Watson climate

Watson Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Effingham 3SW, 11.4 km from Watson

Average highs run from 47°F on December 1 to 38°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.77 in over about 10 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 Watson, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
2.77 in
Snowfall
2.4 in
Record high
74°FDec 15, 1948
Record low
-20°FDec 21, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 38 min to 9 h 29 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
28°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 147°F29°F70°F 19705°F 196433%4%
Dec 247°F29°F70°F 19704°F 192933%4%
Dec 346°F28°F71°F 1982-6°F 192933%4%
Dec 446°F28°F71°F 20123°F 189533%4%
Dec 546°F28°F67°F 20176°F 199133%5%
Dec 645°F28°F66°F 19564°F 197733%5%
Dec 745°F27°F71°F 19160°F 197733%5%
Dec 845°F27°F68°F 1918-2°F 191733%5%
Dec 944°F27°F68°F 1918-8°F 191733%5%
Dec 1044°F27°F69°F 1971-3°F 197733%5%
Dec 1144°F27°F66°F 1949-2°F 197733%5%
Dec 1243°F26°F67°F 1929-7°F 196233%6%
Dec 1343°F26°F69°F 2015-3°F 196233%6%
Dec 1443°F26°F67°F 2015-7°F 189832%6%
Dec 1542°F26°F74°F 1948-11°F 191432%6%
Dec 1642°F25°F60°F 1936-12°F 195132%6%
Dec 1742°F25°F67°F 1984-9°F 191432%6%
Dec 1841°F25°F65°F 1939-6°F 198532%6%
Dec 1941°F25°F60°F 1894-10°F 198332%6%
Dec 2041°F25°F65°F 1949-9°F 190132%7%
Dec 2141°F24°F65°F 1967-20°F 198932%7%
Dec 2240°F24°F63°F 1895-5°F 196331%7%
Dec 2340°F24°F68°F 1933-6°F 198331%7%
Dec 2440°F24°F67°F 1893-14°F 198331%7%
Dec 2540°F23°F59°F 2019-14°F 198331%7%
Dec 2639°F23°F69°F 1942-11°F 198331%7%
Dec 2739°F23°F68°F 2019-5°F 192531%7%
Dec 2839°F23°F68°F 2008-17°F 192431%7%
Dec 2939°F23°F68°F 1984-2°F 198330%7%
Dec 3039°F22°F68°F 1965-7°F 198330%8%
Dec 3138°F22°F66°F 1951-6°F 197630%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Watson, 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 6:54 AM, sunset 4:32 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 4:42 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00112687 (Effingham 3SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00112687, 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.