Maxwell climate

Maxwell Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ames 5 Se, 15.2 km from Maxwell

Average highs run from 39°F on December 1 to 29°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.46 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 Maxwell, 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
16°F
Precipitation
1.46 in
Snowfall
6.5 in
Record high
73°FDec 15, 2021
Record low
-24°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 21 min to 9 h 11 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
20°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 139°F21°F64°F 19981°F 197623%9%
Dec 239°F21°F63°F 1973-4°F 198523%9%
Dec 338°F20°F66°F 2012-9°F 198523%9%
Dec 438°F20°F66°F 1998-6°F 202523%9%
Dec 537°F20°F65°F 2001-11°F 200523%10%
Dec 637°F19°F53°F 2019-10°F 197223%10%
Dec 737°F19°F62°F 2024-13°F 197623%10%
Dec 836°F19°F60°F 2024-8°F 197624%10%
Dec 936°F18°F57°F 2020-14°F 200524%11%
Dec 1035°F18°F59°F 1979-10°F 197824%11%
Dec 1135°F18°F62°F 1965-12°F 197624%11%
Dec 1235°F17°F65°F 1968-14°F 200024%11%
Dec 1334°F17°F50°F 1998-16°F 198523%11%
Dec 1434°F17°F56°F 1975-14°F 198524%12%
Dec 1534°F16°F73°F 2021-15°F 198923%12%
Dec 1633°F16°F71°F 2021-7°F 198323%12%
Dec 1733°F16°F53°F 1980-12°F 196423%12%
Dec 1833°F16°F63°F 1976-22°F 198523%12%
Dec 1932°F15°F54°F 1988-19°F 198523%12%
Dec 2032°F15°F55°F 1967-18°F 198323%12%
Dec 2132°F15°F52°F 1979-22°F 198923%13%
Dec 2231°F14°F53°F 2019-23°F 198923%13%
Dec 2331°F14°F55°F 1964-24°F 198923%13%
Dec 2431°F14°F54°F 2023-21°F 198323%13%
Dec 2530°F13°F58°F 2019-20°F 198323%13%
Dec 2630°F13°F58°F 2019-11°F 199023%13%
Dec 2730°F13°F54°F 2003-15°F 201723%13%
Dec 2830°F13°F66°F 1984-9°F 199323%13%
Dec 2930°F12°F62°F 1984-8°F 198323%13%
Dec 3029°F12°F59°F 2004-13°F 197623%13%
Dec 3129°F12°F59°F 1965-17°F 197623%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Maxwell, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 4:43 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 4:52 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00130203 (Ames 5 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00130200, 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.