Sheridan County Weather in December
Average highs run from 47°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.68 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
- 43°F
- Average low
- 21°F
- Precipitation
- 0.68 in
- Snowfall
- 5.2 in
- Record high
- 84°FDec 23, 1964
- Record low
- -21°FDec 22, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 36 min to 9 h 26 min
- Cloud cover
- 56%
- Humidity
- 66%
- Dew point
- 20°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 | 47°F | 24°F | 74°F 1995 | 4°F 2004 | 12% | 5% |
| Dec 2 | 46°F | 24°F | 74°F 1926 | -4°F 1985 | 12% | 5% |
| Dec 3 | 46°F | 24°F | 78°F 2021 | 0°F 1985 | 12% | 5% |
| Dec 4 | 46°F | 24°F | 78°F 1946 | 4°F 1978 | 12% | 5% |
| Dec 5 | 45°F | 23°F | 74°F 1939 | -1°F 1950 | 12% | 5% |
| Dec 6 | 45°F | 23°F | 80°F 1939 | -10°F 1950 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 7 | 45°F | 23°F | 74°F 2023 | -8°F 2011 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 8 | 44°F | 23°F | 72°F 1970 | -12°F 2005 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 9 | 44°F | 22°F | 75°F 1939 | -12°F 2005 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 10 | 44°F | 22°F | 72°F 1939 | -12°F 1972 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 11 | 43°F | 22°F | 73°F 1939 | -15°F 1932 | 12% | 6% |
| Dec 12 | 43°F | 22°F | 73°F 1990 | -20°F 1932 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 13 | 43°F | 21°F | 71°F 1921 | -6°F 1961 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 14 | 43°F | 21°F | 70°F 1995 | -9°F 1963 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 15 | 43°F | 21°F | 72°F 1946 | -9°F 1926 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 16 | 42°F | 21°F | 76°F 1962 | -6°F 2008 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 17 | 42°F | 21°F | 78°F 1980 | -6°F 1964 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 18 | 42°F | 21°F | 70°F 1939 | -19°F 2016 | 12% | 7% |
| Dec 19 | 42°F | 20°F | 71°F 1988 | -12°F 1924 | 12% | 8% |
| Dec 20 | 42°F | 20°F | 70°F 1941 | -13°F 1924 | 12% | 8% |
| Dec 21 | 42°F | 20°F | 69°F 1933 | -9°F 1990 | 12% | 8% |
| Dec 22 | 42°F | 20°F | 69°F 1964 | -21°F 1989 | 12% | 8% |
| Dec 23 | 42°F | 20°F | 84°F 1964 | -16°F 2022 | 12% | 8% |
| Dec 24 | 41°F | 20°F | 79°F 1955 | -15°F 1924 | 12% | 8% |
| Dec 25 | 41°F | 20°F | 77°F 1950 | -10°F 1998 | 12% | 8% |
| Dec 26 | 41°F | 20°F | 78°F 2025 | -9°F 2012 | 12% | 8% |
| Dec 27 | 41°F | 19°F | 73°F 1928 | -7°F 2012 | 12% | 8% |
| Dec 28 | 41°F | 19°F | 70°F 2022 | -10°F 1924 | 12% | 8% |
| Dec 29 | 41°F | 19°F | 67°F 1984 | -7°F 1954 | 11% | 8% |
| Dec 30 | 41°F | 19°F | 73°F 1921 | -18°F 1990 | 11% | 8% |
| Dec 31 | 41°F | 19°F | 68°F 1956 | -13°F 1968 | 11% | 8% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 5:19 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 8:02 AM, sunset 5:28 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00143837 (Hoxie), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00145888, 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.