Clay Center climate

Clay Center Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Smileyberg 1N, 9.9 km from Clay Center

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.59 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 Clay Center, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
1.59 in
Snowfall
3.4 in
Record high
80°FDec 24, 1955
Record low
-18°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 46 min to 9 h 37 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
11.0 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°F26°F72°F 19175°F 200613%4%
Dec 248°F26°F72°F 19704°F 198513%4%
Dec 348°F25°F76°F 20215°F 189513%4%
Dec 447°F25°F72°F 19064°F 189513%5%
Dec 547°F25°F74°F 19751°F 196413%5%
Dec 647°F25°F77°F 1939-3°F 195013%5%
Dec 746°F24°F73°F 1966-2°F 190913%5%
Dec 846°F24°F71°F 1918-7°F 191713%5%
Dec 946°F24°F69°F 1940-6°F 200513%5%
Dec 1045°F23°F76°F 2020-4°F 191713%5%
Dec 1145°F23°F76°F 19392°F 191713%5%
Dec 1245°F23°F68°F 1939-8°F 189313%5%
Dec 1344°F23°F73°F 1921-5°F 196113%5%
Dec 1444°F22°F74°F 1933-4°F 196313%6%
Dec 1544°F22°F72°F 2021-12°F 198913%6%
Dec 1644°F22°F76°F 2021-12°F 198913%6%
Dec 1743°F22°F77°F 19390°F 197913%6%
Dec 1843°F22°F69°F 2001-7°F 201613%6%
Dec 1943°F21°F69°F 2001-7°F 192413%6%
Dec 2043°F21°F67°F 1894-9°F 198313%6%
Dec 2143°F21°F66°F 1903-6°F 198313%6%
Dec 2242°F21°F69°F 1933-18°F 198913%6%
Dec 2342°F21°F68°F 1893-18°F 198913%6%
Dec 2442°F21°F80°F 1955-9°F 198313%6%
Dec 2542°F20°F76°F 2021-9°F 198313%6%
Dec 2642°F20°F79°F 2025-7°F 196213%6%
Dec 2742°F20°F77°F 20250°F 189413%6%
Dec 2842°F20°F77°F 2025-9°F 192413%6%
Dec 2942°F20°F67°F 1984-7°F 194312%6%
Dec 3042°F20°F70°F 1929-12°F 198312%6%
Dec 3141°F20°F70°F 1894-7°F 197612%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clay Center, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 5:09 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:19 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00147534 (Smileyberg 1N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00142401, 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.