Doon climate

Doon Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rock Rapids, 17.6 km from Doon

Average highs run from 36°F on December 1 to 26°F on December 31, and lows from 17°F to 8°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.82 in over about 5 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 Doon, 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
12°F
Precipitation
0.82 in
Snowfall
8.4 in
Record high
66°FDec 1, 1998
Record low
-32°FDec 29, 1917
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 13 min to 9 h 02 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
11.4 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°F17°F66°F 1998-5°F 198316%9%
Dec 236°F17°F62°F 1998-12°F 191916%9%
Dec 335°F16°F64°F 1998-13°F 191916%9%
Dec 435°F16°F56°F 1998-13°F 202516%10%
Dec 534°F16°F58°F 2001-9°F 200516%10%
Dec 634°F15°F57°F 1963-18°F 201116%10%
Dec 734°F15°F59°F 1984-16°F 190816%10%
Dec 833°F15°F62°F 1970-22°F 191716%10%
Dec 933°F14°F58°F 1930-17°F 195816%10%
Dec 1032°F14°F55°F 1979-22°F 191716%11%
Dec 1132°F14°F55°F 1913-16°F 201316%11%
Dec 1231°F13°F58°F 1921-20°F 193216%11%
Dec 1331°F13°F63°F 1921-28°F 191716%11%
Dec 1431°F13°F57°F 1998-27°F 190117%11%
Dec 1530°F12°F61°F 2021-24°F 190117%11%
Dec 1630°F12°F61°F 2021-17°F 191416%11%
Dec 1730°F12°F55°F 1962-21°F 192216%11%
Dec 1829°F11°F58°F 1923-26°F 201616%12%
Dec 1929°F11°F54°F 1979-23°F 198316%12%
Dec 2029°F11°F50°F 1979-22°F 198316%12%
Dec 2128°F10°F54°F 1933-26°F 198916%12%
Dec 2228°F10°F55°F 2020-29°F 198916%12%
Dec 2328°F10°F53°F 1899-26°F 198916%12%
Dec 2427°F10°F53°F 2023-23°F 198316%12%
Dec 2527°F9°F49°F 1922-18°F 192416%12%
Dec 2627°F9°F54°F 2011-21°F 193316%12%
Dec 2727°F9°F52°F 1958-20°F 192416%12%
Dec 2826°F9°F58°F 2002-28°F 192416%12%
Dec 2926°F8°F55°F 1999-32°F 191716%12%
Dec 3026°F8°F60°F 2004-16°F 197316%12%
Dec 3126°F8°F60°F 2004-21°F 197316%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Doon, 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 7:37 AM, sunset 4:50 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:57 AM, sunset 4:59 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00137147 (Rock Rapids), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00137700, 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.