Tri-Lakes climate

Tri-Lakes Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Columbia City, 11.9 km from Tri-Lakes

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.43 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 Tri-Lakes, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
2.43 in
Snowfall
3.4 in
Record high
71°FDec 2, 1982
Record low
-18°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 25 min to 9 h 16 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
11.6 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 142°F26°F67°F 19707°F 202535%7%
Dec 241°F26°F71°F 19820°F 197635%7%
Dec 341°F26°F69°F 1982-2°F 194235%7%
Dec 441°F25°F64°F 19982°F 202535%8%
Dec 540°F25°F67°F 2001-3°F 202535%8%
Dec 640°F25°F69°F 1998-5°F 196435%8%
Dec 739°F24°F63°F 1951-1°F 196435%9%
Dec 839°F24°F65°F 1946-2°F 197735%9%
Dec 939°F24°F64°F 1952-9°F 195835%9%
Dec 1038°F24°F66°F 1971-12°F 195835%10%
Dec 1138°F23°F63°F 1949-11°F 197735%10%
Dec 1238°F23°F69°F 2015-7°F 196235%10%
Dec 1337°F23°F63°F 2015-8°F 195836%10%
Dec 1437°F23°F66°F 1975-3°F 195836%11%
Dec 1537°F23°F62°F 1971-8°F 195836%11%
Dec 1636°F22°F63°F 1984-14°F 195136%11%
Dec 1736°F22°F58°F 1984-11°F 198936%12%
Dec 1836°F22°F55°F 2025-5°F 198936%12%
Dec 1936°F22°F57°F 1976-9°F 201636%12%
Dec 2035°F21°F60°F 1949-10°F 196336%12%
Dec 2135°F21°F61°F 1967-17°F 198936%12%
Dec 2235°F21°F60°F 1949-18°F 198936%13%
Dec 2335°F21°F64°F 2015-13°F 196036%13%
Dec 2434°F20°F60°F 1982-16°F 198336%13%
Dec 2534°F20°F64°F 1982-15°F 200436%13%
Dec 2634°F20°F63°F 2019-6°F 198336%14%
Dec 2734°F20°F65°F 2008-8°F 195037%14%
Dec 2833°F20°F65°F 1984-8°F 195037%14%
Dec 2933°F19°F63°F 1984-4°F 196137%14%
Dec 3033°F19°F61°F 1965-11°F 198337%14%
Dec 3133°F19°F61°F 1951-14°F 197637%15%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tri-Lakes, 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 7:48 AM, sunset 5:13 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:07 AM, sunset 5:23 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00121739 (Columbia City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014827, 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.