Franklin County climate

Franklin County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Preston, 11.3 km from Franklin County

Average highs run from 38°F on December 1 to 31°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.57 in over about 10 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 Franklin County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
1.57 in
Snowfall
14.1 in
Record high
59°FDec 3, 1998
Record low
-21°FDec 26, 2001
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 20 min to 9 h 09 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
6.3 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 138°F19°F57°F 1995-10°F 201529%18%
Dec 238°F19°F53°F 2008-6°F 201529%18%
Dec 337°F19°F59°F 1998-7°F 200629%18%
Dec 437°F18°F53°F 2021-16°F 199229%19%
Dec 536°F18°F54°F 2021-16°F 199230%19%
Dec 636°F18°F46°F 2007-12°F 201130%19%
Dec 736°F18°F48°F 2014-17°F 200530%20%
Dec 835°F17°F53°F 2014-18°F 200530%20%
Dec 935°F17°F47°F 2014-19°F 200530%20%
Dec 1035°F17°F50°F 2015-16°F 200930%21%
Dec 1134°F17°F50°F 2014-13°F 200931%21%
Dec 1234°F17°F52°F 2025-15°F 200131%21%
Dec 1334°F17°F52°F 2014-12°F 202031%21%
Dec 1433°F16°F50°F 2025-8°F 200531%22%
Dec 1533°F16°F48°F 2025-15°F 200531%22%
Dec 1633°F16°F48°F 2025-12°F 200131%22%
Dec 1733°F16°F50°F 2025-18°F 201931%22%
Dec 1832°F16°F47°F 2025-20°F 199631%22%
Dec 1932°F16°F45°F 2013-12°F 201631%22%
Dec 2032°F16°F46°F 2025-14°F 199231%23%
Dec 2132°F16°F42°F 2023-14°F 199831%23%
Dec 2232°F16°F51°F 2025-15°F 199832%23%
Dec 2332°F16°F48°F 2025-17°F 199832%23%
Dec 2432°F15°F50°F 2025-20°F 200132%23%
Dec 2532°F15°F51°F 2025-19°F 200132%23%
Dec 2631°F15°F50°F 2025-21°F 200132%23%
Dec 2731°F15°F41°F 2022-19°F 201532%23%
Dec 2831°F15°F41°F 2004-14°F 201532%23%
Dec 2931°F15°F42°F 1996-12°F 201232%23%
Dec 3031°F15°F51°F 2017-10°F 201432%23%
Dec 3131°F15°F49°F 2011-20°F 201432%23%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Franklin County, 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 (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 5:05 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00107346 (Preston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00100803, 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.