Center climate

Center Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Center 4 Ssw, 6 km from Center

Average highs run from 38°F on December 1 to 31°F on December 31, and lows from 9°F to 3°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.46 in over about 3 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 Center, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
5°F
Precipitation
0.46 in
Snowfall
6.1 in
Record high
62°FDec 8, 1958
Record low
-26°FDec 25, 1924
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 45 min to 9 h 36 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
11°F
Wind
10.3 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 138°F9°F59°F 1973-16°F 200410%6%
Dec 238°F9°F60°F 1958-9°F 200410%6%
Dec 337°F8°F59°F 1998-12°F 193110%6%
Dec 437°F8°F59°F 1958-14°F 193110%6%
Dec 536°F8°F59°F 1965-11°F 20059%6%
Dec 636°F7°F57°F 1958-16°F 20119%6%
Dec 736°F7°F60°F 1977-16°F 19319%6%
Dec 835°F7°F62°F 1958-21°F 19789%6%
Dec 935°F6°F57°F 1970-23°F 19789%6%
Dec 1035°F6°F55°F 1981-14°F 20129%6%
Dec 1134°F6°F57°F 1921-12°F 19439%6%
Dec 1234°F5°F60°F 1921-19°F 19619%6%
Dec 1334°F5°F59°F 1921-16°F 19619%6%
Dec 1433°F5°F54°F 1921-19°F 19649%6%
Dec 1533°F5°F55°F 1939-14°F 19318%6%
Dec 1633°F4°F57°F 1980-13°F 19438%6%
Dec 1733°F4°F58°F 1939-15°F 19328%6%
Dec 1832°F4°F54°F 1939-16°F 20198%6%
Dec 1932°F4°F53°F 1958-16°F 20198%6%
Dec 2032°F4°F59°F 2025-17°F 20128%6%
Dec 2132°F4°F56°F 2025-16°F 20128%6%
Dec 2232°F4°F53°F 1955-23°F 19678%6%
Dec 2332°F3°F58°F 1955-16°F 19678%5%
Dec 2431°F3°F57°F 1955-20°F 19908%5%
Dec 2531°F3°F57°F 1955-26°F 19248%5%
Dec 2631°F3°F57°F 1980-20°F 19247%5%
Dec 2731°F3°F58°F 1980-13°F 20077%5%
Dec 2831°F3°F55°F 1980-18°F 19747%5%
Dec 2931°F3°F59°F 1945-21°F 20077%5%
Dec 3031°F3°F53°F 2024-20°F 20077%5%
Dec 3131°F3°F60°F 2017-16°F 20077%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Center, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 4:46 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:20 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 USC00051458 (Center 4 Ssw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00052184, 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.