Delton climate

Delton Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gull Lake Biological Stn, 11.9 km from Delton

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.52 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Delton, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
2.52 in
Snowfall
16.2 in
Record high
68°FDec 5, 2001
Record low
-12°FDec 28, 2000
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 18 min to 9 h 07 min
Cloud cover
78%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
11.6 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 141°F28°F58°F 201215°F 200726%
Dec 241°F28°F60°F 199810°F 200227%
Dec 340°F28°F66°F 1998-5°F 200228%
Dec 440°F28°F63°F 19980°F 200228%
Dec 540°F27°F68°F 20012°F 202529%
Dec 639°F27°F64°F 199810°F 200030%
Dec 739°F27°F56°F 20045°F 200530%
Dec 839°F26°F55°F 20231°F 200531%
Dec 938°F26°F59°F 20233°F 200231%
Dec 1038°F26°F58°F 20154°F 201332%
Dec 1138°F26°F59°F 20218°F 201933%
Dec 1237°F25°F63°F 20153°F 200033%
Dec 1337°F25°F63°F 2015-5°F 200034%
Dec 1437°F25°F63°F 20150°F 202534%
Dec 1537°F25°F62°F 20212°F 201635%
Dec 1636°F24°F61°F 2021-2°F 201335%
Dec 1736°F24°F54°F 20065°F 200036%
Dec 1836°F24°F51°F 2025-1°F 200036%
Dec 1936°F24°F50°F 20021°F 200037%
Dec 2036°F23°F48°F 20120°F 200037%
Dec 2135°F23°F51°F 2015-3°F 200038%
Dec 2235°F23°F54°F 2006-8°F 200038%
Dec 2335°F23°F61°F 20151°F 200039%
Dec 2435°F23°F58°F 2015-5°F 199939%
Dec 2535°F22°F58°F 20230°F 200440%
Dec 2634°F22°F59°F 2019-2°F 201740%
Dec 2734°F22°F62°F 2008-8°F 201741%
Dec 2834°F22°F60°F 2025-12°F 200041%
Dec 2934°F22°F56°F 20194°F 200041%
Dec 3034°F22°F55°F 2022-8°F 201742%
Dec 3134°F21°F58°F 2004-11°F 201742%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Delton, 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 7:52 AM, sunset 5:10 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:11 AM, sunset 5:18 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00203504 (Gull Lake Biological Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014815, 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.