Machesney Park climate

Machesney Park Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Beloit, 17.5 km from Machesney Park

Average highs run from 36°F on December 1 to 27°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.96 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 Machesney Park, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
31°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
1.96 in
Snowfall
10.2 in
Record high
69°FDec 3, 2012
Record low
-24°FDec 24, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 19 min to 9 h 08 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
21°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 136°F22°F62°F 1970-3°F 196628%9%
Dec 235°F21°F64°F 1982-4°F 197628%10%
Dec 335°F21°F69°F 2012-2°F 196628%10%
Dec 435°F21°F65°F 1998-4°F 199128%10%
Dec 534°F20°F67°F 2001-5°F 200528%11%
Dec 634°F20°F60°F 1980-10°F 196428%11%
Dec 733°F20°F58°F 1980-11°F 197728%11%
Dec 833°F19°F60°F 1991-6°F 195828%12%
Dec 933°F19°F55°F 2020-12°F 195828%12%
Dec 1032°F19°F57°F 2015-17°F 195828%12%
Dec 1132°F18°F54°F 1965-18°F 197228%13%
Dec 1232°F18°F60°F 1991-9°F 200028%13%
Dec 1331°F18°F62°F 2015-14°F 195828%13%
Dec 1431°F17°F61°F 2015-11°F 198528%13%
Dec 1531°F17°F69°F 2021-16°F 198928%14%
Dec 1630°F17°F68°F 2021-11°F 195128%14%
Dec 1730°F17°F50°F 1977-11°F 195128%14%
Dec 1830°F16°F54°F 1957-17°F 198328%14%
Dec 1929°F16°F56°F 1988-21°F 198328%15%
Dec 2029°F16°F53°F 1967-20°F 196328%15%
Dec 2129°F16°F56°F 1967-20°F 196328%15%
Dec 2229°F15°F55°F 1957-19°F 198928%15%
Dec 2328°F15°F62°F 2020-21°F 198328%16%
Dec 2428°F15°F55°F 1982-24°F 198328%16%
Dec 2528°F14°F59°F 2019-22°F 200028%16%
Dec 2628°F14°F56°F 2019-13°F 196228%16%
Dec 2727°F14°F55°F 1959-13°F 195128%16%
Dec 2827°F14°F66°F 1984-10°F 196128%17%
Dec 2927°F13°F65°F 1984-11°F 197628%17%
Dec 3027°F13°F58°F 2002-12°F 196328%17%
Dec 3127°F13°F56°F 1965-17°F 196328%17%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Machesney Park, 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 7:06 AM, sunset 4:25 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 4:33 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00470696 (Beloit), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094822, 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.