Carlisle climate

Carlisle Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Des Moines Intl AP, 14 km from Carlisle

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 32°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.58 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 Carlisle, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
1.58 in
Snowfall
7.9 in
Record high
74°FDec 15, 2021
Record low
-22°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 24 min to 9 h 14 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
22°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 141°F24°F66°F 19702°F 198525%12%
Dec 241°F24°F67°F 1973-6°F 198525%13%
Dec 340°F23°F69°F 2012-3°F 198525%13%
Dec 440°F23°F69°F 2017-3°F 202525%14%
Dec 540°F23°F67°F 1975-3°F 200525%14%
Dec 639°F22°F64°F 1946-7°F 197225%14%
Dec 739°F22°F64°F 2024-8°F 197625%15%
Dec 838°F22°F69°F 1946-8°F 195825%15%
Dec 938°F21°F62°F 1946-11°F 195825%15%
Dec 1038°F21°F64°F 2020-6°F 199525%15%
Dec 1137°F21°F64°F 1965-6°F 196225%16%
Dec 1237°F21°F64°F 1968-11°F 196125%16%
Dec 1337°F20°F60°F 1975-14°F 196125%16%
Dec 1436°F20°F60°F 1975-13°F 198525%16%
Dec 1536°F20°F74°F 2021-15°F 195125%17%
Dec 1636°F19°F60°F 2006-11°F 195125%17%
Dec 1735°F19°F53°F 1966-9°F 196425%17%
Dec 1835°F19°F64°F 1976-16°F 198325%17%
Dec 1935°F19°F56°F 1988-16°F 198325%17%
Dec 2034°F18°F57°F 1967-12°F 198325%18%
Dec 2134°F18°F56°F 1967-18°F 198925%18%
Dec 2234°F18°F57°F 1957-20°F 198925%18%
Dec 2334°F17°F59°F 1964-22°F 198925%18%
Dec 2433°F17°F58°F 2023-19°F 198325%19%
Dec 2533°F17°F60°F 2019-15°F 198325%19%
Dec 2633°F17°F59°F 2008-15°F 196225%19%
Dec 2733°F17°F64°F 1946-8°F 201725%19%
Dec 2832°F16°F69°F 1984-10°F 196126%19%
Dec 2932°F16°F60°F 2022-6°F 199026%19%
Dec 3032°F16°F63°F 1965-15°F 196826%20%
Dec 3132°F16°F61°F 1965-15°F 196826%20%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carlisle, 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 7:21 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 4:54 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014933 (Des Moines Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014933, 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.