Mounds climate

Mounds Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cairo 3N, 8.1 km from Mounds

Average highs run from 51°F on December 1 to 44°F on December 31, and lows from 33°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.25 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Mounds, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
4.25 in
Snowfall
1.8 in
Record high
79°FDec 2, 1982
Record low
-9°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 48 min to 9 h 40 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
32°F
Wind
8.9 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 151°F33°F72°F 198219°F 19641%
Dec 251°F33°F79°F 198211°F 19291%
Dec 350°F33°F72°F 19826°F 19291%
Dec 450°F33°F74°F 191615°F 19292%
Dec 550°F32°F72°F 199810°F 20022%
Dec 649°F32°F73°F 19989°F 19372%
Dec 749°F32°F71°F 191612°F 19272%
Dec 849°F32°F70°F 19180°F 19172%
Dec 948°F32°F68°F 1939-7°F 19172%
Dec 1048°F31°F71°F 19180°F 19172%
Dec 1148°F31°F73°F 19316°F 19172%
Dec 1247°F31°F68°F 19290°F 19622%
Dec 1347°F31°F72°F 19272°F 19622%
Dec 1447°F30°F68°F 19716°F 20103%
Dec 1547°F30°F72°F 19333°F 19163%
Dec 1646°F30°F70°F 1924-4°F 19893%
Dec 1746°F30°F70°F 19086°F 20003%
Dec 1846°F30°F68°F 19247°F 19893%
Dec 1946°F29°F67°F 19765°F 20003%
Dec 2045°F29°F67°F 19495°F 19293%
Dec 2145°F29°F69°F 19496°F 20003%
Dec 2245°F29°F65°F 1933-9°F 19893%
Dec 2345°F29°F70°F 1931-9°F 19893%
Dec 2445°F29°F73°F 2025-3°F 19833%
Dec 2545°F28°F70°F 1982-4°F 19833%
Dec 2644°F28°F75°F 20216°F 19833%
Dec 2744°F28°F69°F 19712°F 19253%
Dec 2844°F28°F73°F 2008-3°F 19243%
Dec 2944°F28°F70°F 19843°F 19173%
Dec 3044°F27°F68°F 19511°F 19173%
Dec 3144°F27°F73°F 19511°F 19763%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mounds, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.012341102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 4:40 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 4:50 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093809 (Cairo 3N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093809, 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.