Even if you do n’t end up putting grandma on a hoverboard , this Christmas Eve is set to be the weirdest in recent memory . No jacket demand for much of the normally glacial East Coast , while the West Coast freezes its normally balmy buns off ? Here ’s a look at the meteoric surreality of the December 24 forecast .
First , rent ’s review . June was the hottest June on criminal record . July was the hot July on record . August was the hottest August on criminal record . September was the red-hot September on disk . October was the hottest October on record . November was the hottest November on record . The calendar month ’s not over yet , but in all likeliness , December will be the hot December on disc . And even if it ’s not ( which it will be ) , this hebdomad in exceptional is one for the record books , hand over the warmest Christmas Eve ever for much of the land .
One of the most telling Christmas Eve temperature anomaly maps I ’ve ever see at this lead time . Record Warmth.pic.twitter.com/zsZQMcYTLp
— Mike Ventrice ( @MJVentrice)December 14 , 2015
A jet stream shoved way north due to warm ocean temps — yes , El Niño - touch on , but not technically El Niño , yet — has created this atmospheric condition convention , nicknamed the Blowtorch . ( They could have come up with a much more Christmasy name than that . Chestnut Roaster ? ) This means the US is essentially split into two very different atmospheric condition stories . The West Coast is moth-eaten ( although not tape - breakingly stale ) , while the Eastern one-half of the country is getting shell with criminal record - breaking heating system .
Wo n’t feel like#winterfor those east of the Rocky Mountains on#Christmasday ! Temps 10 - 30 degree above normal possible!pic.twitter.com / cKNsPARDe0
— NWS Weather Prediction Center ( @NWSWPC)December 22 , 2015
How red-hot are we talking ? “ At least 90 of the 236 weather - observing situation in the Lower 48 states will be within three grade of a day-by-day phonograph record mellow for December 24,”according to Weather.com . That ’s 25 country that will in all probability see their warm Xmas ever . Here ’s what that look like .
Most cities on the East Coast will break their high temperature records tomorrow
Boston , New York City , Buffalo , Philadelphia , Washington DC , Atlanta , Raleigh , Tampa , Cleveland , Houston , Orlando … the list goes on and on and on .
Look at all the cities ( circled ) forecast to be nigh / above disk highs Christmas Eve : https://t.co / CzpiQ9t0ripic.twitter.com / ZBbfciomSO
— Capital Weather Gang ( @capitalweather)December 23 , 2015
All of these urban center are forecasted to report record - high temperatures . In some caseful , the temperature will be up to 30 degrees higher than middling . Which lead to my next mapping …
Many of those cities will break those records at 12:00 a.m.
This is the crazy part . Not only are all those city breaking their temperature record , they ’re shatter them : Some of the low temperatures will be high than the record high gear .
If the GFS is correct , we ’ll break Christmas Eve ’s record book gamey ( 61 ) as soon as the clock mint midnight . Ridiculous.pic.twitter.com/JDNaKKWLIL
— Eric Fisher ( @ericfisher)December 23 , 2015
That means most of these places will break the phonograph recording the minute the clock strikes midnight . And it will only get warmer from there . For example , in Boston , it only demand to arrive at 61 to get around the record . The mellow is forecasted to be 67 .
New York City’s Christmas Eve will be warmer than LA’s Christmas
Just to show you one of the most dramatic East Coast - West Coast comparisons , allow ’s look at NYC vs. LA . New York City is already image one of the largest temperature anomalies on the East Coast : The calculate Sir David Low of 59 is higher than the record high gear of 56 readiness on Christmas Eve of 1988 .
Temps Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will feel more like September or October . Numerous criminal record highs in jeopardy.pic.twitter.com/5RA95tYcpC
— NWS New York NY ( @NWSNewYorkNY)December 23 , 2015
But here ’s the crazy part . Los Angeles is only supposed to see a bone - chilling high of 57 on Friday . On Christmas Eve , New York will be warmer than LA will ever get on Christmas . [ Update : New York City shattered this phonograph record with a warmer low than forecasted , 61 at midnight . ]
New York City’s Christmas Eve may be warmer than its 4th of July
Here ’s the biggest headway scratcher . For at least a few cities , December 24 might fetch temperatures higher than the ones recorded on July 4 . What !
NYC & Philly could see higher temporary worker on Christmas Eve than they did on July 4th : https://t.co / bvhPTuXv4Fpic.twitter.com / JBz7X4J7nu
— Breaking Weather by AccuWeather ( @breakingweather)December 23 , 2015
This one is a might : On July 4 , 2015 , New York City commemorate a highschool of 75 degree . The forecasted high for Christmas Eve is 72 or 73 … it ’s a bit of a stint , but not completely improbable . It ’s like Christmas in July , but July in Christmas .
There is a very good chance the Midwest will have tornadoes
This is the not - so - fun part . With warm unstable conditions comes the prospect for grave storm . This week , the Midwest and parts of the Southeast are see to it a higher than normal opportunity of tornado . You know , the form of thing you normally see in summertime .
SPC promote parts AR , MS , TN , KY , MO , IL to a restrained risk for tornadoes . substantial tor risk.https://t.co/OajZYAHO5gpic.twitter.com/JaKwp99eoL
— U.S. crack ( @USTornadoes)December 23 , 2015
The danger for tornadoes is relatively in high spirits but this part of the forecast do true a twenty-four hour period early : A tornado lookout man was issued for several states on December 23 , and a serial oflarge tornadoes have been spotted in Tennessee and Mississippi .
Merry Christmas !
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