So far, December has been very mild and Eric Schmidt of EJS weather in Newton Illinois says after a cooler day on Friday the mild condition will return and last at least through the end of the year.

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So don’t plan on a White Christmas this year. Schmidt credits the strong El Nino for the mild weather in the Eastern U.S. and says it could continue well into January… On the other hand the Western U.S. is having a more normal, colder winter season.

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Meanwhile the mild December in Illinois may be one for the record books id current forecasts hold up.