There’s a good chance of a December ahead that’s actually warmer than the November we just finished, according to the state climatologist. Harry Hillaker says it was a particularly chilly November and the snowiest November Iowa’s seen in 23 years.

Some Iowans love the snow, but many were unhappy at the amount of flakes that fell during the month, especially since it’s still technically still fall until December 21st.

Hillaker says December could bring some warmer weather to the state.

The month ahead could also end up being above-normal for precipitation. He cautions, even with the prediction it will be warmer than normal, it may still be cold enough to snow, and with the above-normal precip prediction, that could mean a very snowy December.