Morton County Weather in December
Average highs run from 53°F on December 1 to 47°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.63 in over about 3 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
- 49°F
- Average low
- 21°F
- Precipitation
- 0.63 in
- Snowfall
- 3.6 in
- Record high
- 85°FDec 6, 1939
- Record low
- -18°FDec 21, 1916
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 48 min to 9 h 39 min
- Cloud cover
- 54%
- Humidity
- 61%
- Dew point
- 22°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 | 53°F | 24°F | 79°F 1917 | -4°F 1985 | 8% | 3% |
| Dec 2 | 53°F | 23°F | 76°F 1926 | 0°F 1985 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 3 | 52°F | 23°F | 77°F 2021 | 0°F 1919 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 4 | 52°F | 23°F | 78°F 1946 | -2°F 1902 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 5 | 52°F | 22°F | 79°F 1980 | 4°F 1972 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 6 | 51°F | 22°F | 85°F 1939 | -7°F 1972 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 7 | 51°F | 22°F | 75°F 1981 | -1°F 1927 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 8 | 51°F | 22°F | 76°F 2023 | -10°F 1917 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 9 | 50°F | 22°F | 78°F 1938 | -16°F 1919 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 10 | 50°F | 21°F | 78°F 1929 | -13°F 1919 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 11 | 50°F | 21°F | 78°F 1939 | -6°F 1917 | 8% | 4% |
| Dec 12 | 49°F | 21°F | 82°F 2025 | -11°F 1932 | 8% | 5% |
| Dec 13 | 49°F | 21°F | 76°F 1921 | -5°F 1917 | 8% | 5% |
| Dec 14 | 49°F | 21°F | 72°F 1946 | -1°F 1919 | 8% | 5% |
| Dec 15 | 49°F | 20°F | 74°F 1924 | -12°F 1901 | 8% | 5% |
| Dec 16 | 48°F | 20°F | 74°F 1962 | 0°F 1989 | 8% | 5% |
| Dec 17 | 48°F | 20°F | 77°F 1939 | 0°F 1922 | 8% | 5% |
| Dec 18 | 48°F | 20°F | 80°F 1980 | -11°F 2016 | 8% | 5% |
| Dec 19 | 48°F | 20°F | 71°F 1917 | -14°F 1924 | 8% | 5% |
| Dec 20 | 48°F | 20°F | 76°F 1917 | -16°F 1924 | 8% | 5% |
| Dec 21 | 47°F | 20°F | 74°F 1901 | -18°F 1916 | 8% | 5% |
| Dec 22 | 47°F | 19°F | 77°F 1955 | -15°F 1989 | 8% | 5% |
| Dec 23 | 47°F | 19°F | 81°F 1955 | -15°F 1989 | 8% | 5% |
| Dec 24 | 47°F | 19°F | 83°F 1955 | -16°F 1924 | 8% | 5% |
| Dec 25 | 47°F | 19°F | 82°F 2025 | -10°F 1918 | 8% | 5% |
| Dec 26 | 47°F | 19°F | 82°F 2025 | -1°F 1911 | 8% | 5% |
| Dec 27 | 47°F | 19°F | 77°F 2025 | -11°F 1911 | 8% | 5% |
| Dec 28 | 47°F | 19°F | 75°F 2025 | -12°F 1924 | 8% | 5% |
| Dec 29 | 47°F | 19°F | 74°F 1965 | -16°F 1983 | 8% | 5% |
| Dec 30 | 47°F | 19°F | 75°F 1921 | -12°F 1983 | 8% | 6% |
| Dec 31 | 47°F | 19°F | 74°F 1980 | -10°F 1900 | 8% | 6% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:30 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 8:01 AM, sunset 5:40 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00146808 (Richfield), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00142432, 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.