Stephenson climate

Stephenson Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Stephenson 5WSW, 7.9 km from Stephenson

Average highs run from 36°F on December 1 to 28°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 9°F.

December day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Stephenson, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
31°F
Average low
14°F
Snowfall
8.0 in
Record high
62°FDec 4, 1998
Record low
-23°FDec 27, 1933
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 59 min to 8 h 47 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
9.4 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 136°F18°F60°F 1962-10°F 191913%
Dec 235°F18°F58°F 1962-8°F 197613%
Dec 335°F18°F60°F 1962-12°F 194013%
Dec 434°F17°F62°F 1998-8°F 191914%
Dec 534°F17°F56°F 20172°F 199114%
Dec 634°F17°F58°F 2001-3°F 195515%
Dec 733°F16°F52°F 1998-16°F 197215%
Dec 833°F16°F50°F 1923-9°F 202115%
Dec 933°F16°F56°F 1939-17°F 192716%
Dec 1032°F15°F53°F 1930-15°F 191916%
Dec 1132°F15°F49°F 2015-9°F 197216%
Dec 1232°F15°F54°F 1949-9°F 199517%
Dec 1331°F14°F50°F 1998-9°F 193217%
Dec 1431°F14°F53°F 2015-14°F 198517%
Dec 1531°F14°F53°F 2015-18°F 192618%
Dec 1631°F13°F58°F 2021-16°F 191918%
Dec 1730°F13°F50°F 1952-13°F 191918%
Dec 1830°F13°F50°F 1931-11°F 198319%
Dec 1930°F13°F50°F 1931-17°F 198319%
Dec 2030°F12°F48°F 1923-18°F 198919%
Dec 2130°F12°F50°F 1967-20°F 198920%
Dec 2229°F12°F48°F 1941-19°F 198920%
Dec 2329°F11°F46°F 1926-22°F 198320%
Dec 2429°F11°F51°F 2015-15°F 198321%
Dec 2529°F11°F47°F 1936-15°F 198321%
Dec 2629°F10°F50°F 2023-15°F 196221%
Dec 2729°F10°F48°F 1936-23°F 193321%
Dec 2828°F10°F47°F 1984-21°F 192422%
Dec 2928°F10°F50°F 1979-18°F 197622%
Dec 3028°F9°F50°F 1979-18°F 197622%
Dec 3128°F9°F51°F 1965-14°F 196722%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Stephenson, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 4:09 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 4:17 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00207867 (Stephenson 5WSW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00475091, 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.