County: Baker City: Macclenny State: Florida Station Name: Baker County 1 Station # :BC01 Lat:30.15N Long:82.07W
Continuing with a theme that has occurred all year, December was a hot month. Highest Temp was 86.5º on 12/1. The Average Normal High is 67.6º.
Although after Christmas it began to cool off with lowest temp of the December @ 31.1º with the dew point at 26.0Fº on 12/31.
The dew point was lower @ 24.6º the previous morning(12/30). More than 25 days was the high temp above 70º.
December was the 3rd month in a row with drought conditons in the 2nd drought period of 1998. The first was from April-July. 0.43"/3.36" of rain fell.
That is about 12.7% of normal rainfall.
DECEMBER 1998 MONTHLY SUMMARY
| highest temp | 86.5F 12/1/98 | total precipitation | 0.43" | lowest wind chill | 2.7F 12/30/98 | highest pressure | 30.34" 12/20/98 |
| lowest temp | 31.1F 12/31/98 | total snowfall | 0.00" | highest heat index | 90.0F 12/5/98 | lowest pressure | 29.72" 12/29/98 |
| average temp | 66.8F | normal precipitation | 3.36" | average pressure | 30.03" | ||
| rain /t-storm days | 4 | % of normal precip | 12.7% | highest wind speed | 125.00 mph 12/11/98 | ||
| heating deg days | 123.8 | highest dew point | 73.3F 12/13/98 | Normal High Temp. | 67.6F | ||
| cooling deg days | 100.3 | lowest dew point | 24.6F 12/30/98 | Normal Low Temp. | 40.8F | ||
| average dew point | 48.95F |