Mainly fine, dry & sunny start.

Last edited: Thursday, December 12, 2013

December began with a quasi-stationary frontal boundary to our south and high pressure to our north. There was no rain and 7.6 hours of sunshine. The high was 69ºF/21ºC and the low 64ºF/18ºC. The 2nd brought light winds under continued high pressure influence with a high of 73ºF/23ºC, a low of 64ºF/18ºC and 8.3 hours of sunshine. A brief late-night shower brought 0.01" of rain as winds increased from the southeast. A deepening low to the west pushed an early morning front through on the 3rd, with early rain and thunder (0.57"). Strong west winds held much of the day with a high of 72ºF/22ºC, a low of 65ºF/19ºC and 8.4 hours of sun. High pressure then built over the area Wednesday the 4th with a high of 71ºF/22ºC and a low of 66ºF/19ºC and 8.6 hours of sun. Thursday the 5th through Monday the 9th then remained fine and largely dry under the influence of dominant high pressure close to the area. Temperatures peaked at 73ºF/23ºC on the 8th, with the lowest reading recorded early on the 9th at 63ºF/17ºC. It was very sunny, with sunshine amounts averaging near 9 hours each day, and peaking at 9.5 hours on the 5th. A light evening shower on the 9th produces just a trace of rain.
On Tuesday the 10th the dominant ridge began to weaken, allowing strengthening southwesterly winds well ahead of a slowly advancing front. The high reached 74ºF/24ºC after a low of 66ºF/19ºC, with 5.6 hours of sunshine and no rain. The 11th saw strong winds ahead of a morning frontal passage, and an early high of 73F/23C. The front stalled near Bermuda with periods of light precipitation giving 0.11", a low of 62F/17C and 0.9 hours of sunshine.

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Unless otherwise stated, all statistical data are based on observations taken at the Bermuda International Airport.