Melba climate

Melba Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Swan Falls Ph, 19 km from Melba

Average highs run from 45°F on December 1 to 40°F on December 31, and lows from 27°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.93 in over about 9 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 Melba, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
0.93 in
Snowfall
4.2 in
Record high
65°FDec 2, 2012
Record low
-26°FDec 22, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 12 min to 9 h 01 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
7.4 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°F27°F63°F 19956°F 197928%8%
Dec 245°F27°F65°F 201212°F 198328%8%
Dec 344°F27°F64°F 201214°F 197628%9%
Dec 444°F27°F60°F 197813°F 199228%9%
Dec 544°F27°F59°F 20072°F 199228%9%
Dec 643°F27°F59°F 20121°F 199228%9%
Dec 743°F26°F63°F 19873°F 199228%10%
Dec 843°F26°F57°F 19814°F 197828%10%
Dec 943°F26°F58°F 1993-5°F 200928%10%
Dec 1042°F26°F56°F 1981-3°F 200928%10%
Dec 1142°F26°F60°F 1996-2°F 198528%10%
Dec 1242°F26°F59°F 19930°F 198528%11%
Dec 1342°F26°F65°F 1995-1°F 198528%11%
Dec 1442°F26°F56°F 2002-1°F 198528%11%
Dec 1541°F26°F59°F 2002-3°F 198528%11%
Dec 1641°F25°F55°F 2002-3°F 198528%11%
Dec 1741°F25°F53°F 2002-2°F 198528%11%
Dec 1841°F25°F50°F 19820°F 198528%12%
Dec 1941°F25°F53°F 1999-5°F 198428%12%
Dec 2041°F25°F53°F 1989-1°F 198428%12%
Dec 2141°F25°F51°F 1979-10°F 199028%12%
Dec 2241°F25°F53°F 1989-26°F 199028%12%
Dec 2340°F25°F57°F 1989-24°F 199028%12%
Dec 2440°F25°F54°F 1989-24°F 199028%12%
Dec 2540°F25°F52°F 1989-19°F 199028%12%
Dec 2640°F25°F53°F 1980-19°F 199028%12%
Dec 2740°F25°F53°F 1980-6°F 198528%12%
Dec 2840°F25°F52°F 1996-4°F 198828%12%
Dec 2940°F25°F54°F 2011-5°F 198528%12%
Dec 3040°F25°F61°F 1996-9°F 199028%12%
Dec 3140°F25°F60°F 2011-14°F 199028%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Melba, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:59 AM, sunset 5:11 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:19 AM, sunset 5:20 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00108928 (Swan Falls Ph), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00106305, 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.