Big Rock Weather in December
Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 32°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.68 in over about 9 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 36°F
- Average low
- 21°F
- Precipitation
- 1.68 in
- Snowfall
- 10.2 in
- Record high
- 70°FDec 3, 2012
- Record low
- -18°FDec 19, 2016
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 22 min to 9 h 12 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 87%
- Dew point
- 22°F
- Wind
- 11.2 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 41°F | 24°F | 59°F 2012 | 3°F 2025 | 30% | 10% |
| Dec 2 | 41°F | 24°F | 63°F 2012 | 0°F 2006 | 30% | 10% |
| Dec 3 | 40°F | 24°F | 70°F 2012 | -3°F 2006 | 30% | 11% |
| Dec 4 | 40°F | 23°F | 66°F 1998 | -14°F 2025 | 30% | 11% |
| Dec 5 | 39°F | 23°F | 68°F 2001 | -10°F 2025 | 30% | 11% |
| Dec 6 | 39°F | 23°F | 59°F 1998 | -10°F 2007 | 30% | 11% |
| Dec 7 | 39°F | 23°F | 51°F 2023 | -10°F 2005 | 30% | 12% |
| Dec 8 | 38°F | 22°F | 56°F 2023 | -6°F 2006 | 30% | 12% |
| Dec 9 | 38°F | 22°F | 53°F 2023 | -7°F 2013 | 30% | 12% |
| Dec 10 | 37°F | 22°F | 59°F 2021 | -13°F 2013 | 30% | 12% |
| Dec 11 | 37°F | 22°F | 56°F 2021 | -14°F 2013 | 30% | 12% |
| Dec 12 | 37°F | 21°F | 59°F 2015 | -16°F 2013 | 29% | 12% |
| Dec 13 | 36°F | 21°F | 62°F 2015 | -13°F 2000 | 29% | 13% |
| Dec 14 | 36°F | 21°F | 62°F 2015 | -12°F 2016 | 29% | 13% |
| Dec 15 | 36°F | 21°F | 66°F 2021 | -5°F 2010 | 29% | 13% |
| Dec 16 | 36°F | 21°F | 66°F 2021 | 3°F 2009 | 29% | 13% |
| Dec 17 | 35°F | 20°F | 52°F 2006 | -4°F 2000 | 29% | 13% |
| Dec 18 | 35°F | 20°F | 56°F 2002 | -17°F 2016 | 29% | 13% |
| Dec 19 | 35°F | 20°F | 53°F 2002 | -18°F 2016 | 29% | 13% |
| Dec 20 | 34°F | 20°F | 51°F 2015 | -11°F 2000 | 29% | 13% |
| Dec 21 | 34°F | 20°F | 54°F 2015 | -9°F 2000 | 29% | 13% |
| Dec 22 | 34°F | 19°F | 52°F 2006 | -13°F 2000 | 29% | 13% |
| Dec 23 | 34°F | 19°F | 59°F 2015 | -11°F 2000 | 28% | 13% |
| Dec 24 | 33°F | 19°F | 54°F 2019 | -12°F 2000 | 28% | 13% |
| Dec 25 | 33°F | 19°F | 58°F 2019 | -15°F 2000 | 28% | 13% |
| Dec 26 | 33°F | 18°F | 60°F 2019 | -9°F 2017 | 28% | 13% |
| Dec 27 | 33°F | 18°F | 57°F 2008 | -15°F 2017 | 28% | 13% |
| Dec 28 | 33°F | 18°F | 57°F 2025 | -10°F 2000 | 28% | 13% |
| Dec 29 | 32°F | 18°F | 58°F 2022 | -5°F 2009 | 28% | 13% |
| Dec 30 | 32°F | 18°F | 59°F 2002 | -11°F 2017 | 27% | 13% |
| Dec 31 | 32°F | 17°F | 55°F 2004 | -7°F 2017 | 27% | 13% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 4:24 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 4:33 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00004808 (Chicago Aurora Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004808, 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.