Nickerson climate

Nickerson Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sterling, 13.2 km from Nickerson

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.02 in over about 4 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 Nickerson, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
1.02 in
Snowfall
1.8 in
Record high
82°FDec 24, 1955
Record low
-13°FDec 18, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 43 min to 9 h 33 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
11.0 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°F26°F70°F 20214°F 200614%3%
Dec 248°F25°F78°F 202112°F 201414%3%
Dec 347°F25°F69°F 20016°F 200614%3%
Dec 447°F25°F71°F 200111°F 200914%3%
Dec 547°F25°F70°F 20015°F 195014%3%
Dec 646°F24°F63°F 2001-2°F 195014%3%
Dec 746°F24°F67°F 2023-3°F 200514%3%
Dec 845°F24°F70°F 2008-8°F 200514%3%
Dec 945°F24°F72°F 2015-8°F 200914%3%
Dec 1045°F23°F72°F 2021-9°F 200914%3%
Dec 1144°F23°F69°F 20153°F 200014%3%
Dec 1244°F23°F60°F 2006-1°F 200014%3%
Dec 1344°F23°F68°F 20063°F 200014%4%
Dec 1444°F22°F66°F 2006-2°F 200014%4%
Dec 1543°F22°F76°F 2021-1°F 195114%4%
Dec 1643°F22°F64°F 20022°F 200814%4%
Dec 1743°F22°F63°F 2002-1°F 200814%4%
Dec 1843°F22°F67°F 2013-13°F 201614%4%
Dec 1943°F21°F60°F 2024-5°F 201614%4%
Dec 2042°F21°F69°F 20041°F 195114%4%
Dec 2142°F21°F64°F 2020-1°F 200014%4%
Dec 2242°F21°F64°F 1950-7°F 202214%4%
Dec 2342°F21°F68°F 2025-3°F 202214%4%
Dec 2442°F21°F82°F 1955-4°F 200414%4%
Dec 2542°F20°F75°F 20254°F 200114%4%
Dec 2642°F20°F74°F 20256°F 199614%4%
Dec 2742°F20°F72°F 20254°F 195214%4%
Dec 2841°F20°F68°F 199911°F 195014%4%
Dec 2941°F20°F70°F 19994°F 201314%4%
Dec 3041°F20°F73°F 20044°F 200114%4%
Dec 3141°F20°F66°F 19510°F 201714%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Nickerson, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 5:13 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 5:22 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00147796 (Sterling), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013986, 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.