Ackley climate

Ackley Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Iowa Falls, 16.9 km from Ackley

Average highs run from 37°F on December 1 to 27°F on December 31, and lows from 20°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.54 in over about 7 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 Ackley, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
32°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
1.54 in
Snowfall
6.1 in
Record high
70°FDec 16, 2021
Record low
-31°FDec 10, 1919
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 18 min to 9 h 07 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
19°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 137°F20°F65°F 1962-14°F 189322%10%
Dec 237°F19°F64°F 1998-10°F 191922%10%
Dec 336°F19°F62°F 1962-20°F 191922%11%
Dec 436°F19°F60°F 2017-12°F 202522%11%
Dec 536°F18°F67°F 2017-13°F 202522%11%
Dec 635°F18°F64°F 2001-15°F 191722%12%
Dec 735°F18°F58°F 1894-14°F 197222%12%
Dec 834°F17°F67°F 1946-20°F 191722%12%
Dec 934°F17°F63°F 1946-21°F 195823%12%
Dec 1034°F17°F58°F 1979-31°F 191922%13%
Dec 1133°F16°F58°F 1946-15°F 191722%13%
Dec 1233°F16°F62°F 1968-18°F 193222%13%
Dec 1332°F16°F56°F 1921-21°F 191722%13%
Dec 1432°F15°F51°F 1910-22°F 190122%13%
Dec 1532°F15°F55°F 1998-21°F 191722%13%
Dec 1631°F15°F70°F 2021-22°F 193222%14%
Dec 1731°F15°F61°F 1939-17°F 191422%14%
Dec 1831°F14°F58°F 1962-20°F 198322%14%
Dec 1930°F14°F52°F 1894-22°F 198322%14%
Dec 2030°F14°F53°F 1894-18°F 198322%14%
Dec 2130°F13°F59°F 1941-21°F 196322%14%
Dec 2229°F13°F55°F 1941-23°F 196322%14%
Dec 2329°F13°F50°F 2023-22°F 198922%15%
Dec 2429°F13°F52°F 1965-21°F 198922%15%
Dec 2528°F12°F55°F 2023-23°F 200022%15%
Dec 2628°F12°F57°F 2019-31°F 191422%15%
Dec 2728°F12°F55°F 1936-25°F 191422%15%
Dec 2828°F12°F55°F 1912-23°F 192422%15%
Dec 2927°F11°F56°F 2002-20°F 191722%15%
Dec 3027°F11°F57°F 1929-19°F 191722%15%
Dec 3127°F11°F57°F 2004-20°F 197622%15%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ackley, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 4:40 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 4:49 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00134142 (Iowa Falls), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00134142, 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.