Is it just us or does it seem like just about anyone you talk to has been bracing for a brutal January after the unusually warm December that just passed? They say it with such conviction that you’re really starting to believe it.
While Bing Crosby may have been crooning about a white Christmas in stereos across the Treasure Valley, Mother Nature was doing something very different in the Boise area. It’s normal for Boise to see 5.6 inches of snow in December. In 2025? A trace of snowfall was recorded on December 18 and 27, but there was no measurable snowfall the entire month.
In December, the Boise area normally sees high temperatures hover around 39º but this winter? The average high was 50.1º. In fact, there were four days where the temperature was 60º or warmer, including Christmas Eve.
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After weeks of above-average temperatures, many Idahoans are convinced we’d pay for it later. Reality is starting to set in. While in the grand scheme of things, the weather continues to be fairly nice, 34º feels “stupid cold” after all those 50-60º days we had in December. We might not be dashing through the snow, but it’s starting to feel more like winter has finally arrived. But according to the Farmer’s Almanac long-range forecast the rest of this winter won’t be nearly as harsh as some feared.
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