Danforth Weather in December
Average highs run from 37°F on December 1 to 27°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.14 in over about 10 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
- 32°F
- Average low
- 11°F
- Precipitation
- 4.14 in
- Snowfall
- 17.4 in
- Record high
- 60°FDec 1, 2020
- Record low
- -34°FDec 30, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 57 min to 8 h 45 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 92%
- Dew point
- 19°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 37°F | 18°F | 60°F 2020 | -9°F 1974 | 36% | 14% |
| Dec 2 | 36°F | 17°F | 53°F 2020 | -13°F 1989 | 36% | 15% |
| Dec 3 | 36°F | 17°F | 52°F 2022 | -13°F 1972 | 36% | 15% |
| Dec 4 | 36°F | 16°F | 59°F 1950 | -20°F 1972 | 36% | 15% |
| Dec 5 | 35°F | 16°F | 59°F 1950 | -13°F 1971 | 36% | 16% |
| Dec 6 | 35°F | 16°F | 56°F 1973 | -16°F 1991 | 36% | 16% |
| Dec 7 | 34°F | 15°F | 52°F 1998 | -20°F 1991 | 35% | 16% |
| Dec 8 | 34°F | 15°F | 50°F 1951 | -17°F 1964 | 35% | 16% |
| Dec 9 | 34°F | 14°F | 50°F 1974 | -17°F 2025 | 35% | 17% |
| Dec 10 | 33°F | 14°F | 51°F 1973 | -21°F 1989 | 35% | 17% |
| Dec 11 | 33°F | 13°F | 59°F 1969 | -15°F 1968 | 35% | 17% |
| Dec 12 | 33°F | 13°F | 58°F 1950 | -18°F 1977 | 34% | 17% |
| Dec 13 | 32°F | 12°F | 56°F 2010 | -27°F 1977 | 34% | 17% |
| Dec 14 | 32°F | 12°F | 51°F 2010 | -22°F 1995 | 34% | 17% |
| Dec 15 | 32°F | 11°F | 53°F 2008 | -16°F 1980 | 34% | 18% |
| Dec 16 | 31°F | 11°F | 50°F 1982 | -25°F 1970 | 34% | 18% |
| Dec 17 | 31°F | 11°F | 57°F 2000 | -30°F 1951 | 34% | 18% |
| Dec 18 | 31°F | 10°F | 59°F 2023 | -16°F 1980 | 34% | 18% |
| Dec 19 | 30°F | 10°F | 54°F 2025 | -24°F 1971 | 34% | 19% |
| Dec 20 | 30°F | 9°F | 51°F 1957 | -27°F 1975 | 34% | 19% |
| Dec 21 | 30°F | 9°F | 56°F 1957 | -21°F 2008 | 34% | 19% |
| Dec 22 | 30°F | 9°F | 53°F 2018 | -30°F 1980 | 34% | 19% |
| Dec 23 | 29°F | 8°F | 55°F 1990 | -25°F 1970 | 33% | 20% |
| Dec 24 | 29°F | 8°F | 54°F 2004 | -30°F 1975 | 33% | 20% |
| Dec 25 | 29°F | 7°F | 58°F 2020 | -32°F 1975 | 33% | 20% |
| Dec 26 | 29°F | 7°F | 56°F 2020 | -28°F 1980 | 33% | 20% |
| Dec 27 | 28°F | 7°F | 54°F 1964 | -18°F 1993 | 33% | 21% |
| Dec 28 | 28°F | 6°F | 51°F 1982 | -22°F 1980 | 33% | 21% |
| Dec 29 | 28°F | 6°F | 52°F 1982 | -32°F 1989 | 34% | 21% |
| Dec 30 | 28°F | 6°F | 50°F 2024 | -34°F 1989 | 34% | 21% |
| Dec 31 | 27°F | 5°F | 47°F 2022 | -26°F 1971 | 34% | 21% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 3:49 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 3:57 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00171833 (Danforth), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014609, 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.