New York City Sees Record Warmth On Christmas Eve

Temperatures are circled are forecast to be within one degree of record highs.

Salisbury had its warmest Christmas on record this year, surpassing the previous high temperature from 83 years ago.

Forecasters say Georgia will get drenched by up to 100-millimetres of rain by Christmas Day, prompting officials to issue flood watches for part of that state.

Shippensburg’s record high temperature for Christmas Day was broken by 1 degree as of 1 p.m. According to Shippensburg University Weather, the record high temperature had been set in 1955 when thermometers showed 62 degrees.

The National Weather Service forecasted a chance of rain throughout the daylight hours, with areas of fog and a high of 69 across the state.

Well, at this point, any last hopes of a wintery, white Christmas have been consumed by the flames of the Heat Miser.

The National Weather Service warned that a narrow band of rain of thunderstorms capable of causing damaging winds in Oswego County and northern Cayuga County was possible. Albany’s 58 degrees Thursday morning broke the previous record of 57 set on December 24, 1941. Look for highs closer to 60 Wednesday with lows near 40, which would bring us back closer to seasonal temperatures. Otherwise, there won’t be any big weather hazards, just unseasonably warm weather. In fact, temperature records may fall along the East Coast.

Temperature difference from normal over eastern U.S. Christmas Eve morning as analyzed by GFS model.

Houston joined a number of USA cities in experiencing record-smashing warmth during the holiday. Temperatures continue to run well above seasonal averages for this time of year. The high on Christmas Day is expected to beat a daily record, after the high on Christmas Eve did.

Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips said about 85 per cent of Canadians will have a green Christmas this year.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

People living or traveling in and near Sandusky can expect more jacket-free, mitten-less weather coming up for Christmas.