National Weather Summary for December 30,2013 from weatherunderground.com

Weather Underground midday recap for Monday,December 30,2013

A cold frontal boundary extended from the western Gulf Coast to New England on Monday, while a separate cold front stretched from the upper Intermountain West to the northern Plains.

An area of low pressure associated with a frontal boundary pushed rainy weather to southern Texas and the western Gulf Coast on Monday. Brownsville, Texas, reported a midday total of 1.48 inches of rain, while Harlingen, Texas, reported a midday total of 1.44 inches of rain. Cold temperatures also stretched across the southern Plains and into the Mississippi Valley, as daytime highs ranged between the 30s and 40s.

Meanwhile, a blustery arctic air mass dipped southward across the upper Intermountain West, the northern Plains and upper Midwest as a cold front stretched across the region. International Falls, Minn., recorded a morning low of -36 degrees, while Cook, Minn., recorded a morning low of -34 degrees. Winter weather advisories were also issued in eastern Montana and western North Dakota as snowy conditions approached the area.

Along the West Coast, light showers pushed across western Washington and parts of northwestern Oregon due to an onshore flow from the Pacific. The remainder of the western third of the country stayed clear of wet weather as a ridge of high pressure continued to build over the eastern Pacific. San Diego, Calif., recorded a midday high of 71 degrees.