Barling climate

Barling Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ft Smith Rgnl AP, 5.5 km from Barling

Average highs run from 57°F on December 1 to 51°F on December 31, and lows from 35°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.48 in over about 8 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 Barling, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
3.48 in
Snowfall
0.6 in
Record high
84°FDec 27, 2025
Record low
-5°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 57 min to 9 h 49 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
7.2 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 157°F35°F77°F 198218°F 197525%1%
Dec 257°F35°F78°F 201215°F 198525%1%
Dec 357°F35°F80°F 201221°F 197425%1%
Dec 456°F35°F79°F 200120°F 197425%1%
Dec 556°F34°F79°F 195617°F 195025%1%
Dec 656°F34°F76°F 19669°F 195025%1%
Dec 755°F34°F81°F 19666°F 195025%1%
Dec 855°F34°F80°F 199111°F 200526%1%
Dec 955°F33°F73°F 20219°F 200526%1%
Dec 1055°F33°F80°F 202113°F 199526%1%
Dec 1154°F33°F77°F 194916°F 195726%1%
Dec 1254°F33°F75°F 20157°F 196226%1%
Dec 1354°F33°F80°F 194810°F 195826%1%
Dec 1453°F32°F73°F 19756°F 195826%1%
Dec 1553°F32°F79°F 19484°F 195826%1%
Dec 1653°F32°F76°F 20065°F 198926%1%
Dec 1753°F32°F76°F 200610°F 197926%1%
Dec 1853°F32°F73°F 20028°F 196426%1%
Dec 1952°F32°F77°F 19788°F 194526%1%
Dec 2052°F31°F71°F 194911°F 198925%1%
Dec 2152°F31°F74°F 20174°F 198925%1%
Dec 2252°F31°F73°F 19821°F 198925%1%
Dec 2352°F31°F81°F 2025-5°F 198925%1%
Dec 2451°F31°F80°F 19550°F 198325%1%
Dec 2551°F31°F79°F 2025-1°F 198325%1%
Dec 2651°F31°F80°F 20255°F 198325%1%
Dec 2751°F31°F84°F 202518°F 195025%1%
Dec 2851°F30°F82°F 202516°F 198325%1%
Dec 2951°F30°F77°F 19845°F 198325%1%
Dec 3051°F30°F79°F 19512°F 198325%1%
Dec 3151°F30°F82°F 19516°F 197625%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Barling, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 5:05 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 5:15 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013964 (Ft Smith Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013964, 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.