Alden climate

Alden Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wells, 15.5 km from Alden

Average highs run from 35°F on December 1 to 25°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.11 in over about 8 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 Alden, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
29°F
Average low
12°F
Precipitation
1.11 in
Snowfall
10.9 in
Record high
67°FDec 2, 1998
Record low
-29°FDec 19, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 11 min to 8 h 59 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
12.1 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 135°F18°F60°F 1962-16°F 189321%12%
Dec 235°F18°F67°F 1998-13°F 197622%12%
Dec 334°F17°F67°F 1998-21°F 194022%13%
Dec 434°F17°F59°F 1998-15°F 198522%13%
Dec 533°F16°F63°F 2017-11°F 199122%13%
Dec 633°F16°F63°F 1939-16°F 197222%13%
Dec 733°F16°F50°F 1939-18°F 197223%14%
Dec 832°F15°F62°F 1946-16°F 191723%14%
Dec 932°F15°F61°F 1939-22°F 197723%14%
Dec 1031°F14°F54°F 1939-21°F 197823%15%
Dec 1131°F14°F56°F 1946-19°F 197723%15%
Dec 1231°F14°F54°F 1968-15°F 200023%15%
Dec 1330°F13°F51°F 1921-27°F 190123%15%
Dec 1430°F13°F51°F 1998-25°F 190123%16%
Dec 1529°F12°F55°F 1939-16°F 192623%16%
Dec 1629°F12°F65°F 2021-15°F 191423%16%
Dec 1729°F12°F56°F 1939-20°F 190123%16%
Dec 1828°F11°F56°F 1923-25°F 198324%17%
Dec 1928°F11°F50°F 2011-29°F 198324%17%
Dec 2028°F11°F50°F 1967-25°F 198324%17%
Dec 2127°F10°F54°F 1941-24°F 191624%17%
Dec 2227°F10°F48°F 1979-24°F 198923%17%
Dec 2327°F10°F47°F 1899-26°F 198323%17%
Dec 2427°F9°F48°F 2023-26°F 198323%17%
Dec 2526°F9°F53°F 2021-24°F 200023%18%
Dec 2626°F9°F53°F 1936-24°F 200023%18%
Dec 2726°F8°F49°F 2011-23°F 195023%18%
Dec 2826°F8°F49°F 2003-22°F 192423%18%
Dec 2925°F8°F54°F 1984-23°F 191723%18%
Dec 3025°F7°F53°F 1949-21°F 197623%18%
Dec 3125°F7°F52°F 1949-21°F 197323%18%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alden, 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 7:28 AM, sunset 4:39 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 4:47 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00218808 (Wells), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00210075, 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.