There were large big declines in Arctic snow cover ... 80s to Delaware and Washington and stretching south to Northern Florida. December saw record warmth as well, including the mildest Christmas ...

So, the current 16.9 percent is less than half of normal for the week before Christmas. Last year snow cover was 43.6 percent at this time. The lowest snow cover on this date in modern record ...

The mercury hit 83 degrees in San Luis Obispo on Thursday, just beating the day’s 82-degree high temperature record set in 2000 ... Coast may even have a rainy Christmas Eve, with a high ...