Buchanan County climate

Buchanan County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Independence #1, 7 km from Buchanan County

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 1.66 in over about 8 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 Buchanan County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
32°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
1.66 in
Snowfall
7.6 in
Record high
67°FDec 4, 1998
Record low
-25°FDec 19, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 18 min to 9 h 07 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
11.2 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°F60°F 1998-7°F 188625%12%
Dec 237°F19°F62°F 1982-12°F 188625%12%
Dec 337°F18°F61°F 1982-17°F 198525%13%
Dec 436°F18°F67°F 1998-8°F 199125%13%
Dec 536°F18°F67°F 1998-4°F 199225%13%
Dec 636°F17°F66°F 2001-8°F 198525%14%
Dec 735°F17°F51°F 2001-4°F 188525%14%
Dec 835°F17°F50°F 1984-3°F 199525%14%
Dec 934°F16°F50°F 1993-6°F 199525%14%
Dec 1034°F16°F47°F 1984-8°F 199525%15%
Dec 1133°F16°F50°F 1998-10°F 199425%15%
Dec 1233°F16°F48°F 1998-12°F 198525%15%
Dec 1333°F15°F48°F 1998-19°F 198525%15%
Dec 1432°F15°F54°F 1998-20°F 198525%16%
Dec 1532°F15°F52°F 2008-20°F 198925%16%
Dec 1632°F14°F53°F 1984-13°F 198926%16%
Dec 1731°F14°F45°F 2001-13°F 198326%16%
Dec 1831°F14°F47°F 2002-22°F 188426%16%
Dec 1931°F14°F56°F 2002-25°F 198326%17%
Dec 2030°F13°F47°F 1988-20°F 189226%17%
Dec 2130°F13°F43°F 1986-22°F 198926%17%
Dec 2230°F13°F49°F 1885-22°F 198326%17%
Dec 2330°F13°F45°F 2001-23°F 198926%17%
Dec 2429°F12°F52°F 1982-25°F 198325%17%
Dec 2529°F12°F52°F 1982-16°F 198325%17%
Dec 2629°F12°F42°F 1994-16°F 189225%18%
Dec 2729°F12°F48°F 2008-24°F 188625%18%
Dec 2828°F12°F60°F 1984-14°F 188725%18%
Dec 2928°F11°F57°F 1999-16°F 188725%18%
Dec 3028°F11°F47°F 1999-9°F 198325%18%
Dec 3128°F11°F57°F 2004-9°F 199025%18%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Buchanan County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 4:35 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 4:44 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00134049 (Independence #1), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00134049, 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.