Excerpt from Cooperative Economic Insect Report, Vol. 13: December 27, 1963

High pressure and low temperatures prevailed over the eastern two-thirds of the Nation during most of the week. Numerous stations registered their lowest temperatures of the season. In north carolina, it was one of the coldest weeks in recent years. The temperature at Tampa, Florida, dropped to 31° Thursday morning. At International Falls, Minnesota, the maximum Thursday was 14° below zero. Skies were mostly clear in the arctic air mass that controlled the weather during the first part of the week. Frequent snow flurries occurred from the central Great Plains eastward. The arctic air, moving across the relatively warm waters of the Great Lakes, piled up narrow but deep snow belts along the eastern shores of the Lakes. Snow at Muskegon, Michigan, accumulated to a depth of 18 inches by Monday evening, December 16.

Temperatures moderated somewhat as the huge mound of cold air moved eastward.

The temperature at Evansville, Indiana, rose to above freezing Tuesday afternoon before a second mass of cold air moved down through mid - America. Muskegon, Michigan, received an additional 6 inches of snow by Tuesday evening and the snow continued to fall, accumulating to 27 inches by Monday, December 23.

While unseasonably cold weather continued over the vast area from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean, the weather west of the Rockies was comparatively mild. Afternoon temperatures in the far southwest exceeded 60° on most afternoons. Generous rains fell in the extreme northwest where some stations received rain every day.

Snow fell during the weekend over most of the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains. Memphis, Tennessee, received more than a foot of snow. The Weather Bureau issued heavy snow and glaze warnings to help stockmen protect their animals and for travelers on the highways. Central Arkansas received one of the heaviest snows of the century. Ice, with some snow mixed, became 2 inches thick at Vicksburg, Mississippi. The ice in Mississippi caused considerable damage to timber and to telephone and power lines, and made highway travel extremely hazardous. The temperature at Memphis, Tennessee, dropped to 13° below zero on on Tuesday morning, December 24, setting a new alltime record for that station. The prospects for a white Christmas were certain for most of the eastern two thirds of the Nation. For many southern locations, it would be the first white Christmas in many years.

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