Prospect climate

Prospect Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mt Carmel, 12.2 km from Prospect

Average highs run from 46°F on December 1 to 39°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.51 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 Prospect, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
4.51 in
Snowfall
8.6 in
Record high
72°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-3°FDec 23, 2008
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 24 min to 9 h 14 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
5.8 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 146°F30°F71°F 200120°F 201932%10%
Dec 246°F30°F58°F 202316°F 202432%10%
Dec 346°F29°F66°F 200912°F 200332%10%
Dec 445°F29°F62°F 20017°F 200233%11%
Dec 545°F29°F67°F 200110°F 202533%11%
Dec 645°F29°F72°F 20017°F 200233%12%
Dec 745°F29°F60°F 20011°F 200233%12%
Dec 844°F28°F59°F 200412°F 200233%12%
Dec 944°F28°F56°F 20087°F 202533%13%
Dec 1044°F28°F61°F 20157°F 200033%13%
Dec 1143°F28°F64°F 202413°F 200533%13%
Dec 1243°F27°F66°F 201510°F 201333%13%
Dec 1343°F27°F61°F 202011°F 201334%14%
Dec 1443°F27°F62°F 20150°F 200534%14%
Dec 1542°F27°F64°F 20152°F 200534%14%
Dec 1642°F27°F61°F 20216°F 201334%15%
Dec 1742°F26°F61°F 20002°F 201334%15%
Dec 1842°F26°F63°F 20235°F 200734%16%
Dec 1941°F26°F58°F 20253°F 202034%16%
Dec 2041°F26°F59°F 20023°F 200434%16%
Dec 2141°F26°F62°F 2018-2°F 200435%17%
Dec 2241°F25°F61°F 20134°F 200835%17%
Dec 2341°F25°F58°F 2004-3°F 200835%17%
Dec 2440°F25°F66°F 20157°F 202235%18%
Dec 2540°F25°F65°F 20158°F 199935%18%
Dec 2640°F24°F58°F 201510°F 200035%18%
Dec 2740°F24°F61°F 20157°F 202535%19%
Dec 2840°F24°F58°F 20083°F 200435%19%
Dec 2939°F24°F56°F 20033°F 201736%19%
Dec 3039°F23°F61°F 2024-1°F 201736%20%
Dec 3139°F23°F53°F 2024-3°F 201736%20%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Prospect, 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 (EST).

December 1
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 4:23 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 4:32 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00065077 (Mt Carmel), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054788, 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.