Cook climate

Cook Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cook 8NE, 12.6 km from Cook

Average highs run from 26°F on December 1 to 17°F on December 31, and lows from 12°F to -2°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.04 in over about 13 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 Cook, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
21°F
Average low
5°F
Precipitation
1.04 in
Snowfall
15.1 in
Record high
48°FDec 15, 2023
Record low
-31°FDec 8, 2013
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 41 min to 8 h 28 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
93%
Dew point
10°F
Wind
6.9 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 126°F12°F35°F 2004-11°F 201441%35%
Dec 225°F11°F46°F 1999-11°F 201441%35%
Dec 325°F11°F40°F 2012-12°F 201941%36%
Dec 425°F10°F44°F 2012-12°F 202541%36%
Dec 524°F10°F42°F 2015-12°F 202541%36%
Dec 624°F9°F43°F 2001-12°F 200742%37%
Dec 723°F9°F39°F 2015-20°F 201342%37%
Dec 823°F8°F43°F 2023-31°F 201342%37%
Dec 923°F8°F40°F 2015-31°F 201342%37%
Dec 1022°F7°F43°F 2006-20°F 200042%38%
Dec 1122°F7°F40°F 2002-22°F 201342%38%
Dec 1222°F6°F39°F 1999-24°F 200842%38%
Dec 1321°F6°F38°F 2021-26°F 200842%38%
Dec 1421°F5°F38°F 1999-25°F 201042%39%
Dec 1521°F5°F48°F 2023-24°F 201042%39%
Dec 1620°F4°F44°F 2018-25°F 200842%39%
Dec 1720°F4°F46°F 2025-31°F 200842%39%
Dec 1820°F3°F36°F 2001-27°F 200842%39%
Dec 1920°F3°F35°F 2011-27°F 200442%39%
Dec 2019°F2°F39°F 2006-27°F 200442%39%
Dec 2119°F2°F37°F 2006-24°F 202243%39%
Dec 2219°F2°F37°F 2003-25°F 202243%39%
Dec 2319°F1°F45°F 2019-25°F 200443%39%
Dec 2418°F1°F41°F 2023-29°F 200442%39%
Dec 2518°F0°F46°F 2023-29°F 200442%39%
Dec 2618°F0°F45°F 1999-27°F 201742%39%
Dec 2718°F0°F43°F 2003-28°F 201742%38%
Dec 2817°F-1°F38°F 2003-30°F 201742%38%
Dec 2917°F-1°F36°F 2024-21°F 201742%38%
Dec 3017°F-1°F39°F 1999-27°F 201342%38%
Dec 3117°F-2°F37°F 2004-31°F 201742%38%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cook, 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 (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 4:20 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:00 AM, sunset 4:28 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00211771 (Cook 8NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00211771, 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.