Crookston Weather in December
Average highs run from 28°F on December 1 to 18°F on December 31, and lows from 11°F to 0°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.74 in over about 7 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 22°F
- Average low
- 5°F
- Precipitation
- 0.74 in
- Snowfall
- 12.4 in
- Record high
- 56°FDec 7, 1939
- Record low
- -38°FDec 26, 1990
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 42 min to 8 h 29 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 90%
- Dew point
- 10°F
- Wind
- 11.2 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 28°F | 11°F | 54°F 1962 | -32°F 1896 | 21% | 22% |
| Dec 2 | 28°F | 11°F | 51°F 1962 | -29°F 1896 | 21% | 23% |
| Dec 3 | 27°F | 10°F | 54°F 1982 | -24°F 1893 | 21% | 23% |
| Dec 4 | 27°F | 10°F | 54°F 1941 | -18°F 1964 | 21% | 24% |
| Dec 5 | 27°F | 10°F | 47°F 1939 | -17°F 1964 | 21% | 24% |
| Dec 6 | 26°F | 9°F | 52°F 1939 | -22°F 1972 | 21% | 25% |
| Dec 7 | 26°F | 9°F | 56°F 1939 | -24°F 1936 | 21% | 25% |
| Dec 8 | 25°F | 8°F | 55°F 2023 | -30°F 2007 | 21% | 25% |
| Dec 9 | 25°F | 8°F | 51°F 1939 | -26°F 1909 | 22% | 26% |
| Dec 10 | 24°F | 8°F | 56°F 1990 | -26°F 1893 | 22% | 26% |
| Dec 11 | 24°F | 7°F | 47°F 1928 | -27°F 1985 | 22% | 26% |
| Dec 12 | 24°F | 7°F | 51°F 1939 | -25°F 1893 | 22% | 26% |
| Dec 13 | 23°F | 6°F | 45°F 1913 | -29°F 1901 | 22% | 27% |
| Dec 14 | 23°F | 6°F | 46°F 1890 | -31°F 1901 | 22% | 27% |
| Dec 15 | 23°F | 5°F | 43°F 1913 | -30°F 1901 | 22% | 27% |
| Dec 16 | 22°F | 5°F | 52°F 1939 | -26°F 1919 | 22% | 27% |
| Dec 17 | 22°F | 5°F | 48°F 1939 | -25°F 1897 | 22% | 28% |
| Dec 18 | 21°F | 4°F | 45°F 1890 | -29°F 1929 | 22% | 28% |
| Dec 19 | 21°F | 4°F | 50°F 2011 | -35°F 1916 | 22% | 28% |
| Dec 20 | 21°F | 4°F | 47°F 1890 | -35°F 1916 | 23% | 28% |
| Dec 21 | 20°F | 3°F | 41°F 1890 | -31°F 1963 | 23% | 28% |
| Dec 22 | 20°F | 3°F | 46°F 1890 | -31°F 1945 | 23% | 28% |
| Dec 23 | 20°F | 2°F | 40°F 1899 | -33°F 1892 | 23% | 28% |
| Dec 24 | 19°F | 2°F | 45°F 2023 | -29°F 1937 | 23% | 28% |
| Dec 25 | 19°F | 2°F | 43°F 1943 | -35°F 1933 | 23% | 28% |
| Dec 26 | 19°F | 1°F | 44°F 2011 | -38°F 1990 | 23% | 29% |
| Dec 27 | 19°F | 1°F | 49°F 2011 | -38°F 1990 | 23% | 29% |
| Dec 28 | 18°F | 1°F | 39°F 1994 | -38°F 1933 | 23% | 29% |
| Dec 29 | 18°F | 0°F | 49°F 1897 | -33°F 1917 | 23% | 29% |
| Dec 30 | 18°F | 0°F | 45°F 1999 | -35°F 1990 | 23% | 28% |
| Dec 31 | 18°F | 0°F | 38°F 1904 | -32°F 1967 | 23% | 28% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 4:36 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 8:15 AM, sunset 4:44 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00211891 (Crookston Nw Exp Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00211891, 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.