Ellsworth County Weather in December
Average highs run from 49°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.16 in over about 4 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 44°F
- Average low
- 20°F
- Precipitation
- 1.16 in
- Snowfall
- 4.4 in
- Record high
- 80°FDec 6, 1939
- Record low
- -28°FDec 23, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 9 h 30 min
- Cloud cover
- 54%
- Humidity
- 73%
- Dew point
- 24°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 49°F | 24°F | 69°F 1970 | -2°F 1985 | 12% | 4% |
| Dec 2 | 48°F | 23°F | 70°F 1972 | -3°F 1985 | 12% | 4% |
| Dec 3 | 48°F | 23°F | 79°F 2021 | -4°F 1919 | 12% | 5% |
| Dec 4 | 48°F | 23°F | 77°F 1916 | 2°F 1983 | 12% | 5% |
| Dec 5 | 47°F | 23°F | 74°F 1989 | -2°F 1964 | 12% | 5% |
| Dec 6 | 47°F | 22°F | 80°F 1939 | -4°F 1950 | 12% | 5% |
| Dec 7 | 46°F | 22°F | 71°F 1981 | -6°F 1909 | 12% | 5% |
| Dec 8 | 46°F | 22°F | 69°F 1984 | -7°F 1909 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 9 | 46°F | 21°F | 76°F 1939 | -12°F 1919 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 10 | 45°F | 21°F | 73°F 1975 | -14°F 1919 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 11 | 45°F | 21°F | 75°F 1939 | -7°F 2009 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 12 | 45°F | 21°F | 69°F 1988 | -11°F 1932 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 13 | 44°F | 20°F | 72°F 1921 | -12°F 1972 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 14 | 44°F | 20°F | 71°F 1933 | -12°F 1963 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 15 | 44°F | 20°F | 68°F 1933 | -18°F 1989 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 16 | 43°F | 20°F | 75°F 2021 | -24°F 1989 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 17 | 43°F | 20°F | 75°F 1939 | -3°F 2008 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 18 | 43°F | 19°F | 73°F 1979 | -10°F 2016 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 19 | 43°F | 19°F | 68°F 2013 | -17°F 1983 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 20 | 43°F | 19°F | 68°F 1917 | -13°F 1983 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 21 | 42°F | 19°F | 68°F 1941 | -12°F 1983 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 22 | 42°F | 19°F | 72°F 1915 | -25°F 1989 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 23 | 42°F | 19°F | 71°F 1933 | -28°F 1989 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 24 | 42°F | 19°F | 69°F 1922 | -10°F 1924 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 25 | 42°F | 18°F | 74°F 1955 | -13°F 1918 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 26 | 42°F | 18°F | 74°F 1950 | -8°F 1962 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 27 | 42°F | 18°F | 68°F 1928 | -5°F 1911 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 28 | 42°F | 18°F | 73°F 1984 | -7°F 1924 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 29 | 41°F | 18°F | 65°F 1922 | -18°F 1983 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 30 | 41°F | 18°F | 72°F 1929 | -16°F 1983 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 31 | 41°F | 18°F | 71°F 2004 | -12°F 1968 | 12% | 7% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 5:12 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:51 AM, sunset 5:21 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00142459 (Ellsworth), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00142459, 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.