Tribune Weather in December
Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 43°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.56 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
- 45°F
- Average low
- 17°F
- Precipitation
- 0.56 in
- Snowfall
- 3.8 in
- Record high
- 80°FDec 18, 1980
- Record low
- -22°FDec 20, 1924
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 9 h 32 min
- Cloud cover
- 55%
- Humidity
- 62%
- Dew point
- 20°F
- Wind
- 10.3 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 | 21°F | 77°F 1917 | -7°F 2005 | 10% | 5% |
| Dec 2 | 48°F | 20°F | 74°F 1926 | -4°F 1985 | 10% | 6% |
| Dec 3 | 48°F | 20°F | 71°F 1995 | -3°F 1919 | 10% | 6% |
| Dec 4 | 47°F | 20°F | 74°F 1946 | -3°F 1902 | 10% | 6% |
| Dec 5 | 47°F | 19°F | 72°F 1939 | -5°F 2005 | 10% | 6% |
| Dec 6 | 47°F | 19°F | 76°F 1916 | -9°F 1950 | 10% | 6% |
| Dec 7 | 46°F | 19°F | 74°F 1923 | -8°F 2005 | 10% | 7% |
| Dec 8 | 46°F | 18°F | 73°F 1970 | -14°F 2005 | 10% | 7% |
| Dec 9 | 46°F | 18°F | 75°F 1915 | -17°F 1919 | 10% | 7% |
| Dec 10 | 45°F | 18°F | 72°F 1957 | -13°F 1919 | 10% | 7% |
| Dec 11 | 45°F | 18°F | 77°F 1939 | -16°F 1932 | 10% | 7% |
| Dec 12 | 45°F | 18°F | 69°F 1990 | -21°F 1932 | 10% | 7% |
| Dec 13 | 45°F | 17°F | 70°F 1948 | -13°F 1917 | 10% | 7% |
| Dec 14 | 45°F | 17°F | 70°F 1995 | -9°F 1901 | 10% | 8% |
| Dec 15 | 44°F | 17°F | 72°F 1946 | -12°F 1926 | 10% | 8% |
| Dec 16 | 44°F | 17°F | 70°F 1939 | -3°F 1989 | 11% | 8% |
| Dec 17 | 44°F | 17°F | 73°F 1939 | -5°F 1902 | 11% | 8% |
| Dec 18 | 44°F | 16°F | 80°F 1980 | -7°F 1924 | 11% | 8% |
| Dec 19 | 44°F | 16°F | 75°F 1979 | -18°F 1924 | 11% | 8% |
| Dec 20 | 44°F | 16°F | 77°F 1894 | -22°F 1924 | 11% | 8% |
| Dec 21 | 44°F | 16°F | 73°F 1933 | -15°F 1924 | 11% | 8% |
| Dec 22 | 44°F | 16°F | 72°F 1915 | -20°F 1989 | 11% | 8% |
| Dec 23 | 44°F | 16°F | 75°F 1901 | -20°F 1989 | 11% | 9% |
| Dec 24 | 43°F | 16°F | 72°F 1964 | -20°F 1924 | 11% | 9% |
| Dec 25 | 43°F | 16°F | 80°F 1955 | -14°F 1918 | 11% | 9% |
| Dec 26 | 43°F | 16°F | 72°F 1950 | -5°F 1916 | 11% | 9% |
| Dec 27 | 43°F | 16°F | 71°F 1928 | -17°F 1916 | 11% | 9% |
| Dec 28 | 43°F | 16°F | 71°F 2002 | -18°F 1894 | 11% | 9% |
| Dec 29 | 43°F | 16°F | 69°F 1999 | -10°F 1954 | 11% | 9% |
| Dec 30 | 43°F | 16°F | 71°F 1917 | -16°F 1990 | 11% | 9% |
| Dec 31 | 43°F | 16°F | 72°F 1980 | -13°F 1990 | 11% | 9% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 4:26 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 4:36 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00148235 (Tribune 1W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00144665, 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.