Grant County climate

Grant County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sheridan, 3.3 km from Grant County

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 5.49 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 Grant County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
5.49 in
Record high
80°FDec 5, 1956
Record low
-2°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 02 min to 9 h 54 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
5.1 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°F78°F 197012°F 197623%0%
Dec 257°F34°F76°F 195012°F 196023%0%
Dec 357°F34°F78°F 202119°F 194423%0%
Dec 456°F34°F79°F 200520°F 197423%0%
Dec 556°F34°F80°F 195619°F 191123%0%
Dec 656°F34°F77°F 195616°F 193723%0%
Dec 756°F34°F78°F 19668°F 195024%0%
Dec 855°F33°F80°F 193914°F 200624%0%
Dec 955°F33°F74°F 195211°F 193724%0%
Dec 1055°F33°F75°F 20078°F 199524%0%
Dec 1154°F33°F76°F 199615°F 193724%0%
Dec 1254°F33°F76°F 20159°F 195724%0%
Dec 1354°F33°F78°F 20157°F 196224%0%
Dec 1454°F32°F78°F 19485°F 195824%0%
Dec 1553°F32°F74°F 19480°F 195824%0%
Dec 1653°F32°F75°F 19087°F 194324%0%
Dec 1753°F32°F77°F 19849°F 194324%0%
Dec 1853°F32°F77°F 201613°F 194324%0%
Dec 1953°F32°F74°F 19789°F 198124%0%
Dec 2052°F31°F73°F 19677°F 194524%0%
Dec 2152°F31°F72°F 196711°F 199623%0%
Dec 2252°F31°F73°F 2010-1°F 198923%1%
Dec 2352°F31°F74°F 1964-2°F 198923%1%
Dec 2452°F31°F80°F 19550°F 196323%1%
Dec 2552°F31°F77°F 19820°F 198323%1%
Dec 2651°F31°F80°F 20215°F 198323%1%
Dec 2751°F31°F79°F 201517°F 201023%1%
Dec 2851°F30°F76°F 202110°F 193823%1%
Dec 2951°F30°F78°F 202510°F 196123%1%
Dec 3051°F30°F77°F 19511°F 198323%1%
Dec 3151°F30°F80°F 19512°F 198324%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Grant County, 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 (CST).

December 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 5:00 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 5:10 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00036562 (Sheridan), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00030582, 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.