Russell Weather in December
Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.15 in over about 12 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
- 38°F
- Average low
- 22°F
- Precipitation
- 5.15 in
- Snowfall
- 16.7 in
- Record high
- 73°FDec 7, 1998
- Record low
- -13°FDec 17, 1951
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 19 min to 9 h 09 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 88%
- Dew point
- 25°F
- Wind
- 5.6 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 | 43°F | 26°F | 68°F 2001 | 16°F 2019 | 36% | 27% |
| Dec 2 | 42°F | 26°F | 63°F 1998 | 11°F 2000 | 36% | 28% |
| Dec 3 | 42°F | 25°F | 66°F 2009 | 6°F 2000 | 36% | 28% |
| Dec 4 | 41°F | 25°F | 69°F 1998 | 0°F 1949 | 37% | 29% |
| Dec 5 | 41°F | 25°F | 68°F 2001 | 2°F 2025 | 37% | 29% |
| Dec 6 | 41°F | 25°F | 68°F 2001 | 5°F 2002 | 37% | 30% |
| Dec 7 | 40°F | 24°F | 73°F 1998 | -1°F 2002 | 37% | 30% |
| Dec 8 | 40°F | 24°F | 60°F 1951 | -1°F 2019 | 37% | 31% |
| Dec 9 | 40°F | 24°F | 54°F 2008 | 0°F 2025 | 37% | 31% |
| Dec 10 | 39°F | 23°F | 59°F 2023 | -7°F 1949 | 37% | 32% |
| Dec 11 | 39°F | 23°F | 61°F 2021 | 7°F 2016 | 37% | 32% |
| Dec 12 | 39°F | 23°F | 62°F 2015 | 12°F 2013 | 36% | 32% |
| Dec 13 | 38°F | 22°F | 59°F 2020 | -2°F 2005 | 36% | 33% |
| Dec 14 | 38°F | 22°F | 57°F 2006 | -10°F 2005 | 36% | 33% |
| Dec 15 | 38°F | 22°F | 60°F 2008 | -7°F 2005 | 36% | 33% |
| Dec 16 | 37°F | 22°F | 62°F 2021 | -10°F 1951 | 36% | 34% |
| Dec 17 | 37°F | 21°F | 61°F 2000 | -13°F 1951 | 36% | 34% |
| Dec 18 | 37°F | 21°F | 63°F 2023 | -1°F 1951 | 36% | 34% |
| Dec 19 | 37°F | 21°F | 58°F 2025 | -2°F 2020 | 36% | 34% |
| Dec 20 | 36°F | 21°F | 55°F 2002 | -9°F 1951 | 36% | 35% |
| Dec 21 | 36°F | 20°F | 63°F 2018 | -6°F 2004 | 36% | 35% |
| Dec 22 | 36°F | 20°F | 64°F 2013 | 1°F 2024 | 36% | 35% |
| Dec 23 | 36°F | 20°F | 58°F 2004 | -3°F 2024 | 36% | 35% |
| Dec 24 | 35°F | 20°F | 69°F 2015 | 5°F 1948 | 36% | 36% |
| Dec 25 | 35°F | 19°F | 62°F 2020 | -3°F 1948 | 36% | 36% |
| Dec 26 | 35°F | 19°F | 55°F 2015 | -3°F 1948 | 35% | 36% |
| Dec 27 | 35°F | 19°F | 58°F 1949 | -8°F 2017 | 35% | 37% |
| Dec 28 | 35°F | 19°F | 59°F 2008 | -11°F 1951 | 35% | 37% |
| Dec 29 | 34°F | 18°F | 51°F 2003 | -7°F 2017 | 35% | 37% |
| Dec 30 | 34°F | 18°F | 61°F 2022 | -6°F 2017 | 35% | 37% |
| Dec 31 | 34°F | 18°F | 56°F 1948 | -7°F 2017 | 35% | 38% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 4:20 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 4:29 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00199193 (Westfield 3 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014775, 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.