Diamond climate

Diamond Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Channahon Dresden Isl Dam, 12.4 km from Diamond

Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 27°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.96 in over about 12 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 Diamond, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
1.96 in
Snowfall
6.1 in
Record high
72°FDec 4, 2012
Record low
-26°FDec 28, 1924
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 26 min to 9 h 15 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
23°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 143°F27°F67°F 19709°F 193736%5%
Dec 243°F27°F66°F 1962-2°F 194236%5%
Dec 342°F27°F69°F 1970-8°F 194036%6%
Dec 442°F26°F72°F 20124°F 202536%6%
Dec 541°F26°F67°F 19981°F 202536%6%
Dec 641°F26°F68°F 2001-2°F 196436%6%
Dec 740°F25°F67°F 1916-5°F 200536%7%
Dec 840°F25°F64°F 1946-3°F 200536%7%
Dec 940°F25°F62°F 1946-18°F 195836%7%
Dec 1039°F24°F59°F 1946-18°F 195837%7%
Dec 1139°F24°F63°F 1949-12°F 191737%7%
Dec 1238°F24°F60°F 1949-9°F 195837%8%
Dec 1338°F23°F62°F 2015-15°F 195837%8%
Dec 1438°F23°F62°F 2015-10°F 195837%8%
Dec 1537°F23°F59°F 1928-19°F 191737%8%
Dec 1637°F23°F65°F 2021-20°F 193237%9%
Dec 1737°F22°F57°F 1939-12°F 195137%9%
Dec 1836°F22°F60°F 1939-9°F 194537%9%
Dec 1936°F22°F58°F 1957-10°F 196337%9%
Dec 2036°F21°F61°F 1949-13°F 196337%9%
Dec 2135°F21°F61°F 1967-17°F 196337%9%
Dec 2235°F21°F58°F 1957-16°F 191637%9%
Dec 2335°F21°F60°F 1933-22°F 196037%9%
Dec 2434°F21°F59°F 2015-12°F 195137%10%
Dec 2534°F20°F58°F 1936-17°F 192437%10%
Dec 2634°F20°F61°F 2019-21°F 191437%10%
Dec 2734°F20°F63°F 2019-16°F 193337%10%
Dec 2833°F20°F61°F 2008-26°F 192437%10%
Dec 2933°F19°F61°F 2025-9°F 191737%10%
Dec 3033°F19°F61°F 2022-11°F 196337%10%
Dec 3133°F19°F61°F 2002-15°F 196337%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Diamond, 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 6:59 AM, sunset 4:25 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 4:34 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111420 (Channahon Dresden Isl Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00115825, 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.