Bradford climate

Bradford Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kewanee 1 E, 21.5 km from Bradford

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 32°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.17 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 Bradford, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
2.17 in
Snowfall
7.5 in
Record high
71°FDec 3, 1970
Record low
-24°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 26 min to 9 h 16 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
24°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 141°F24°F65°F 19709°F 200231%10%
Dec 241°F24°F70°F 19820°F 197631%10%
Dec 340°F23°F71°F 1970-1°F 197631%10%
Dec 440°F23°F70°F 19980°F 199131%11%
Dec 539°F23°F68°F 2001-3°F 200631%11%
Dec 639°F22°F67°F 1980-5°F 197731%11%
Dec 739°F22°F62°F 1980-7°F 197631%11%
Dec 838°F22°F66°F 1991-2°F 200631%12%
Dec 938°F22°F57°F 1965-5°F 197731%12%
Dec 1038°F21°F60°F 1979-9°F 197731%12%
Dec 1137°F21°F58°F 1965-11°F 197731%12%
Dec 1237°F21°F62°F 1991-10°F 198931%12%
Dec 1336°F20°F65°F 1975-7°F 198931%13%
Dec 1436°F20°F68°F 1975-8°F 198931%13%
Dec 1536°F20°F63°F 1971-15°F 198931%13%
Dec 1636°F20°F61°F 1984-10°F 198931%13%
Dec 1735°F19°F55°F 1977-7°F 195031%13%
Dec 1835°F19°F60°F 2002-6°F 198931%14%
Dec 1935°F19°F55°F 1988-7°F 198330%14%
Dec 2034°F19°F56°F 1988-18°F 198930%14%
Dec 2134°F18°F61°F 1967-16°F 198930%14%
Dec 2234°F18°F57°F 1965-21°F 198930%14%
Dec 2334°F18°F62°F 1979-24°F 198930%15%
Dec 2433°F18°F62°F 1982-19°F 198330%15%
Dec 2533°F17°F60°F 1982-16°F 200030%15%
Dec 2633°F17°F58°F 1959-10°F 196230%15%
Dec 2733°F17°F63°F 2008-10°F 195030%15%
Dec 2832°F17°F69°F 1984-13°F 195030%15%
Dec 2932°F17°F67°F 1984-9°F 198330%16%
Dec 3032°F16°F64°F 2002-11°F 198330%16%
Dec 3132°F16°F61°F 1965-13°F 197630%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bradford, 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 (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 4:31 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 4:40 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00114710 (Kewanee 1 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00114805, 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.