Highlights

December for King Salmon was much warmer than normal, with a monthly mean of 31.6°F observed, a whopping 13.0°F above normal. The highest temperature for the month was 49°F on the 30^th, which also broke the record for that day by 6°F, set in 2009, while the coldest was 8°F on the 21^st. Numerous high daily temperatures were set throughout the month: on the 7^th, the 47°F observed for the day broke the 2013 record by 2°F, the next day, the 48°F observed broke the old record for that day set back in 1937 by 1°F, and on the 29^th the 48°F observed broke the 1967 record by 3°F.

Precipitation was higher than normal with a record 1.96" of precipitation for the month, 0.73" above normal. 0.47" of that precipitation fell on the 31^st, which broke the record for that day by 0.19", originally set in 1961. Snowfall was 79% of the 9.5" expected, with just 7.5" of snowfall recorded. The highest wind speed was 59 mph on the 29^th from an easterly direction, while the mean wind speed was 10.2 mph.