Dexter climate

Dexter Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Winterset 1S, 28.5 km from Dexter

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 31°F on December 31, and lows from 20°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.23 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 Dexter, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
35°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
1.23 in
Snowfall
5.9 in
Record high
73°FDec 16, 2021
Record low
-34°FDec 10, 1919
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°F20°F64°F 1970-3°F 194421%10%
Dec 240°F20°F66°F 1998-5°F 194221%10%
Dec 340°F20°F64°F 1973-15°F 191921%10%
Dec 439°F19°F66°F 2012-6°F 202521%11%
Dec 539°F19°F68°F 2017-15°F 192821%11%
Dec 639°F19°F69°F 1939-12°F 191721%11%
Dec 738°F18°F59°F 1998-13°F 197621%12%
Dec 838°F18°F69°F 1946-21°F 191721%12%
Dec 937°F18°F64°F 1946-18°F 195821%12%
Dec 1037°F17°F58°F 2020-34°F 191921%12%
Dec 1137°F17°F64°F 1965-15°F 191721%12%
Dec 1236°F17°F59°F 1921-20°F 193221%12%
Dec 1336°F17°F64°F 1968-20°F 196121%12%
Dec 1435°F16°F58°F 1975-18°F 190121%13%
Dec 1535°F16°F59°F 1939-18°F 190121%13%
Dec 1635°F16°F73°F 2021-22°F 193221%13%
Dec 1734°F16°F66°F 1939-15°F 194520%13%
Dec 1834°F15°F59°F 1962-18°F 192220%13%
Dec 1934°F15°F65°F 1976-21°F 198520%13%
Dec 2034°F15°F60°F 1941-19°F 198320%13%
Dec 2133°F15°F60°F 1941-22°F 198520%13%
Dec 2233°F14°F61°F 1933-22°F 198920%13%
Dec 2333°F14°F58°F 1964-28°F 198919%13%
Dec 2432°F14°F55°F 1936-25°F 198919%13%
Dec 2532°F14°F56°F 1946-20°F 198319%13%
Dec 2632°F13°F60°F 2019-24°F 191419%13%
Dec 2732°F13°F56°F 1946-17°F 195119%13%
Dec 2832°F13°F60°F 1984-20°F 192418%13%
Dec 2931°F13°F69°F 1984-26°F 191718%12%
Dec 3031°F12°F60°F 1929-13°F 191718%12%
Dec 3131°F12°F62°F 2004-16°F 197618%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dexter, 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 7:24 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 4:57 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00139132 (Winterset 1S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00136566, 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.