Fairbury climate

Fairbury Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chenoa, 17.1 km from Fairbury

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.03 in over about 7 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 Fairbury, 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
21°F
Precipitation
2.03 in
Snowfall
5.4 in
Record high
71°FDec 3, 1982
Record low
-23°FDec 28, 1924
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 28 min to 9 h 18 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
11.6 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 142°F25°F67°F 197010°F 192925%7%
Dec 241°F25°F67°F 19620°F 194224%7%
Dec 341°F25°F71°F 1982-4°F 192924%7%
Dec 441°F24°F71°F 2012-1°F 199124%7%
Dec 540°F24°F69°F 1998-1°F 199124%8%
Dec 640°F24°F68°F 2001-2°F 197724%8%
Dec 739°F24°F67°F 1916-5°F 200524%8%
Dec 839°F23°F63°F 1946-5°F 200523%8%
Dec 939°F23°F65°F 1918-14°F 195823%8%
Dec 1038°F23°F60°F 1911-14°F 195823%8%
Dec 1138°F23°F63°F 1949-10°F 191723%8%
Dec 1238°F22°F60°F 1949-8°F 196223%8%
Dec 1337°F22°F66°F 2015-12°F 190323%8%
Dec 1437°F22°F65°F 1975-6°F 198922%8%
Dec 1537°F22°F62°F 1971-14°F 191722%8%
Dec 1636°F21°F59°F 1918-14°F 193222%8%
Dec 1736°F21°F64°F 1984-10°F 198922%8%
Dec 1836°F21°F61°F 1962-11°F 198522%9%
Dec 1936°F21°F58°F 1918-15°F 198322%9%
Dec 2035°F20°F61°F 1949-15°F 198322%9%
Dec 2135°F20°F62°F 1967-16°F 196322%9%
Dec 2235°F20°F58°F 2015-20°F 198921%9%
Dec 2335°F20°F63°F 1933-20°F 198921%9%
Dec 2434°F19°F65°F 1982-19°F 198321%9%
Dec 2534°F19°F61°F 1982-18°F 198321%9%
Dec 2634°F19°F61°F 1982-19°F 191421%9%
Dec 2734°F19°F61°F 1907-7°F 193521%9%
Dec 2833°F18°F62°F 1982-23°F 192421%9%
Dec 2933°F18°F68°F 1984-12°F 191721%9%
Dec 3033°F18°F61°F 1936-13°F 190921%8%
Dec 3133°F18°F60°F 2002-10°F 197621%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fairbury, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 4:27 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 4:36 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111475 (Chenoa), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116910, 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.