Rector climate

Rector Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Paragould 1S, 31.4 km from Rector

Average highs run from 53°F on December 1 to 46°F on December 31, and lows from 35°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.62 in over about 11 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 Rector, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
4.62 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
79°FDec 3, 1982
Record low
-7°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 52 min to 9 h 44 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
33°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 153°F35°F73°F 195017°F 194435%1%
Dec 252°F34°F76°F 198214°F 194435%1%
Dec 352°F34°F79°F 19824°F 192935%1%
Dec 452°F34°F73°F 192618°F 200635%1%
Dec 552°F34°F76°F 199818°F 193536%1%
Dec 651°F34°F74°F 199810°F 195036%1%
Dec 751°F33°F75°F 196612°F 195036%1%
Dec 851°F33°F72°F 196614°F 200636%1%
Dec 950°F33°F70°F 193910°F 193736%1%
Dec 1050°F33°F74°F 197110°F 193736%1%
Dec 1150°F33°F76°F 192910°F 193736%1%
Dec 1249°F32°F75°F 19312°F 196236%1%
Dec 1349°F32°F72°F 19272°F 196236%1%
Dec 1449°F32°F76°F 194812°F 198536%1%
Dec 1549°F32°F73°F 19336°F 194336%1%
Dec 1648°F32°F73°F 19843°F 198936%2%
Dec 1748°F31°F70°F 19297°F 194336%2%
Dec 1848°F31°F71°F 19319°F 196436%2%
Dec 1948°F31°F75°F 19679°F 194536%2%
Dec 2048°F31°F71°F 19676°F 194536%2%
Dec 2147°F31°F72°F 19495°F 198936%2%
Dec 2247°F31°F68°F 1933-7°F 198936%2%
Dec 2347°F30°F72°F 1931-5°F 198936%2%
Dec 2447°F30°F75°F 1931-4°F 198936%2%
Dec 2547°F30°F73°F 1942-3°F 198336%2%
Dec 2646°F30°F75°F 1942-1°F 198335%2%
Dec 2746°F30°F70°F 20088°F 193535%2%
Dec 2846°F30°F73°F 192817°F 193335%2%
Dec 2946°F30°F72°F 19846°F 198335%2%
Dec 3046°F29°F74°F 19893°F 198335%2%
Dec 3146°F29°F79°F 19516°F 198335%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rector, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 4:46 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 4:56 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00035563 (Paragould 1S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00030806, 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.