Elma climate

Elma Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New Hampton, 24.6 km from Elma

Average highs run from 35°F on December 1 to 25°F on December 31, and lows from 17°F to 8°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.67 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 Elma, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
29°F
Average low
12°F
Precipitation
1.67 in
Snowfall
7.9 in
Record high
68°FDec 15, 2021
Record low
-29°FDec 25, 2000
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 13 min to 9 h 02 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
19°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 135°F17°F63°F 1962-16°F 189319%10%
Dec 235°F17°F61°F 1998-6°F 197620%10%
Dec 334°F17°F65°F 2012-17°F 198520%11%
Dec 434°F16°F65°F 2017-9°F 199120%11%
Dec 533°F16°F63°F 2001-8°F 189820%11%
Dec 633°F16°F55°F 1951-12°F 197220%11%
Dec 732°F15°F56°F 1894-16°F 197220%11%
Dec 832°F15°F54°F 2024-11°F 189820%11%
Dec 931°F15°F52°F 2020-19°F 195820%12%
Dec 1031°F14°F58°F 1979-17°F 195820%12%
Dec 1131°F14°F56°F 1949-14°F 197620%12%
Dec 1230°F14°F59°F 1968-18°F 200020%12%
Dec 1330°F13°F48°F 1968-23°F 190120%12%
Dec 1430°F13°F53°F 1975-24°F 198520%12%
Dec 1529°F13°F68°F 2021-20°F 196120%12%
Dec 1629°F12°F54°F 1959-14°F 196320%12%
Dec 1728°F12°F48°F 1962-17°F 198320%12%
Dec 1828°F12°F53°F 1962-22°F 198320%13%
Dec 1928°F11°F50°F 1894-24°F 198320%13%
Dec 2027°F11°F56°F 1894-20°F 198320%13%
Dec 2127°F11°F49°F 1967-23°F 198920%13%
Dec 2227°F10°F50°F 2002-22°F 198920%13%
Dec 2327°F10°F50°F 1893-23°F 199020%13%
Dec 2426°F10°F50°F 2023-24°F 198320%13%
Dec 2526°F10°F53°F 2019-29°F 200020%13%
Dec 2626°F9°F47°F 1959-25°F 196220%13%
Dec 2725°F9°F50°F 2003-25°F 195020%13%
Dec 2825°F9°F53°F 1984-18°F 199320%13%
Dec 2925°F8°F51°F 1984-11°F 197020%13%
Dec 3025°F8°F53°F 2004-18°F 190320%13%
Dec 3125°F8°F55°F 1965-21°F 189820%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elma, 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 7:22 AM, sunset 4:35 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 4:44 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00135952 (New Hampton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00131402, 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.