Anthon climate

Anthon Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mapleton No.2, 26.1 km from Anthon

Average highs run from 38°F on December 1 to 28°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.13 in over about 5 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 Anthon, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
1.13 in
Snowfall
7.1 in
Record high
70°FDec 1, 1998
Record low
-24°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 19 min to 9 h 08 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
19°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 138°F19°F70°F 1998-4°F 198315%7%
Dec 238°F18°F62°F 1998-7°F 194215%7%
Dec 337°F18°F61°F 1998-3°F 197816%8%
Dec 437°F18°F58°F 1943-10°F 202516%8%
Dec 537°F17°F62°F 2001-9°F 200516%8%
Dec 636°F17°F60°F 1963-16°F 200516%8%
Dec 736°F17°F68°F 1984-11°F 197616%9%
Dec 835°F16°F65°F 2024-19°F 197816%9%
Dec 935°F16°F63°F 1957-16°F 195816%9%
Dec 1034°F16°F63°F 1979-13°F 200916%9%
Dec 1134°F16°F60°F 1943-10°F 198916%9%
Dec 1234°F15°F58°F 1993-13°F 198916%9%
Dec 1333°F15°F60°F 1957-17°F 196116%9%
Dec 1433°F15°F59°F 1998-15°F 198516%9%
Dec 1532°F14°F70°F 2021-14°F 198916%10%
Dec 1632°F14°F64°F 1962-15°F 198916%10%
Dec 1732°F14°F61°F 1980-14°F 200816%10%
Dec 1831°F14°F60°F 1976-20°F 201616%10%
Dec 1931°F13°F54°F 1979-19°F 198316%10%
Dec 2031°F13°F55°F 1979-17°F 196116%10%
Dec 2130°F13°F60°F 1941-22°F 198916%10%
Dec 2230°F13°F55°F 2020-24°F 198916%10%
Dec 2330°F12°F58°F 1950-24°F 198916%10%
Dec 2430°F12°F60°F 2021-18°F 198316%10%
Dec 2529°F12°F56°F 1946-13°F 198316%10%
Dec 2629°F12°F56°F 1959-16°F 195116%11%
Dec 2729°F12°F59°F 2013-17°F 195116%11%
Dec 2829°F11°F62°F 2013-3°F 194416%11%
Dec 2929°F11°F61°F 1999-11°F 194616%11%
Dec 3028°F11°F66°F 2004-16°F 196816%11%
Dec 3128°F11°F55°F 2025-24°F 201716%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Anthon, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 4:52 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 5:01 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00135123 (Mapleton No.2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014943, 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.