Waterman climate

Waterman Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Shabbona 5 Nne, 10.2 km from Waterman

Average highs run from 39°F on December 1 to 29°F on December 31, and lows from 23°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.05 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 Waterman, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
2.05 in
Snowfall
8.3 in
Record high
69°FDec 4, 2012
Record low
-22°FDec 24, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 22 min to 9 h 12 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
22°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 139°F23°F63°F 19706°F 196633%9%
Dec 238°F23°F63°F 1982-3°F 197634%9%
Dec 338°F23°F66°F 1970-3°F 197634%9%
Dec 438°F22°F69°F 2012-4°F 199134%10%
Dec 537°F22°F64°F 1998-4°F 199134%10%
Dec 637°F22°F65°F 2001-7°F 197735%10%
Dec 736°F21°F58°F 1980-7°F 197735%10%
Dec 836°F21°F52°F 1966-7°F 200535%11%
Dec 936°F21°F57°F 1991-9°F 197735%11%
Dec 1035°F21°F53°F 1979-12°F 197736%11%
Dec 1135°F20°F55°F 2015-15°F 197236%11%
Dec 1234°F20°F53°F 1968-10°F 201336%12%
Dec 1334°F20°F60°F 1975-8°F 200036%12%
Dec 1434°F19°F60°F 2015-9°F 198536%12%
Dec 1533°F19°F59°F 1971-8°F 198536%12%
Dec 1633°F19°F64°F 2021-5°F 201636%13%
Dec 1733°F19°F53°F 2015-8°F 197237%13%
Dec 1832°F18°F51°F 2002-11°F 198337%13%
Dec 1932°F18°F55°F 2002-17°F 198337%13%
Dec 2032°F18°F53°F 1988-13°F 201637%13%
Dec 2132°F18°F57°F 1967-8°F 200837%14%
Dec 2231°F17°F51°F 2015-12°F 200037%14%
Dec 2331°F17°F58°F 1979-14°F 198337%14%
Dec 2431°F17°F57°F 2015-22°F 198337%14%
Dec 2531°F17°F60°F 1982-13°F 198338%14%
Dec 2630°F16°F56°F 1982-13°F 198538%15%
Dec 2730°F16°F59°F 2019-10°F 201738%15%
Dec 2830°F16°F64°F 1984-10°F 201738%15%
Dec 2930°F16°F63°F 1984-8°F 198338%15%
Dec 3030°F16°F58°F 2022-9°F 198338%15%
Dec 3129°F15°F57°F 2002-14°F 196738%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Waterman, 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 7:03 AM, sunset 4:25 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:22 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 USW00054811 (Shabbona 5 Nne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00112223, 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.