Elmore County climate

Elmore County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hill City 1 W, 32.6 km from Elmore County

Average highs run from 35°F on December 1 to 28°F on December 31, and lows from 14°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.72 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 Elmore County, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
30°F
Average low
11°F
Precipitation
2.72 in
Record high
74°FDec 10, 1939
Record low
-32°FDec 22, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 12 min to 9 h 02 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
6.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 135°F14°F63°F 196210°F 196935%
Dec 235°F14°F63°F 199512°F 196936%
Dec 334°F14°F64°F 194312°F 199736%
Dec 434°F13°F62°F 19799°F 200636%
Dec 533°F13°F66°F 1939-6°F 197236%
Dec 633°F13°F68°F 19871°F 199236%
Dec 733°F12°F60°F 19395°F 197237%
Dec 832°F12°F62°F 19812°F 197237%
Dec 932°F12°F59°F 1990-21°F 197237%
Dec 1031°F12°F74°F 1939-26°F 197237%
Dec 1131°F11°F65°F 1939-23°F 197237%
Dec 1231°F11°F68°F 1995-12°F 197237%
Dec 1331°F11°F58°F 1977-12°F 197237%
Dec 1430°F11°F60°F 1977-15°F 197237%
Dec 1530°F10°F60°F 2006-16°F 197237%
Dec 1630°F10°F64°F 19392°F 196737%
Dec 1730°F10°F57°F 1939-3°F 196437%
Dec 1829°F10°F57°F 19790°F 200537%
Dec 1929°F10°F56°F 1940-8°F 198437%
Dec 2029°F9°F61°F 1964-6°F 198437%
Dec 2129°F9°F65°F 1964-15°F 199037%
Dec 2229°F9°F68°F 1964-32°F 199036%
Dec 2329°F9°F65°F 1964-28°F 199036%
Dec 2429°F9°F59°F 1964-23°F 199036%
Dec 2528°F9°F54°F 1980-24°F 199037%
Dec 2628°F9°F58°F 1976-2°F 198537%
Dec 2728°F9°F59°F 1980-5°F 198537%
Dec 2828°F9°F58°F 1965-5°F 198537%
Dec 2928°F9°F61°F 1996-5°F 198537%
Dec 3028°F9°F62°F 2008-19°F 199037%
Dec 3128°F9°F61°F 1996-3°F 197837%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elmore County, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:55 AM, sunset 5:07 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:14 AM, sunset 5:16 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00104268 (Hill City 1 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00101195, 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.