Elbow Lake climate

Elbow Lake Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fergus Falls, 34.8 km from Elbow Lake

Average highs run from 30°F on December 1 to 20°F on December 31, and lows from 14°F to 3°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.71 in over about 4 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 Elbow Lake, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
24°F
Average low
8°F
Precipitation
0.71 in
Record high
65°FDec 6, 1939
Record low
-35°FDec 14, 1901
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 55 min to 8 h 42 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
13°F
Wind
11.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 130°F14°F55°F 1962-25°F 189613%
Dec 230°F14°F55°F 1941-20°F 189613%
Dec 329°F13°F59°F 1941-21°F 198513%
Dec 429°F13°F56°F 1941-18°F 199113%
Dec 528°F12°F53°F 1939-18°F 199113%
Dec 628°F12°F65°F 1939-25°F 197213%
Dec 728°F11°F52°F 1939-26°F 197213%
Dec 827°F11°F53°F 1939-22°F 192713%
Dec 927°F11°F56°F 1939-24°F 192713%
Dec 1026°F10°F52°F 1990-31°F 197714%
Dec 1126°F10°F51°F 1939-23°F 197714%
Dec 1226°F9°F49°F 1939-24°F 200014%
Dec 1325°F9°F47°F 1998-30°F 191714%
Dec 1425°F8°F47°F 2002-35°F 190114%
Dec 1524°F8°F53°F 1998-29°F 190114%
Dec 1624°F8°F56°F 1939-21°F 197214%
Dec 1724°F7°F48°F 1939-24°F 198314%
Dec 1823°F7°F45°F 1923-27°F 190114%
Dec 1923°F7°F46°F 1894-35°F 198314%
Dec 2023°F6°F48°F 2006-34°F 198314%
Dec 2123°F6°F46°F 1894-30°F 191614%
Dec 2222°F6°F43°F 1899-28°F 198914%
Dec 2322°F5°F45°F 1899-32°F 198314%
Dec 2422°F5°F44°F 1943-32°F 198314%
Dec 2521°F5°F45°F 1943-25°F 192414%
Dec 2621°F4°F45°F 1959-29°F 199014%
Dec 2721°F4°F43°F 1959-30°F 192414%
Dec 2821°F4°F43°F 1898-28°F 192414%
Dec 2920°F3°F42°F 1897-28°F 191715%
Dec 3020°F3°F49°F 1999-29°F 197615%
Dec 3120°F3°F43°F 1904-30°F 196715%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elbow Lake, in percent.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 4:40 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:06 AM, sunset 4:48 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00212768 (Fergus Falls), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00212768, 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.