 4 | -13 | 22 | 1989 |
| 5 | -11 | 27 | 1989 |
Highest Precipitation (inches)
| Rank | Highest | Date | Year |
| 1 | 1.76 | 11 | 1952 |
| 2 | 1.64 | 14 | 1977 |
| 3 | 1.48 | 13 | 1996 |
| 4 | 1.45 | 4 | 2012 |
| 5 | 1.43 | 4 | 1950 |
Highest Snowfall (inches)
| Rank | Highest | Date | Year |
| 1 | 18.6 | 30 | 1997 |
| 2 | 15.6 | 25 | 1978 |
| 3 | 15.2 | 5 | 1991 |
| 4 | 14.9 | 8 | 2010 |
| 5 | 14.8 | 14 | 2003 |
Month's Top Five:
Month's Average Temperature (Normal: 29.4 °F):
Warmest:
| Rank | Value | Year |
| 1 | 37.4 | 2006 |
| 2 | 36.8 | 2001 |
| 3 | 35.9 | 2011 |
| 4 | 35.4 | 1998 |
| 5 | 35.3 | 2012 |
Coldest:
| Rank | Value | Year |
| 1 | 14.7 | 1998 |
| 2 | 19.4 | 1958 |
| 3 | 20.8 | 1963 |
| 4 | 21.6 | 2000 |
| 5 | 21.6 | 1955 |
Month's Precipitation (Normal: 3.22"):
Wettest:
| Rank | Value | Year |
| 1 | 7.57 | 2012 |
| 2 | 5.50 | 1983 |
| 3 | 5.24 | 1990 |
| 4 | 5.04 | 2007 |
| 5 | 5.01 | 1959 |
Driest:
| Rank | Value | Year |
| 1 | 1.40 | 1999 |
| 2 | 1.73 | 1958 |
| 3 | 1.74 | 1998 |
| 4 | 1.80 | 1985 |
| 5 | 1.80 | 1976 |
Month's Snowfall (Normal: 32.7"):
Greatest:
| Rank | Value | Year |
| 1 | 72.8 | 2010 |
| 2 | 70.3 | 2000 |
| 3 | 64.6 | 1989 |
| 4 | 57.3 | 2008 |
| 5 | 53.0 | 2005 |
Least:
| Rank | Value | Year |
| 1 | 5.9 | 1994 |
| 2 | 6.6 | 2011 |
| 3 | 7.1 | 1965 |
| 4 | 7.3 | 2001 |
| 5 | 8.8 | 1986 |
Page last updated: 03/29/2013
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Please note this information is preliminary and subject to revision. Official and certified climatic data
can be accessed at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
(http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html).
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