Nora Springs climate

Nora Springs Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mason City, 15.7 km from Nora Springs

Average highs run from 36°F on December 1 to 25°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.25 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 Nora Springs, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
30°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
1.25 in
Snowfall
9.6 in
Record high
69°FDec 15, 2021
Record low
-26°FDec 18, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 14 min to 9 h 03 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
19°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 136°F19°F67°F 1998-2°F 198323%10%
Dec 235°F19°F64°F 1998-14°F 198523%10%
Dec 335°F19°F63°F 2012-15°F 198523%11%
Dec 434°F18°F66°F 2017-13°F 202523%11%
Dec 534°F18°F62°F 2001-7°F 200524%11%
Dec 633°F17°F53°F 1951-15°F 197624%11%
Dec 733°F17°F57°F 2024-18°F 197224%12%
Dec 833°F17°F58°F 2024-16°F 195824%12%
Dec 932°F16°F54°F 2020-19°F 195824%12%
Dec 1032°F16°F59°F 1979-16°F 197824%12%
Dec 1131°F16°F55°F 1949-11°F 197624%12%
Dec 1231°F15°F58°F 1968-16°F 200024%13%
Dec 1331°F15°F56°F 1998-21°F 196124%13%
Dec 1430°F15°F55°F 1998-16°F 197224%13%
Dec 1530°F14°F69°F 2021-16°F 196324%13%
Dec 1630°F14°F58°F 1959-17°F 196324%13%
Dec 1729°F14°F50°F 1962-18°F 198324%13%
Dec 1829°F14°F55°F 1962-26°F 198324%13%
Dec 1929°F13°F48°F 1979-26°F 198324%14%
Dec 2028°F13°F48°F 1967-25°F 198324%14%
Dec 2128°F13°F50°F 1979-23°F 198924%14%
Dec 2228°F12°F48°F 2023-22°F 198324%14%
Dec 2327°F12°F46°F 1965-25°F 199024%14%
Dec 2427°F12°F53°F 2023-24°F 198324%14%
Dec 2527°F11°F51°F 2023-21°F 200024%14%
Dec 2627°F11°F49°F 1959-26°F 195024%14%
Dec 2726°F11°F52°F 1959-26°F 195024%14%
Dec 2826°F11°F56°F 1984-21°F 199324%14%
Dec 2926°F10°F47°F 1999-13°F 197024%14%
Dec 3026°F10°F54°F 1965-20°F 196824%14%
Dec 3125°F10°F52°F 1965-22°F 197624%14%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Nora Springs, 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 7:24 AM, sunset 4:38 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 4:47 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00135230 (Mason City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014940, 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.