Merriam Weather in December
Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 31°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.30 in over about 5 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
- 27°F
- Precipitation
- 1.30 in
- Snowfall
- 3.5 in
- Record high
- 75°FDec 15, 2021
- Record low
- -19°FDec 22, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 38 min to 9 h 28 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 82%
- Dew point
- 26°F
- Wind
- 10.5 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 | 48°F | 31°F | 73°F 1982 | 3°F 1985 | 16% | 3% |
| Dec 2 | 48°F | 31°F | 71°F 2021 | 0°F 1985 | 16% | 4% |
| Dec 3 | 48°F | 30°F | 74°F 2012 | 8°F 1985 | 16% | 4% |
| Dec 4 | 47°F | 30°F | 73°F 2017 | 10°F 1991 | 16% | 4% |
| Dec 5 | 47°F | 30°F | 72°F 1980 | 4°F 1950 | 16% | 4% |
| Dec 6 | 47°F | 29°F | 74°F 1939 | -3°F 1950 | 16% | 5% |
| Dec 7 | 46°F | 29°F | 68°F 2023 | 3°F 1950 | 16% | 5% |
| Dec 8 | 46°F | 29°F | 69°F 1946 | 4°F 1937 | 16% | 5% |
| Dec 9 | 46°F | 28°F | 68°F 2020 | 2°F 1995 | 16% | 5% |
| Dec 10 | 45°F | 28°F | 69°F 1970 | 5°F 1995 | 16% | 6% |
| Dec 11 | 45°F | 28°F | 70°F 1965 | 2°F 1962 | 16% | 6% |
| Dec 12 | 45°F | 28°F | 67°F 2015 | -2°F 1962 | 16% | 6% |
| Dec 13 | 44°F | 27°F | 73°F 1948 | -1°F 1961 | 16% | 6% |
| Dec 14 | 44°F | 27°F | 67°F 2021 | -1°F 1943 | 16% | 6% |
| Dec 15 | 44°F | 27°F | 75°F 2021 | -11°F 1989 | 16% | 6% |
| Dec 16 | 44°F | 27°F | 67°F 2006 | -5°F 1989 | 16% | 6% |
| Dec 17 | 43°F | 26°F | 72°F 1939 | 1°F 1964 | 16% | 6% |
| Dec 18 | 43°F | 26°F | 65°F 2013 | -7°F 1983 | 16% | 6% |
| Dec 19 | 43°F | 26°F | 63°F 1941 | -11°F 1983 | 16% | 7% |
| Dec 20 | 43°F | 26°F | 67°F 1941 | -8°F 1983 | 16% | 7% |
| Dec 21 | 42°F | 25°F | 61°F 1941 | -11°F 1989 | 16% | 7% |
| Dec 22 | 42°F | 25°F | 69°F 1979 | -19°F 1989 | 16% | 7% |
| Dec 23 | 42°F | 25°F | 64°F 1965 | -16°F 1989 | 16% | 7% |
| Dec 24 | 42°F | 25°F | 73°F 2021 | -13°F 1983 | 16% | 7% |
| Dec 25 | 42°F | 25°F | 68°F 2019 | -13°F 1983 | 16% | 7% |
| Dec 26 | 41°F | 24°F | 66°F 2008 | -2°F 1962 | 16% | 7% |
| Dec 27 | 41°F | 24°F | 73°F 1946 | 1°F 2017 | 16% | 7% |
| Dec 28 | 41°F | 24°F | 71°F 1984 | 4°F 1983 | 16% | 7% |
| Dec 29 | 41°F | 24°F | 68°F 1947 | -5°F 1983 | 16% | 7% |
| Dec 30 | 41°F | 24°F | 68°F 1965 | -5°F 1968 | 16% | 7% |
| Dec 31 | 41°F | 23°F | 67°F 2011 | -7°F 1968 | 16% | 7% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 4:57 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 5:06 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013988 (Kansas City Downtown AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013988, 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.