Thompson climate

Thompson Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for W Thompson Lake, 3.7 km from Thompson

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 Thompson, 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
70°FDec 4, 2009
Record low
0°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°F67°F 200617°F 201935%5%
Dec 245°F26°F67°F 201417°F 200735%5%
Dec 344°F25°F65°F 200920°F 200735%5%
Dec 444°F25°F70°F 200920°F 200735%5%
Dec 544°F25°F60°F 202014°F 200735%6%
Dec 643°F25°F63°F 201117°F 200635%6%
Dec 743°F24°F60°F 201114°F 200736%6%
Dec 843°F24°F61°F 201511°F 201936%6%
Dec 942°F24°F55°F 200410°F 200836%6%
Dec 1042°F23°F60°F 20088°F 201036%7%
Dec 1142°F23°F61°F 200811°F 201636%7%
Dec 1241°F23°F61°F 201513°F 201036%7%
Dec 1341°F22°F62°F 201510°F 201336%7%
Dec 1441°F22°F62°F 20151°F 200536%7%
Dec 1541°F22°F63°F 20150°F 200536%8%
Dec 1640°F22°F62°F 20086°F 200537%8%
Dec 1740°F21°F52°F 20063°F 201337%8%
Dec 1840°F21°F55°F 20063°F 200737%8%
Dec 1939°F21°F57°F 20167°F 200737%8%
Dec 2039°F20°F52°F 20179°F 202037%9%
Dec 2139°F20°F56°F 20183°F 200437%9%
Dec 2239°F20°F62°F 20136°F 200437%9%
Dec 2338°F20°F65°F 20136°F 200837%9%
Dec 2438°F19°F58°F 200410°F 200937%9%
Dec 2538°F19°F69°F 201514°F 200837%9%
Dec 2638°F19°F67°F 201515°F 201337%10%
Dec 2737°F19°F57°F 20165°F 201737%10%
Dec 2837°F18°F60°F 20151°F 200437%10%
Dec 2937°F18°F60°F 20082°F 201737%10%
Dec 3037°F18°F51°F 20052°F 201737%10%
Dec 3137°F18°F47°F 20103°F 201737%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Thompson, 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 USC00379423, 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.