Searles Valley climate

Searles Valley Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Trona, 1.2 km from Searles Valley

Average highs run from 64°F on December 1 to 58°F on December 31, and lows from 37°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.58 in over about 2 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 Searles Valley, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
0.58 in
Record high
81°FDec 16, 1998
Record low
8°FDec 27, 1962
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
9 h 55 min to 9 h 47 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
6.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 164°F37°F78°F 202118°F 19896%
Dec 263°F36°F77°F 199320°F 19866%
Dec 363°F36°F74°F 198820°F 19576%
Dec 463°F36°F73°F 194920°F 20116%
Dec 562°F36°F77°F 202117°F 20206%
Dec 662°F35°F75°F 200716°F 20116%
Dec 762°F35°F74°F 199517°F 20116%
Dec 861°F35°F75°F 199318°F 19986%
Dec 961°F35°F72°F 196215°F 19516%
Dec 1061°F35°F75°F 201513°F 20136%
Dec 1160°F34°F77°F 198817°F 20136%
Dec 1260°F34°F77°F 198813°F 19896%
Dec 1360°F34°F77°F 198816°F 19896%
Dec 1460°F34°F77°F 201617°F 19897%
Dec 1559°F34°F74°F 199817°F 19877%
Dec 1659°F34°F81°F 199817°F 19907%
Dec 1759°F34°F75°F 199817°F 19897%
Dec 1859°F34°F72°F 202417°F 20167%
Dec 1959°F34°F79°F 202514°F 20167%
Dec 2059°F33°F72°F 199412°F 20127%
Dec 2158°F33°F79°F 202514°F 20127%
Dec 2258°F33°F75°F 195510°F 19987%
Dec 2358°F33°F71°F 202414°F 19987%
Dec 2458°F33°F71°F 198514°F 19487%
Dec 2558°F33°F70°F 202213°F 19488%
Dec 2658°F33°F70°F 198512°F 19908%
Dec 2758°F33°F77°F 20248°F 19628%
Dec 2858°F33°F70°F 195612°F 20158%
Dec 2958°F33°F75°F 202416°F 19888%
Dec 3058°F33°F70°F 198517°F 20078%
Dec 3158°F33°F76°F 199817°F 19878%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Searles Valley, in percent.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 4:36 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 4:46 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00049035 (Trona), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093104, 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.