West Salem climate

West Salem Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Olney 2S, 21 km from West Salem

Average highs run from 47°F on December 1 to 39°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.50 in over about 11 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 West Salem, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
3.50 in
Snowfall
2.7 in
Record high
77°FDec 7, 2001
Record low
-8°FDec 24, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 40 min to 9 h 32 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
10.3 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°F62°F 199817°F 200234%3%
Dec 247°F29°F65°F 199513°F 202434%4%
Dec 346°F29°F68°F 201216°F 202434%4%
Dec 446°F28°F73°F 201210°F 199135%4%
Dec 546°F28°F67°F 199810°F 199135%4%
Dec 645°F28°F72°F 19987°F 200235%4%
Dec 745°F28°F77°F 20018°F 200235%4%
Dec 845°F27°F62°F 19637°F 200635%5%
Dec 944°F27°F65°F 19910°F 199535%5%
Dec 1044°F27°F66°F 19960°F 199535%5%
Dec 1144°F27°F67°F 20213°F 199535%5%
Dec 1243°F27°F68°F 199612°F 200035%5%
Dec 1343°F26°F69°F 201510°F 201035%5%
Dec 1443°F26°F68°F 20152°F 196335%6%
Dec 1542°F26°F68°F 1995-2°F 196336%6%
Dec 1642°F26°F63°F 2021-2°F 196336%6%
Dec 1742°F26°F62°F 2021-1°F 196336%6%
Dec 1842°F25°F66°F 20063°F 200036%6%
Dec 1941°F25°F55°F 2025-7°F 196336%7%
Dec 2041°F25°F60°F 2008-6°F 196336%7%
Dec 2141°F25°F58°F 1990-4°F 196336%7%
Dec 2240°F24°F60°F 1990-3°F 196336%7%
Dec 2340°F24°F63°F 2015-6°F 202236%7%
Dec 2440°F24°F65°F 2025-8°F 202236%7%
Dec 2540°F24°F70°F 2021-5°F 200036%8%
Dec 2640°F24°F70°F 2021-4°F 200036%8%
Dec 2739°F23°F69°F 2025-3°F 201736%8%
Dec 2839°F23°F72°F 2008-3°F 201736%8%
Dec 2939°F23°F68°F 20255°F 196336%8%
Dec 3039°F23°F60°F 19900°F 196336%8%
Dec 3139°F23°F60°F 1992-1°F 201736%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at West Salem, 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 6:51 AM, sunset 4:31 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 4:41 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00116446 (Olney 2S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00114957, 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.