Emmet County Weather in December
Average highs run from 35°F on December 1 to 25°F on December 31, and lows from 16°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.99 in.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 29°F
- Average low
- 11°F
- Precipitation
- 0.99 in
- Snowfall
- 7.1 in
- Record high
- 70°FDec 9, 1939
- Record low
- -30°FDec 14, 1901
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 12 min to 9 h 02 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 86%
- Dew point
- 17°F
- Wind
- 12.1 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 35°F | 16°F | 67°F 1998 | -12°F 1897 | 10% | |
| Dec 2 | 35°F | 16°F | 63°F 1998 | -19°F 1919 | 10% | |
| Dec 3 | 34°F | 16°F | 64°F 1998 | -15°F 1985 | 10% | |
| Dec 4 | 34°F | 15°F | 63°F 1998 | -12°F 2025 | 10% | |
| Dec 5 | 33°F | 15°F | 61°F 2001 | -12°F 2025 | 11% | |
| Dec 6 | 33°F | 15°F | 68°F 1939 | -18°F 1972 | 11% | |
| Dec 7 | 32°F | 14°F | 53°F 1939 | -18°F 1972 | 11% | |
| Dec 8 | 32°F | 14°F | 58°F 1946 | -18°F 1917 | 11% | |
| Dec 9 | 31°F | 14°F | 70°F 1939 | -18°F 1958 | 11% | |
| Dec 10 | 31°F | 13°F | 57°F 1990 | -19°F 1917 | 11% | |
| Dec 11 | 31°F | 13°F | 58°F 1979 | -18°F 1917 | 11% | |
| Dec 12 | 30°F | 13°F | 56°F 1913 | -17°F 1932 | 11% | |
| Dec 13 | 30°F | 12°F | 60°F 1921 | -25°F 1917 | 11% | |
| Dec 14 | 29°F | 12°F | 65°F 1921 | -30°F 1901 | 11% | |
| Dec 15 | 29°F | 12°F | 58°F 1939 | -27°F 1901 | 12% | |
| Dec 16 | 29°F | 11°F | 63°F 1939 | -18°F 1914 | 12% | |
| Dec 17 | 28°F | 11°F | 61°F 1939 | -18°F 1922 | 12% | |
| Dec 18 | 28°F | 11°F | 60°F 1923 | -27°F 2016 | 12% | |
| Dec 19 | 28°F | 10°F | 58°F 1923 | -26°F 2016 | 12% | |
| Dec 20 | 27°F | 10°F | 52°F 1900 | -25°F 1983 | 12% | |
| Dec 21 | 27°F | 10°F | 53°F 1941 | -24°F 1989 | 12% | |
| Dec 22 | 27°F | 9°F | 52°F 1941 | -24°F 1989 | 12% | |
| Dec 23 | 26°F | 9°F | 49°F 2020 | -24°F 1983 | 12% | |
| Dec 24 | 26°F | 9°F | 50°F 2023 | -24°F 1983 | 12% | |
| Dec 25 | 26°F | 9°F | 53°F 1946 | -24°F 1983 | 12% | |
| Dec 26 | 26°F | 8°F | 54°F 1936 | -27°F 1914 | 13% | |
| Dec 27 | 25°F | 8°F | 50°F 1931 | -21°F 1924 | 13% | |
| Dec 28 | 25°F | 8°F | 48°F 1906 | -25°F 1924 | 13% | |
| Dec 29 | 25°F | 8°F | 55°F 2002 | -28°F 1917 | 13% | |
| Dec 30 | 25°F | 7°F | 55°F 2002 | -26°F 1917 | 13% | |
| Dec 31 | 25°F | 7°F | 57°F 2004 | -25°F 1898 | 13% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 4:44 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:51 AM, sunset 4:53 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00132724 (Estherville 4E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00132724, 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.