Quinebaug climate

Quinebaug Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for W Thompson Lake, 9.7 km from Quinebaug

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 Quinebaug, 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
72°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-13°FDec 30, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 21 min to 9 h 10 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°F65°F 20066°F 198935%5%
Dec 245°F26°F62°F 19824°F 198935%5%
Dec 344°F25°F63°F 20090°F 197635%5%
Dec 444°F25°F65°F 19823°F 198935%5%
Dec 544°F25°F61°F 20014°F 202535%6%
Dec 643°F25°F67°F 198211°F 194935%6%
Dec 743°F24°F72°F 19987°F 196436%6%
Dec 843°F24°F61°F 19665°F 198936%6%
Dec 942°F24°F66°F 19661°F 196836%6%
Dec 1042°F23°F60°F 2023-1°F 196836%7%
Dec 1142°F23°F61°F 2021-2°F 198836%7%
Dec 1241°F23°F62°F 1979-4°F 198836%7%
Dec 1341°F22°F62°F 19840°F 197636%7%
Dec 1441°F22°F55°F 1991-3°F 197636%7%
Dec 1541°F22°F61°F 19754°F 196236%8%
Dec 1640°F22°F58°F 1971-1°F 201637%8%
Dec 1740°F21°F60°F 2000-2°F 195137%8%
Dec 1840°F21°F61°F 20234°F 200937%8%
Dec 1939°F21°F56°F 20251°F 197937%8%
Dec 2039°F20°F59°F 1957-7°F 195537%9%
Dec 2139°F20°F62°F 2018-11°F 195537%9%
Dec 2239°F20°F63°F 2013-3°F 195537%9%
Dec 2338°F20°F61°F 1990-2°F 198937%9%
Dec 2438°F19°F65°F 2015-3°F 197537%9%
Dec 2538°F19°F61°F 2020-11°F 198037%9%
Dec 2638°F19°F58°F 1964-11°F 196837%10%
Dec 2737°F19°F57°F 1949-2°F 195037%10%
Dec 2837°F18°F61°F 19820°F 196037%10%
Dec 2937°F18°F70°F 1984-3°F 201737%10%
Dec 3037°F18°F62°F 2022-13°F 196237%10%
Dec 3137°F18°F60°F 1965-12°F 196237%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Quinebaug, 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 7:16 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 USW00094746, 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.