Harlan climate

Harlan Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Baxter, 1.9 km from Harlan

Average highs run from 52°F on December 1 to 46°F on December 31, and lows from 31°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.04 in over about 12 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 Harlan, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
5.04 in
Snowfall
1.6 in
Record high
78°FDec 4, 1982
Record low
-10°FDec 13, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 49 min to 9 h 41 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
32°F
Wind
5.4 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 152°F31°F71°F 19704°F 197635%1%
Dec 252°F31°F70°F 19628°F 197635%1%
Dec 352°F31°F74°F 198212°F 196035%1%
Dec 451°F31°F78°F 198213°F 197636%1%
Dec 551°F31°F76°F 198214°F 196636%1%
Dec 651°F31°F71°F 200114°F 196936%1%
Dec 751°F31°F70°F 19980°F 197736%1%
Dec 850°F30°F72°F 19560°F 197737%1%
Dec 950°F30°F72°F 19788°F 197637%1%
Dec 1050°F30°F75°F 19664°F 199537%1%
Dec 1150°F30°F71°F 19715°F 199537%1%
Dec 1249°F30°F73°F 2007-4°F 196237%1%
Dec 1349°F30°F69°F 2015-10°F 196237%1%
Dec 1449°F30°F69°F 2001-10°F 196237%2%
Dec 1549°F30°F69°F 19843°F 201037%2%
Dec 1648°F30°F70°F 19710°F 198937%2%
Dec 1748°F29°F71°F 20150°F 198938%2%
Dec 1848°F29°F69°F 20063°F 195338%2%
Dec 1948°F29°F69°F 2006-5°F 196338%2%
Dec 2048°F29°F68°F 2008-3°F 196338%2%
Dec 2147°F29°F68°F 19673°F 196338%2%
Dec 2247°F29°F72°F 1967-3°F 198938%2%
Dec 2347°F29°F66°F 1957-3°F 198938%2%
Dec 2447°F28°F67°F 1957-1°F 198938%3%
Dec 2547°F28°F71°F 1964-7°F 198338%3%
Dec 2647°F28°F76°F 1982-7°F 198338%3%
Dec 2746°F28°F71°F 20150°F 198338%3%
Dec 2846°F28°F75°F 20156°F 197738%3%
Dec 2946°F28°F74°F 20152°F 196138%3%
Dec 3046°F28°F69°F 1984-4°F 198338%3%
Dec 3146°F27°F70°F 1990-4°F 198337%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Harlan, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 5:17 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 5:27 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00150450 (Baxter), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00150450, 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.