Dunkerton climate

Dunkerton Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Waterloo Muni AP, 19.8 km from Dunkerton

Average highs run from 39°F on December 1 to 29°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.44 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 Dunkerton, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
1.44 in
Snowfall
9.9 in
Record high
71°FDec 16, 2021
Record low
-21°FDec 18, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 17 min to 9 h 07 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
20°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 139°F22°F57°F 20216°F 201427%14%
Dec 239°F21°F55°F 20175°F 200827%15%
Dec 339°F21°F60°F 20126°F 200628%15%
Dec 438°F21°F66°F 2012-8°F 202527%16%
Dec 538°F20°F63°F 2017-8°F 202527%16%
Dec 637°F20°F53°F 2019-1°F 201027%16%
Dec 737°F20°F44°F 2012-5°F 201327%16%
Dec 836°F19°F54°F 2023-5°F 201327%17%
Dec 936°F19°F54°F 2023-4°F 201027%17%
Dec 1036°F19°F55°F 2020-9°F 200927%17%
Dec 1135°F18°F58°F 2020-9°F 200927%17%
Dec 1235°F18°F45°F 2006-11°F 201327%18%
Dec 1334°F18°F51°F 2015-8°F 201027%18%
Dec 1434°F18°F55°F 2015-11°F 201027%18%
Dec 1534°F17°F60°F 2014-10°F 201627%18%
Dec 1633°F17°F71°F 2021-10°F 201627%19%
Dec 1733°F17°F51°F 2017-6°F 200927%19%
Dec 1833°F16°F43°F 2018-21°F 201627%19%
Dec 1932°F16°F49°F 2011-21°F 201627%19%
Dec 2032°F16°F52°F 2018-8°F 201627%19%
Dec 2132°F15°F49°F 2019-13°F 200827%20%
Dec 2232°F15°F49°F 2019-16°F 200827%20%
Dec 2331°F15°F52°F 2019-16°F 200827%20%
Dec 2431°F15°F51°F 2020-18°F 201327%20%
Dec 2531°F14°F53°F 2023-14°F 201327%20%
Dec 2630°F14°F60°F 2019-11°F 201727%20%
Dec 2730°F14°F46°F 2008-15°F 201727%20%
Dec 2830°F14°F48°F 2018-14°F 201727%20%
Dec 2930°F13°F48°F 2019-2°F 202127%21%
Dec 3030°F13°F54°F 2019-15°F 201327%21%
Dec 3129°F13°F47°F 2006-15°F 201327%21%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dunkerton, 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 7:19 AM, sunset 4:36 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 4:45 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094910 (Waterloo Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00136199, 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.