Smiths Grove climate

Smiths Grove Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mammoth Cave, 10.2 km from Smiths Grove

Average highs run from 55°F on December 1 to 48°F on December 31, and lows from 36°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.78 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 Smiths Grove, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
4.78 in
Snowfall
1.3 in
Record high
78°FDec 3, 1982
Record low
-14°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 48 min to 9 h 40 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
7.8 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 155°F36°F71°F 193314°F 196435%0%
Dec 255°F36°F76°F 198215°F 192435%1%
Dec 355°F35°F78°F 1982-1°F 192935%1%
Dec 454°F35°F75°F 19984°F 194236%1%
Dec 554°F35°F72°F 190912°F 189536%1%
Dec 654°F35°F75°F 19988°F 197736%1%
Dec 753°F35°F70°F 19517°F 197736%1%
Dec 853°F34°F76°F 189411°F 200636%1%
Dec 953°F34°F71°F 1952-10°F 191737%1%
Dec 1052°F34°F74°F 1971-7°F 191737%1%
Dec 1152°F34°F75°F 20070°F 196237%1%
Dec 1252°F34°F70°F 2015-5°F 196237%1%
Dec 1352°F33°F76°F 1927-8°F 196237%1%
Dec 1451°F33°F72°F 20150°F 189837%1%
Dec 1551°F33°F73°F 1984-9°F 190137%1%
Dec 1651°F33°F72°F 1984-5°F 190137%1%
Dec 1751°F33°F75°F 19243°F 190138%1%
Dec 1850°F33°F69°F 1908-5°F 190138%1%
Dec 1950°F32°F72°F 1895-2°F 190138%1%
Dec 2050°F32°F67°F 1949-10°F 190138%1%
Dec 2150°F32°F74°F 2013-8°F 190138%1%
Dec 2249°F32°F66°F 1941-14°F 198938%1%
Dec 2349°F32°F72°F 1895-11°F 198938%2%
Dec 2449°F32°F73°F 1964-6°F 198938%2%
Dec 2549°F31°F76°F 2021-7°F 198338%2%
Dec 2649°F31°F75°F 20163°F 190338%2%
Dec 2748°F31°F72°F 20150°F 189438%2%
Dec 2848°F31°F76°F 2025-1°F 189438%2%
Dec 2948°F31°F68°F 19843°F 190938%2%
Dec 3048°F31°F71°F 1923-5°F 191738%2%
Dec 3148°F31°F74°F 19511°F 197638%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Smiths Grove, 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 (CST).

December 1
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 4:28 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 4:38 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00155097 (Mammoth Cave), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093808, 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.