Putnam climate

Putnam Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for W Thompson Lake, 3.3 km from Putnam

Average highs run from 45°F on December 1 to 37°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.72 in over about 12 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 Putnam, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
4.72 in
Snowfall
6.5 in
Record high
76°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-6°FDec 15, 2005
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 21 min to 9 h 11 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
5.4 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 145°F26°F72°F 200118°F 201935%5%
Dec 245°F26°F64°F 199813°F 202435%5%
Dec 344°F25°F68°F 20099°F 200035%5%
Dec 444°F25°F69°F 19989°F 200035%5%
Dec 544°F25°F68°F 200110°F 202535%6%
Dec 643°F25°F72°F 20017°F 200235%6%
Dec 743°F24°F76°F 1998-2°F 200236%6%
Dec 843°F24°F56°F 20048°F 200236%6%
Dec 942°F24°F58°F 20192°F 200236%6%
Dec 1042°F23°F61°F 20152°F 200036%7%
Dec 1142°F23°F64°F 202110°F 200536%7%
Dec 1241°F23°F64°F 20155°F 201336%7%
Dec 1341°F22°F60°F 20207°F 201336%7%
Dec 1441°F22°F62°F 2015-5°F 200536%7%
Dec 1541°F22°F65°F 2015-6°F 200536%8%
Dec 1640°F22°F60°F 20217°F 201337%8%
Dec 1740°F21°F64°F 2000-1°F 201337%8%
Dec 1840°F21°F62°F 20233°F 200737%8%
Dec 1939°F21°F58°F 20250°F 202037%8%
Dec 2039°F20°F61°F 20022°F 200437%9%
Dec 2139°F20°F64°F 20182°F 200437%9%
Dec 2239°F20°F64°F 20138°F 202437%9%
Dec 2338°F20°F60°F 20132°F 202437%9%
Dec 2438°F19°F70°F 20156°F 199837%9%
Dec 2538°F19°F66°F 2015-2°F 199837%9%
Dec 2638°F19°F57°F 20155°F 199837%10%
Dec 2737°F19°F60°F 20152°F 199837%10%
Dec 2837°F18°F60°F 2008-1°F 200437%10%
Dec 2937°F18°F55°F 20034°F 201737%10%
Dec 3037°F18°F62°F 20221°F 201737%10%
Dec 3137°F18°F52°F 2022-4°F 201737%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Putnam, 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 6:56 AM, sunset 4:17 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 4:26 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00069388 (W Thompson Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054767, 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.