Mitchellville climate

Mitchellville Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Des Moines 17 E, 13.9 km from Mitchellville

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 31°F on December 31, and lows from 23°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.61 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 Mitchellville, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
35°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
1.61 in
Snowfall
4.5 in
Record high
70°FDec 28, 1984
Record low
-25°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 23 min to 9 h 13 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
22°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 141°F23°F65°F 19622°F 197624%7%
Dec 241°F23°F63°F 1998-3°F 198525%8%
Dec 340°F23°F66°F 1973-5°F 198525%8%
Dec 440°F22°F67°F 2012-2°F 199125%8%
Dec 539°F22°F69°F 2017-2°F 196425%9%
Dec 639°F22°F66°F 2001-8°F 197225%9%
Dec 739°F21°F61°F 1984-12°F 197625%9%
Dec 838°F21°F53°F 1984-10°F 195825%9%
Dec 938°F21°F54°F 1970-13°F 195825%9%
Dec 1037°F20°F60°F 1979-6°F 199525%10%
Dec 1137°F20°F62°F 2020-11°F 199425%10%
Dec 1237°F20°F60°F 1965-12°F 198926%10%
Dec 1336°F19°F64°F 1968-15°F 196126%10%
Dec 1436°F19°F59°F 1975-14°F 197226%10%
Dec 1536°F19°F59°F 2006-14°F 198926%10%
Dec 1635°F18°F58°F 2002-15°F 195126%10%
Dec 1735°F18°F57°F 2006-13°F 198326%10%
Dec 1834°F18°F56°F 1962-19°F 198326%10%
Dec 1934°F18°F63°F 1976-21°F 198327%11%
Dec 2034°F17°F52°F 1988-20°F 198327%11%
Dec 2134°F17°F58°F 1967-20°F 198927%11%
Dec 2233°F17°F56°F 1958-22°F 198927%11%
Dec 2333°F17°F57°F 1964-25°F 198927%11%
Dec 2433°F16°F54°F 1982-25°F 198927%11%
Dec 2532°F16°F53°F 1982-21°F 198328%11%
Dec 2632°F16°F60°F 2019-14°F 196228%11%
Dec 2732°F16°F56°F 1958-13°F 195128%11%
Dec 2832°F15°F70°F 1984-11°F 196128%11%
Dec 2931°F15°F63°F 1984-10°F 198328%12%
Dec 3031°F15°F61°F 1965-10°F 197628%12%
Dec 3131°F15°F62°F 2004-16°F 199828%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mitchellville, 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 7:21 AM, sunset 4:44 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:40 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 USW00054902 (Des Moines 17 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00130241, 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.