Shadeland climate

Shadeland Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lafayette Purdue Univ AP, 4.4 km from Shadeland

Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.29 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 Shadeland, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
2.29 in
Snowfall
4.0 in
Record high
73°FDec 2, 1982
Record low
-16°FDec 23, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 30 min to 9 h 20 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
11.4 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 143°F28°F68°F 19706°F 196633%5%
Dec 243°F27°F73°F 19823°F 196633%6%
Dec 342°F27°F70°F 1982-1°F 196633%6%
Dec 442°F27°F68°F 19983°F 199133%6%
Dec 542°F27°F69°F 2001-1°F 202533%6%
Dec 641°F26°F72°F 1998-2°F 197733%7%
Dec 741°F26°F64°F 1966-7°F 197733%7%
Dec 841°F26°F65°F 19663°F 201033%7%
Dec 940°F26°F60°F 2023-2°F 199533%7%
Dec 1040°F25°F70°F 1971-9°F 197733%7%
Dec 1139°F25°F63°F 2020-11°F 197733%7%
Dec 1239°F25°F67°F 20150°F 201333%8%
Dec 1339°F25°F65°F 19752°F 202533%8%
Dec 1439°F24°F69°F 1975-8°F 202533%8%
Dec 1538°F24°F65°F 1971-6°F 202533%8%
Dec 1638°F24°F65°F 1984-1°F 194533%9%
Dec 1738°F24°F59°F 2006-5°F 194533%9%
Dec 1837°F23°F59°F 2002-9°F 198533%9%
Dec 1937°F23°F57°F 1976-10°F 198333%9%
Dec 2037°F23°F62°F 1988-9°F 198133%9%
Dec 2137°F23°F62°F 1967-5°F 198533%9%
Dec 2236°F22°F58°F 1994-11°F 198333%10%
Dec 2336°F22°F63°F 2015-16°F 198332%10%
Dec 2436°F22°F61°F 1982-16°F 198332%10%
Dec 2536°F22°F64°F 1982-12°F 198032%10%
Dec 2635°F21°F64°F 2019-9°F 198332%10%
Dec 2735°F21°F68°F 2008-11°F 201732%10%
Dec 2835°F21°F68°F 1984-8°F 201732%10%
Dec 2935°F21°F64°F 1984-12°F 198332%11%
Dec 3035°F21°F65°F 1965-15°F 198332%11%
Dec 3134°F20°F64°F 2004-14°F 196732%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shadeland, 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 (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 5:22 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:11 AM, sunset 5:31 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014835 (Lafayette Purdue Univ AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014835, 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.