Piscataquis County climate

Piscataquis County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Moosehead, 43.8 km from Piscataquis County

Average highs run from 34°F on December 1 to 25°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.50 in over about 14 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 Piscataquis County, in °F, with the record for each date.-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
29°F
Average low
12°F
Precipitation
3.50 in
Snowfall
22.6 in
Record high
59°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-16°FDec 16, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 56 min to 8 h 44 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
95%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
6.0 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 134°F18°F57°F 20203°F 201245%27%
Dec 234°F17°F46°F 20014°F 200745%28%
Dec 334°F17°F48°F 20093°F 200245%28%
Dec 433°F17°F46°F 1998-2°F 202545%29%
Dec 533°F16°F51°F 2011-3°F 202545%29%
Dec 632°F16°F59°F 20013°F 200345%30%
Dec 732°F15°F49°F 19980°F 200045%30%
Dec 832°F15°F45°F 2022-5°F 200045%31%
Dec 931°F14°F46°F 2019-11°F 200245%31%
Dec 1031°F14°F47°F 20083°F 201045%32%
Dec 1131°F14°F52°F 20242°F 201845%32%
Dec 1230°F13°F51°F 2024-2°F 201345%33%
Dec 1330°F13°F49°F 2010-7°F 201345%33%
Dec 1430°F13°F47°F 2001-10°F 201345%33%
Dec 1529°F12°F48°F 1998-11°F 201645%34%
Dec 1629°F12°F42°F 1998-16°F 201644%34%
Dec 1729°F11°F54°F 2000-9°F 200944%34%
Dec 1828°F11°F55°F 2023-2°F 200444%35%
Dec 1928°F11°F51°F 2025-6°F 201644%35%
Dec 2028°F10°F42°F 2002-12°F 200444%35%
Dec 2128°F10°F51°F 2018-14°F 200444%35%
Dec 2227°F10°F50°F 2018-1°F 201744%35%
Dec 2327°F9°F50°F 2004-5°F 200843%36%
Dec 2427°F9°F49°F 2003-3°F 201143%36%
Dec 2527°F9°F54°F 2020-4°F 200043%36%
Dec 2626°F8°F50°F 2020-5°F 202543%36%
Dec 2726°F8°F40°F 2009-12°F 201743%36%
Dec 2826°F8°F46°F 2011-16°F 201743%36%
Dec 2926°F7°F52°F 2003-13°F 201742%36%
Dec 3025°F7°F47°F 2022-11°F 201742%36%
Dec 3125°F7°F50°F 2022-13°F 199842%37%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Piscataquis County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 3:54 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 4:02 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00175460 (Moosehead), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094626, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.