Cowden climate

Cowden Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Shelbyville Dam, 19.3 km from Cowden

Average highs run from 46°F on December 1 to 37°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.59 in over about 8 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 Cowden, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
2.59 in
Snowfall
3.0 in
Record high
74°FDec 15, 1948
Record low
-20°FDec 21, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 37 min to 9 h 27 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
11.0 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 146°F29°F70°F 19705°F 196428%6%
Dec 245°F28°F70°F 19704°F 192928%6%
Dec 345°F28°F71°F 1982-6°F 192928%6%
Dec 444°F28°F71°F 20123°F 189528%7%
Dec 544°F28°F67°F 20176°F 199128%7%
Dec 644°F27°F66°F 19564°F 197727%7%
Dec 743°F27°F71°F 19160°F 197727%7%
Dec 843°F27°F68°F 1918-2°F 191727%7%
Dec 943°F27°F68°F 1918-8°F 191727%8%
Dec 1042°F26°F69°F 1971-3°F 197727%8%
Dec 1142°F26°F66°F 1949-2°F 197727%8%
Dec 1242°F26°F67°F 1929-7°F 196227%8%
Dec 1341°F25°F69°F 2015-3°F 196227%8%
Dec 1441°F25°F67°F 2015-7°F 189827%9%
Dec 1541°F25°F74°F 1948-11°F 191427%9%
Dec 1640°F25°F60°F 1936-12°F 195127%9%
Dec 1740°F24°F67°F 1984-9°F 191427%9%
Dec 1840°F24°F65°F 1939-6°F 198527%9%
Dec 1940°F24°F60°F 1894-10°F 198327%9%
Dec 2039°F24°F65°F 1949-9°F 190128%9%
Dec 2139°F23°F65°F 1967-20°F 198928%10%
Dec 2239°F23°F63°F 1895-5°F 196328%10%
Dec 2338°F23°F68°F 1933-6°F 198328%10%
Dec 2438°F23°F67°F 1893-14°F 198328%10%
Dec 2538°F22°F59°F 2019-14°F 198328%10%
Dec 2638°F22°F69°F 1942-11°F 198328%10%
Dec 2738°F22°F68°F 2019-5°F 192528%10%
Dec 2837°F22°F68°F 2008-17°F 192428%10%
Dec 2937°F22°F68°F 1984-2°F 198328%10%
Dec 3037°F21°F68°F 1965-7°F 198328%10%
Dec 3137°F21°F66°F 1951-6°F 197628%11%

Chance of rain

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

December 1
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 4:33 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 4:42 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00117876 (Shelbyville Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00112687, 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.