Barton County climate

Barton County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Great Bend 3W, 14.5 km from Barton County

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.01 in over about 4 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 Barton County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
1.01 in
Snowfall
2.3 in
Record high
79°FDec 3, 2021
Record low
-21°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 40 min to 9 h 32 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
10.7 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 148°F24°F72°F 1995-3°F 198512%4%
Dec 247°F23°F70°F 1988-1°F 198512%4%
Dec 347°F23°F79°F 20216°F 198512%4%
Dec 447°F23°F72°F 19799°F 198312%4%
Dec 546°F22°F71°F 19891°F 196412%4%
Dec 646°F22°F71°F 1981-5°F 195012%4%
Dec 745°F22°F70°F 2023-1°F 195012%4%
Dec 845°F22°F71°F 2023-6°F 200512%4%
Dec 945°F21°F68°F 19570°F 197212%4%
Dec 1044°F21°F72°F 1996-8°F 200912%4%
Dec 1144°F21°F66°F 20172°F 200012%5%
Dec 1244°F21°F75°F 2025-7°F 196112%5%
Dec 1344°F21°F71°F 1988-5°F 196112%5%
Dec 1443°F20°F66°F 1988-1°F 196312%5%
Dec 1543°F20°F69°F 2002-14°F 198912%5%
Dec 1643°F20°F75°F 1962-8°F 198912%5%
Dec 1743°F20°F73°F 19801°F 200812%5%
Dec 1843°F20°F72°F 1979-15°F 201612%5%
Dec 1942°F19°F67°F 1966-17°F 201612%5%
Dec 2042°F19°F66°F 1966-10°F 198312%5%
Dec 2142°F19°F65°F 1966-9°F 198312%5%
Dec 2242°F19°F67°F 1964-21°F 198912%5%
Dec 2342°F19°F64°F 1955-15°F 198912%5%
Dec 2442°F19°F79°F 1955-11°F 198312%5%
Dec 2542°F19°F71°F 2021-6°F 198312%5%
Dec 2642°F19°F72°F 2025-4°F 196212%5%
Dec 2742°F19°F73°F 20251°F 195212%5%
Dec 2842°F19°F71°F 19847°F 195212%5%
Dec 2942°F19°F75°F 1999-5°F 198312%5%
Dec 3041°F18°F71°F 1956-8°F 199012%5%
Dec 3141°F18°F66°F 1951-7°F 196812%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Barton County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 5:14 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 5:24 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00143218 (Great Bend 3W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00143218, 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.