Whiting climate

Whiting Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chicago Midway AP 3SW, 24.4 km from Whiting

Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.33 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 Whiting, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
2.33 in
Snowfall
7.9 in
Record high
70°FDec 3, 1982
Record low
-21°FDec 25, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 22 min to 9 h 12 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
12.1 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°F30°F66°F 19701°F 195835%13%
Dec 242°F29°F65°F 19824°F 196635%13%
Dec 342°F29°F70°F 19821°F 197635%14%
Dec 441°F29°F70°F 20121°F 199135%14%
Dec 541°F28°F67°F 19981°F 199135%15%
Dec 641°F28°F67°F 2001-1°F 196435%15%
Dec 740°F28°F60°F 1980-2°F 200535%16%
Dec 840°F27°F62°F 1966-4°F 195835%16%
Dec 940°F27°F62°F 1991-14°F 195835%16%
Dec 1039°F27°F62°F 1971-10°F 195835%17%
Dec 1139°F27°F58°F 2021-8°F 197235%17%
Dec 1239°F26°F56°F 1990-8°F 196235%18%
Dec 1338°F26°F61°F 2015-9°F 195835%18%
Dec 1438°F26°F62°F 1975-5°F 198535%18%
Dec 1538°F25°F62°F 1971-10°F 195835%19%
Dec 1637°F25°F64°F 1975-8°F 198935%19%
Dec 1737°F25°F61°F 1984-8°F 198935%20%
Dec 1837°F25°F55°F 1957-9°F 198535%20%
Dec 1937°F24°F56°F 1957-12°F 198335%20%
Dec 2036°F24°F57°F 1967-13°F 196335%21%
Dec 2136°F24°F61°F 1967-15°F 198935%21%
Dec 2236°F24°F56°F 1957-18°F 198935%22%
Dec 2336°F23°F54°F 1982-16°F 196035%22%
Dec 2435°F23°F60°F 1982-19°F 198335%22%
Dec 2535°F23°F61°F 1982-21°F 198335%23%
Dec 2635°F23°F62°F 1982-11°F 198336%23%
Dec 2735°F23°F62°F 2019-5°F 198336%23%
Dec 2835°F22°F65°F 2008-6°F 201736%24%
Dec 2935°F22°F65°F 1984-8°F 198336%24%
Dec 3034°F22°F58°F 1965-10°F 198336%24%
Dec 3134°F22°F60°F 1965-15°F 196736%24%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Whiting, 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 6:58 AM, sunset 4:20 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 4:29 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111577 (Chicago Midway AP 3SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116616, 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.