Selected cities across Argentina are used to project the peak of the developing heatwave and the eventual demise as cooling thunderstorms arrive early next week. Maximum temperatures during the period are generally in the 105-110F range cooling to the 70's and low 80's early next week due to much needed rainfall.

According to the Rutgers University Snow Laboratory the North America rank for December 2021 snow cover was 26 of the last 56 years whereas 1 is most snowy and 56 is least snowy. Alaska had a second consecutive month of record snow in December.

Another moderate and possibly heavy snowfall event for THU/FRI this week in the Mid-Atlantic to New England States. Early next week a blast of bitter cold is looking more likely.

A look at the morning CIC Energy Report identifies December 2021 as the second warmest this century in the U.S. based on gas population weight HDD which was 688 trailing only 640 HDD in 2015.