HIGH: 41
LOW: 26
* Only the 2nd Christmas in the last 15 years to host a 40-degree high!
* Areas of standing water and flooding in the wake of heavy overnight rains.
* Mild for the season into much of the afternoon. Rain showers at times from a thick overcast.
* South to southeast winds 10 to 22 mph shift south to southwest 12 to 24 mph toward evening.
* Flurries and snow showers build to a period of steady snow overnight with several inches accumulation possible by morning.
DEC. 25 TEMPERATURES
Normal high/low: 32(degrees)/17(degrees)
Record high: 64(degrees) (1982)
Record low: -17(degrees) (1983)
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