December temperatures in Decorah were 6 degrees higher than average

December was a warm month in Decorah.

Decorah weather observer Richard Bernatz says the average temperature reading during December was 27.4 degrees.  That was 6.0 degrees higher than average and warmer than all but 17 of the previous 118 Decembers for which records have been kept.

A record high of 65 degrees was set on December 3rd.  That represents the highest temperature ever recorded in Decorah during a December.

Bernatz says there were 11 days with precipitation during December.  The rain and snow totaled 1.46 inches--0.28 inches above average for December.