Shelby climate

Shelby Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hart 3 Wsw, 8.8 km from Shelby

Average highs run from 39°F on December 1 to 31°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.60 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 Shelby, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
35°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
2.60 in
Snowfall
19.6 in
Record high
65°FDec 4, 2012
Record low
2°FDec 20, 2008
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 11 min to 8 h 59 min
Cloud cover
82%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
13.6 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 139°F26°F49°F 20166°F 200745%22%
Dec 238°F26°F54°F 201210°F 201445%23%
Dec 338°F26°F52°F 201213°F 201445%23%
Dec 438°F25°F65°F 201212°F 201445%24%
Dec 537°F25°F61°F 201713°F 201445%24%
Dec 637°F25°F43°F 201513°F 200845%25%
Dec 737°F25°F42°F 201513°F 201345%26%
Dec 836°F24°F50°F 20236°F 202545%26%
Dec 936°F24°F53°F 20236°F 202545%27%
Dec 1036°F24°F56°F 20238°F 201345%27%
Dec 1136°F24°F58°F 20159°F 200945%28%
Dec 1235°F23°F50°F 20157°F 200945%28%
Dec 1335°F23°F47°F 201510°F 202445%29%
Dec 1435°F23°F60°F 20156°F 202545%29%
Dec 1535°F23°F58°F 20158°F 202545%30%
Dec 1634°F22°F62°F 20216°F 201046%30%
Dec 1734°F22°F51°F 20236°F 201046%31%
Dec 1834°F22°F46°F 202511°F 201946%31%
Dec 1934°F22°F48°F 20258°F 201946%32%
Dec 2033°F21°F44°F 20172°F 200846%32%
Dec 2133°F21°F47°F 20156°F 200846%32%
Dec 2233°F21°F47°F 20156°F 200846%33%
Dec 2333°F21°F50°F 20074°F 202246%33%
Dec 2433°F20°F59°F 20152°F 202246%33%
Dec 2532°F20°F50°F 20239°F 200846%34%
Dec 2632°F20°F55°F 202312°F 202246%34%
Dec 2732°F20°F56°F 201914°F 202246%34%
Dec 2832°F19°F53°F 200817°F 202247%35%
Dec 2932°F19°F48°F 202417°F 200947%35%
Dec 3031°F19°F54°F 202210°F 201347%35%
Dec 3131°F19°F49°F 20109°F 201347%36%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shelby, 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 7:59 AM, sunset 5:10 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:19 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 USC00203632 (Hart 3 Wsw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00203025, 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.