Shell Rock climate

Shell Rock Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Allison, 18.5 km from Shell Rock

Average highs run from 36°F on December 1 to 26°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.35 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 Shell Rock, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
31°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
1.35 in
Snowfall
9.9 in
Record high
74°FDec 15, 2021
Record low
-29°FDec 25, 2000
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 17 min to 9 h 05 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
20°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 136°F19°F63°F 1998-5°F 197118%14%
Dec 236°F19°F65°F 1973-16°F 198518%15%
Dec 335°F19°F67°F 2012-17°F 198518%15%
Dec 435°F18°F67°F 1998-15°F 202518%16%
Dec 535°F18°F67°F 2001-16°F 200518%16%
Dec 634°F18°F60°F 1951-14°F 200518%16%
Dec 734°F17°F62°F 2024-19°F 197618%16%
Dec 833°F17°F59°F 2024-15°F 197618%17%
Dec 933°F17°F55°F 2020-12°F 197718%17%
Dec 1032°F16°F60°F 2020-20°F 195818%17%
Dec 1132°F16°F61°F 1965-18°F 197618%17%
Dec 1232°F16°F58°F 1968-15°F 200018%18%
Dec 1331°F15°F57°F 1975-26°F 196118%18%
Dec 1431°F15°F57°F 1975-19°F 198518%18%
Dec 1531°F15°F74°F 2021-17°F 196118%18%
Dec 1630°F15°F53°F 2006-17°F 196318%19%
Dec 1730°F14°F50°F 1959-14°F 195018%19%
Dec 1829°F14°F57°F 2002-23°F 198318%19%
Dec 1929°F14°F52°F 1979-25°F 198518%19%
Dec 2029°F13°F53°F 1967-20°F 198318%19%
Dec 2129°F13°F52°F 1967-27°F 196318%20%
Dec 2228°F13°F54°F 2019-23°F 198319%20%
Dec 2328°F13°F52°F 1965-25°F 198919%20%
Dec 2428°F12°F57°F 2023-27°F 200019%20%
Dec 2527°F12°F59°F 2019-29°F 200018%20%
Dec 2627°F12°F52°F 1959-25°F 196218%20%
Dec 2727°F11°F52°F 1959-26°F 195018%20%
Dec 2827°F11°F62°F 1984-17°F 199318%20%
Dec 2927°F11°F53°F 2019-11°F 198318%21%
Dec 3026°F11°F60°F 1965-19°F 197618%21%
Dec 3126°F10°F59°F 1965-23°F 197618%21%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shell Rock, 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 7:21 AM, sunset 4:38 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 4:46 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00130157 (Allison), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094910, 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.