Downs climate

Downs Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Glen Elder Lake, 19.5 km from Downs

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.99 in over about 3 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 Downs, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
0.99 in
Snowfall
3.5 in
Record high
77°FDec 3, 2021
Record low
-26°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 35 min to 9 h 26 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
10.3 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°F21°F72°F 19980°F 198511%4%
Dec 248°F21°F72°F 1995-2°F 191911%4%
Dec 348°F20°F77°F 2021-7°F 191910%4%
Dec 447°F20°F72°F 19793°F 191410%4%
Dec 547°F20°F69°F 19892°F 200510%5%
Dec 646°F20°F67°F 1916-5°F 197210%5%
Dec 746°F19°F71°F 1923-3°F 201310%5%
Dec 846°F19°F68°F 2024-6°F 191710%5%
Dec 945°F19°F70°F 1993-10°F 191910%5%
Dec 1045°F19°F71°F 2015-16°F 191910%5%
Dec 1145°F18°F67°F 2017-15°F 191410%5%
Dec 1245°F18°F73°F 1921-6°F 196310%5%
Dec 1344°F18°F69°F 1988-16°F 196110%5%
Dec 1444°F18°F63°F 2008-15°F 191410%5%
Dec 1544°F18°F64°F 1977-17°F 198910%5%
Dec 1644°F17°F72°F 2021-15°F 198910%6%
Dec 1743°F17°F69°F 1980-6°F 196410%6%
Dec 1843°F17°F69°F 1979-15°F 201610%6%
Dec 1943°F17°F65°F 1979-18°F 198910%6%
Dec 2043°F17°F65°F 1954-15°F 192410%6%
Dec 2142°F16°F60°F 1957-20°F 191410%6%
Dec 2242°F16°F66°F 1964-26°F 198910%6%
Dec 2342°F16°F75°F 1964-24°F 19899%6%
Dec 2442°F16°F66°F 1964-18°F 19249%6%
Dec 2542°F16°F65°F 1963-14°F 19839%6%
Dec 2641°F16°F61°F 1956-3°F 19629%6%
Dec 2741°F15°F69°F 2025-8°F 19249%6%
Dec 2841°F15°F67°F 2025-9°F 19249%6%
Dec 2941°F15°F66°F 1922-7°F 19839%6%
Dec 3041°F15°F69°F 1956-11°F 19909%6%
Dec 3141°F15°F62°F 1965-16°F 19689%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Downs, 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 7:36 AM, sunset 5:11 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 5:20 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00143100 (Glen Elder Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00147542, 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.