December was a crazy month for weather in my area, including a record low and near-record high within 8 days of each other.

The summary, which won't be very interesting to people who don't live here, can be found at:
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2009/jan/02/december-weather-review/

What I would emphasize to Boulderites and to humans is the closing sentence of the article: "All of 2008 — At an average of 51.2 degrees, the coldest year since 1997."