Ossian climate

Ossian Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Decorah, 17.8 km from Ossian

Average highs run from 39°F on December 1 to 29°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.31 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 Ossian, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
1.31 in
Snowfall
9.1 in
Record high
69°FDec 15, 2021
Record low
-36°FDec 27, 1950
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 14 min to 9 h 03 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
19°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 139°F22°F63°F 1962-8°F 189327%14%
Dec 238°F22°F63°F 1982-10°F 191927%14%
Dec 338°F22°F65°F 2012-21°F 191927%15%
Dec 437°F21°F62°F 2017-8°F 199127%15%
Dec 537°F21°F64°F 2001-10°F 200527%16%
Dec 636°F21°F62°F 1998-15°F 192627%16%
Dec 736°F20°F57°F 2024-17°F 197227%16%
Dec 836°F20°F56°F 1894-14°F 191727%17%
Dec 935°F20°F57°F 1939-20°F 195827%17%
Dec 1035°F19°F56°F 2020-23°F 191927%17%
Dec 1134°F19°F56°F 1949-17°F 193427%17%
Dec 1234°F19°F59°F 1968-15°F 195826%17%
Dec 1334°F18°F54°F 1968-24°F 196126%18%
Dec 1433°F18°F55°F 1975-24°F 190126%18%
Dec 1533°F18°F69°F 2021-22°F 190126%18%
Dec 1633°F17°F68°F 2021-27°F 193226%18%
Dec 1732°F17°F55°F 1962-23°F 195026%18%
Dec 1832°F17°F53°F 1962-26°F 198326%18%
Dec 1932°F16°F52°F 1923-27°F 198325%18%
Dec 2031°F16°F50°F 1894-19°F 198325%18%
Dec 2131°F16°F55°F 1967-23°F 192425%18%
Dec 2231°F16°F50°F 2019-22°F 191625%19%
Dec 2330°F15°F51°F 1936-25°F 199025%19%
Dec 2430°F15°F54°F 2023-25°F 198325%19%
Dec 2530°F15°F55°F 1936-32°F 200025%19%
Dec 2630°F14°F54°F 1936-29°F 191425%19%
Dec 2730°F14°F54°F 1936-36°F 195025%19%
Dec 2829°F14°F57°F 1984-25°F 192425%19%
Dec 2929°F14°F52°F 1984-24°F 192525%19%
Dec 3029°F13°F53°F 2004-17°F 196325%19%
Dec 3129°F13°F56°F 1965-24°F 197625%19%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ossian, 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 7:19 AM, sunset 4:33 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 4:42 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00132110 (Decorah), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00132110, 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.