Howard climate

Howard Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Howard, 0.8 km from Howard

Average highs run from 51°F on December 1 to 43°F on December 31, and lows from 27°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.77 in over about 5 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 Howard, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
1.77 in
Snowfall
1.5 in
Record high
82°FDec 24, 1955
Record low
-18°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 46 min to 9 h 38 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
28°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 151°F27°F73°F 19822°F 200617%3%
Dec 250°F26°F72°F 19562°F 200617%3%
Dec 350°F26°F77°F 20214°F 200617%3%
Dec 449°F26°F74°F 201212°F 191117%3%
Dec 549°F26°F73°F 19753°F 196417%3%
Dec 649°F25°F80°F 19392°F 197217%4%
Dec 748°F25°F77°F 19660°F 190917%4%
Dec 848°F25°F71°F 1940-8°F 191717%4%
Dec 948°F25°F72°F 1940-9°F 200517%4%
Dec 1047°F24°F76°F 2020-5°F 191717%4%
Dec 1147°F24°F74°F 1939-2°F 191717%4%
Dec 1247°F24°F69°F 2015-6°F 193217%4%
Dec 1346°F24°F70°F 1929-6°F 191717%4%
Dec 1446°F24°F72°F 1933-3°F 196316%4%
Dec 1546°F23°F69°F 1977-13°F 198916%4%
Dec 1646°F23°F75°F 1939-9°F 198916%5%
Dec 1745°F23°F77°F 1939-3°F 197916%5%
Dec 1845°F23°F69°F 1966-7°F 201616%5%
Dec 1945°F23°F70°F 1978-9°F 201616%5%
Dec 2045°F22°F69°F 1966-11°F 198316%5%
Dec 2145°F22°F68°F 1957-6°F 198916%5%
Dec 2244°F22°F70°F 1933-18°F 198916%5%
Dec 2344°F22°F70°F 1964-6°F 202216%5%
Dec 2444°F22°F82°F 1955-10°F 198316%5%
Dec 2544°F22°F76°F 2021-9°F 198315%5%
Dec 2644°F21°F75°F 2025-5°F 196215%5%
Dec 2744°F21°F76°F 20250°F 192515%5%
Dec 2843°F21°F71°F 1984-8°F 192415%5%
Dec 2943°F21°F68°F 1984-5°F 193915%5%
Dec 3043°F21°F74°F 1929-13°F 198315%5%
Dec 3143°F21°F70°F 2004-8°F 197615%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Howard, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 5:07 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 5:17 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00143822 (Howard), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00142622, 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.