Clay County climate

Clay County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Spencer 1 N, 9.2 km from Clay County

Average highs run from 36°F on December 1 to 26°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.98 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 Clay 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
30°F
Average low
13°F
Precipitation
0.98 in
Snowfall
9.6 in
Record high
67°FDec 1, 1998
Record low
-27°FDec 18, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 15 min to 9 h 03 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
11.9 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 136°F18°F67°F 1998-7°F 202521%13%
Dec 235°F17°F63°F 1998-5°F 200021%13%
Dec 335°F17°F63°F 1998-12°F 202521%14%
Dec 434°F16°F56°F 2017-19°F 202521%14%
Dec 534°F16°F61°F 2001-13°F 200521%14%
Dec 634°F16°F53°F 2023-17°F 200521%14%
Dec 733°F15°F60°F 2023-17°F 200521%14%
Dec 833°F15°F63°F 2024-13°F 200521%15%
Dec 932°F15°F58°F 2020-11°F 200521%15%
Dec 1032°F14°F51°F 2020-10°F 200921%15%
Dec 1131°F14°F51°F 1998-19°F 201321%15%
Dec 1231°F14°F52°F 1998-17°F 200021%15%
Dec 1331°F13°F54°F 2014-9°F 201621%15%
Dec 1430°F13°F57°F 2023-17°F 200021%16%
Dec 1530°F13°F64°F 2021-13°F 200921%16%
Dec 1630°F13°F51°F 2006-9°F 200821%16%
Dec 1729°F12°F47°F 2001-18°F 201621%16%
Dec 1829°F12°F53°F 2011-27°F 201621%16%
Dec 1929°F12°F44°F 2006-14°F 199621%16%
Dec 2028°F11°F47°F 2020-16°F 199621%17%
Dec 2128°F11°F46°F 2020-16°F 199921%17%
Dec 2228°F11°F56°F 2020-21°F 199921%17%
Dec 2327°F11°F50°F 2023-16°F 201321%17%
Dec 2427°F10°F56°F 2023-19°F 200021%17%
Dec 2527°F10°F52°F 2023-19°F 200021%17%
Dec 2627°F10°F49°F 2011-19°F 199621%17%
Dec 2727°F10°F51°F 2003-13°F 201721%17%
Dec 2826°F9°F58°F 2002-10°F 200921%17%
Dec 2926°F9°F52°F 1999-18°F 200921%17%
Dec 3026°F9°F60°F 2004-12°F 199821%17%
Dec 3126°F9°F47°F 1999-22°F 201721%17%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clay County, 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 7:32 AM, sunset 4:47 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 4:55 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00137844 (Spencer 1 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014972, 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.