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December 2024 Monthly National Snow and Ice Report

NCEI Monthly Report · last updated
Approximately 26 percent of the contiguous U.S. (CONUS) was covered by snow at the beginning of December according to NOAA’s National Snow Analysis. Snow covered much of the mountainous West, Northern Tier, Great Lakes, Northeast and parts of the Midwest. Snow cover decreased steadily over the subsequent week and reached a minimum extent for the month of 17 percent on the 9th.