Branch climate

Branch Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Forest Lake 5NE, 17.8 km from Branch

Average highs run from 35°F on December 1 to 25°F on December 31, and lows from 17°F to 6°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.17 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 Branch, 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
11°F
Precipitation
1.17 in
Snowfall
11.8 in
Record high
60°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-38°FDec 26, 1996
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 58 min to 8 h 46 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
14°F
Wind
10.5 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°F17°F47°F 2017-13°F 199125%21%
Dec 234°F16°F48°F 2021-22°F 199125%21%
Dec 334°F16°F49°F 2012-8°F 201025%22%
Dec 433°F15°F53°F 2012-21°F 199125%22%
Dec 533°F15°F54°F 2001-17°F 199126%23%
Dec 632°F14°F60°F 2001-20°F 199126%23%
Dec 732°F14°F43°F 2012-25°F 201326%23%
Dec 831°F14°F50°F 2023-23°F 200726%24%
Dec 931°F13°F48°F 1990-22°F 200726%24%
Dec 1031°F13°F50°F 1990-26°F 199526%24%
Dec 1130°F12°F46°F 2020-26°F 199526%25%
Dec 1230°F12°F47°F 2001-22°F 200026%25%
Dec 1330°F12°F43°F 1993-22°F 200026%25%
Dec 1429°F11°F44°F 2014-23°F 201026%26%
Dec 1529°F11°F48°F 2006-18°F 201627%26%
Dec 1629°F11°F57°F 2021-20°F 200827%26%
Dec 1728°F10°F46°F 1997-13°F 199627%27%
Dec 1828°F10°F43°F 1997-30°F 201627%27%
Dec 1928°F9°F46°F 1997-30°F 201627%27%
Dec 2027°F9°F42°F 2006-25°F 199627%28%
Dec 2127°F9°F41°F 2003-20°F 199927%28%
Dec 2227°F8°F40°F 2016-22°F 199927%28%
Dec 2327°F8°F41°F 1991-37°F 199027%28%
Dec 2426°F8°F48°F 2023-31°F 199027%29%
Dec 2526°F7°F42°F 1999-18°F 201327%29%
Dec 2626°F7°F55°F 2023-38°F 199627%29%
Dec 2726°F7°F48°F 2011-38°F 199627%29%
Dec 2825°F7°F42°F 2024-22°F 199327%29%
Dec 2925°F6°F40°F 2013-21°F 199327%29%
Dec 3025°F6°F49°F 1999-29°F 201427%29%
Dec 3125°F6°F42°F 2010-24°F 200827%30%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Branch, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 4:30 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 4:38 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00212881 (Forest Lake 5NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00218986, 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.