North Fork climate

North Fork Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pinetop 2E, 14.1 km from North Fork

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 44°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.52 in over about 7 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at North Fork, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
2.52 in
Snowfall
15.6 in
Record high
68°FDec 1, 2003
Record low
-22°FDec 23, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 04 min to 9 h 56 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
59%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
7.4 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 148°F22°F68°F 20035°F 197620%12%
Dec 248°F22°F65°F 19951°F 199120%12%
Dec 348°F21°F67°F 19777°F 199120%13%
Dec 447°F21°F64°F 19775°F 199121%13%
Dec 547°F21°F68°F 19959°F 200521%13%
Dec 647°F20°F65°F 1970-1°F 201121%14%
Dec 747°F20°F66°F 1970-9°F 197821%14%
Dec 846°F20°F66°F 1996-12°F 197822%14%
Dec 946°F20°F66°F 1981-11°F 197822%15%
Dec 1046°F19°F65°F 1987-7°F 197822%15%
Dec 1146°F19°F62°F 1977-1°F 197822%15%
Dec 1245°F19°F67°F 20041°F 197822%15%
Dec 1345°F19°F67°F 2010-5°F 200123%16%
Dec 1445°F18°F65°F 1969-3°F 198723%16%
Dec 1545°F18°F67°F 1969-2°F 197523%16%
Dec 1645°F18°F64°F 19692°F 201523%16%
Dec 1745°F18°F66°F 2025-2°F 197123%16%
Dec 1845°F18°F61°F 20230°F 197123%17%
Dec 1944°F18°F66°F 20252°F 197124%17%
Dec 2044°F18°F64°F 20031°F 196524%17%
Dec 2144°F18°F66°F 19692°F 196524%17%
Dec 2244°F18°F68°F 2025-12°F 196724%17%
Dec 2344°F17°F68°F 2025-22°F 199024%17%
Dec 2444°F17°F61°F 1971-15°F 196724%17%
Dec 2544°F17°F63°F 2005-9°F 196724%17%
Dec 2644°F18°F62°F 2006-11°F 199024%17%
Dec 2744°F18°F61°F 2017-7°F 199024%17%
Dec 2844°F18°F61°F 1998-10°F 196624%17%
Dec 2944°F18°F65°F 2017-8°F 196624%17%
Dec 3044°F18°F66°F 2017-8°F 196624%17%
Dec 3144°F18°F59°F 2017-3°F 196924%17%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at North Fork, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 5:11 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 5:21 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00026601 (Pinetop 2E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00027855, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.