Graettinger climate

Graettinger Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Emmetsburg, 16 km from Graettinger

Average highs run from 38°F on December 1 to 27°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.06 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 Graettinger, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
32°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
1.06 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 14 min to 9 h 02 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
11.9 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 138°F19°F67°F 1998-12°F 189719%10%
Dec 237°F19°F63°F 1998-19°F 191919%10%
Dec 337°F18°F64°F 1998-15°F 198519%10%
Dec 436°F18°F63°F 1998-12°F 202519%10%
Dec 536°F17°F61°F 2001-12°F 202519%11%
Dec 635°F17°F68°F 1939-18°F 197219%11%
Dec 735°F17°F53°F 1939-18°F 197219%11%
Dec 835°F16°F58°F 1946-18°F 191719%11%
Dec 934°F16°F70°F 1939-18°F 195819%11%
Dec 1034°F16°F57°F 1990-19°F 191719%11%
Dec 1133°F15°F58°F 1979-18°F 191719%11%
Dec 1233°F15°F56°F 1913-17°F 193219%11%
Dec 1333°F15°F60°F 1921-25°F 191718%11%
Dec 1432°F14°F65°F 1921-30°F 190118%11%
Dec 1532°F14°F58°F 1939-27°F 190118%12%
Dec 1631°F14°F63°F 1939-18°F 191418%12%
Dec 1731°F13°F61°F 1939-18°F 192217%12%
Dec 1831°F13°F60°F 1923-27°F 201617%12%
Dec 1930°F13°F58°F 1923-26°F 201617%12%
Dec 2030°F13°F52°F 1900-25°F 198317%12%
Dec 2130°F12°F53°F 1941-24°F 198917%12%
Dec 2229°F12°F52°F 1941-24°F 198917%12%
Dec 2329°F12°F49°F 2020-24°F 198317%12%
Dec 2429°F11°F50°F 2023-24°F 198316%12%
Dec 2529°F11°F53°F 1946-24°F 198316%12%
Dec 2628°F11°F54°F 1936-27°F 191416%13%
Dec 2728°F11°F50°F 1931-21°F 192416%13%
Dec 2828°F10°F48°F 1906-25°F 192416%13%
Dec 2928°F10°F55°F 2002-28°F 191716%13%
Dec 3027°F10°F55°F 2002-26°F 191716%13%
Dec 3127°F10°F57°F 2004-25°F 189816%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Graettinger, 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 7:31 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:51 AM, sunset 4:53 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00132689 (Emmetsburg), 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.