Wataga climate

Wataga Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Galesburg, 12.4 km from Wataga

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 31°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.14 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 Wataga, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
35°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
2.14 in
Snowfall
5.9 in
Record high
72°FDec 16, 2021
Record low
-22°FDec 21, 1963
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 26 min to 9 h 17 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
24°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 141°F24°F62°F 19625°F 197626%7%
Dec 240°F24°F66°F 19620°F 194226%7%
Dec 340°F24°F69°F 1970-4°F 194226%7%
Dec 440°F23°F70°F 2012-4°F 199127%8%
Dec 539°F23°F67°F 2001-5°F 197727%8%
Dec 639°F23°F65°F 1951-6°F 197727%8%
Dec 738°F23°F62°F 1946-9°F 197627%8%
Dec 838°F22°F66°F 1946-10°F 197627%8%
Dec 938°F22°F62°F 1946-7°F 197727%9%
Dec 1037°F22°F60°F 1979-7°F 197227%9%
Dec 1137°F21°F64°F 1949-9°F 197227%9%
Dec 1236°F21°F64°F 1991-10°F 196227%9%
Dec 1336°F21°F63°F 1975-14°F 190327%9%
Dec 1436°F21°F63°F 1975-13°F 190127%10%
Dec 1535°F20°F62°F 1971-17°F 198927%10%
Dec 1635°F20°F72°F 2021-12°F 196327%10%
Dec 1735°F20°F57°F 2006-6°F 198527%10%
Dec 1834°F20°F62°F 1939-16°F 198327%10%
Dec 1934°F19°F59°F 1988-18°F 198327%11%
Dec 2034°F19°F62°F 1949-16°F 190127%11%
Dec 2134°F19°F60°F 1967-22°F 196327%11%
Dec 2233°F19°F59°F 1957-21°F 198926%11%
Dec 2333°F18°F60°F 1982-21°F 198926%12%
Dec 2433°F18°F62°F 1955-21°F 198326%12%
Dec 2533°F18°F61°F 2021-15°F 198326%12%
Dec 2632°F18°F60°F 2019-15°F 196226%12%
Dec 2732°F17°F63°F 1946-8°F 195126%13%
Dec 2832°F17°F68°F 1984-10°F 196127%13%
Dec 2932°F17°F64°F 1984-8°F 190927%13%
Dec 3032°F17°F63°F 2022-14°F 190927%13%
Dec 3131°F16°F61°F 2002-14°F 196727%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wataga, 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 7:07 AM, sunset 4:33 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 4:43 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00113320 (Galesburg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00113320, 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.