Buffalo Center climate

Buffalo Center Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Swea City 5N, 30 km from Buffalo Center

Average highs run from 34°F on December 1 to 23°F on December 31, and lows from 16°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.17 in over about 6 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 Buffalo Center, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
28°F
Average low
11°F
Precipitation
1.17 in
Snowfall
8.3 in
Record high
69°FDec 2, 1998
Record low
-28°FDec 14, 1901
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 12 min to 9 h 02 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
17°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 134°F16°F62°F 1962-9°F 189719%14%
Dec 233°F15°F69°F 1998-14°F 198519%14%
Dec 333°F15°F61°F 1998-16°F 191919%14%
Dec 432°F15°F59°F 1941-8°F 190419%14%
Dec 532°F14°F64°F 2017-8°F 189519%15%
Dec 631°F14°F63°F 1939-16°F 197219%15%
Dec 731°F14°F49°F 1915-18°F 197219%15%
Dec 831°F13°F64°F 1946-17°F 191719%15%
Dec 930°F13°F62°F 1939-20°F 195819%16%
Dec 1030°F13°F56°F 1979-24°F 191919%16%
Dec 1129°F13°F57°F 1946-17°F 191719%16%
Dec 1229°F12°F60°F 1968-16°F 193219%16%
Dec 1328°F12°F57°F 1921-26°F 190319%16%
Dec 1428°F12°F55°F 1998-28°F 190119%17%
Dec 1528°F11°F55°F 1923-25°F 190120%17%
Dec 1627°F11°F66°F 2021-20°F 191420%17%
Dec 1727°F11°F57°F 1939-18°F 191420%17%
Dec 1827°F11°F59°F 1923-24°F 201620%17%
Dec 1926°F10°F56°F 1923-25°F 201620%18%
Dec 2026°F10°F51°F 1967-21°F 191620%18%
Dec 2125°F10°F54°F 1941-24°F 198920%18%
Dec 2225°F10°F50°F 1941-23°F 198920%18%
Dec 2325°F9°F48°F 1936-25°F 199020%18%
Dec 2425°F9°F46°F 2023-20°F 192420%18%
Dec 2524°F9°F53°F 2023-21°F 199020%18%
Dec 2624°F9°F55°F 1936-24°F 191420%18%
Dec 2724°F8°F49°F 1959-25°F 195020%19%
Dec 2824°F8°F54°F 1984-25°F 192420%19%
Dec 2923°F8°F49°F 2002-23°F 191720%19%
Dec 3023°F8°F53°F 1949-20°F 191720%19%
Dec 3123°F7°F54°F 2004-21°F 197620%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Buffalo Center, 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 7:29 AM, sunset 4:41 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 4:50 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00138026 (Swea City 5N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00132977, 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.