Melrose Weather in December
Average highs run from 31°F on December 1 to 21°F on December 31, and lows from 14°F to 3°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.89 in over about 6 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
- 25°F
- Average low
- 8°F
- Precipitation
- 0.89 in
- Snowfall
- 8.1 in
- Record high
- 59°FDec 1, 1962
- Record low
- -36°FDec 19, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 57 min to 8 h 45 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 88%
- Dew point
- 14°F
- Wind
- 11.6 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 | 31°F | 14°F | 59°F 1962 | -18°F 1985 | 16% | 11% |
| Dec 2 | 30°F | 14°F | 58°F 1982 | -19°F 1976 | 16% | 11% |
| Dec 3 | 30°F | 13°F | 58°F 1962 | -27°F 1985 | 16% | 12% |
| Dec 4 | 29°F | 13°F | 54°F 1962 | -20°F 1991 | 16% | 12% |
| Dec 5 | 29°F | 12°F | 48°F 1979 | -12°F 1964 | 17% | 12% |
| Dec 6 | 29°F | 12°F | 47°F 1963 | -26°F 1972 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 7 | 28°F | 11°F | 47°F 2023 | -27°F 1972 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 8 | 28°F | 11°F | 53°F 2023 | -18°F 1976 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 9 | 27°F | 11°F | 52°F 2006 | -17°F 1977 | 17% | 14% |
| Dec 10 | 27°F | 10°F | 50°F 2002 | -24°F 1972 | 17% | 14% |
| Dec 11 | 27°F | 10°F | 46°F 1998 | -17°F 1995 | 17% | 14% |
| Dec 12 | 26°F | 9°F | 48°F 1998 | -19°F 2000 | 17% | 14% |
| Dec 13 | 26°F | 9°F | 49°F 2002 | -20°F 1985 | 17% | 14% |
| Dec 14 | 25°F | 9°F | 53°F 1998 | -18°F 1989 | 17% | 15% |
| Dec 15 | 25°F | 8°F | 52°F 2023 | -22°F 1961 | 17% | 15% |
| Dec 16 | 25°F | 8°F | 50°F 2021 | -23°F 1963 | 17% | 15% |
| Dec 17 | 24°F | 8°F | 48°F 2025 | -23°F 1983 | 17% | 15% |
| Dec 18 | 24°F | 7°F | 45°F 1962 | -31°F 2016 | 17% | 15% |
| Dec 19 | 24°F | 7°F | 46°F 1979 | -36°F 1983 | 17% | 15% |
| Dec 20 | 23°F | 6°F | 45°F 2006 | -29°F 1983 | 17% | 15% |
| Dec 21 | 23°F | 6°F | 46°F 1979 | -26°F 1963 | 17% | 15% |
| Dec 22 | 23°F | 6°F | 44°F 1991 | -27°F 1990 | 17% | 16% |
| Dec 23 | 22°F | 5°F | 43°F 2020 | -31°F 1983 | 17% | 16% |
| Dec 24 | 22°F | 5°F | 48°F 2023 | -28°F 1983 | 17% | 16% |
| Dec 25 | 22°F | 5°F | 49°F 2023 | -24°F 1968 | 17% | 16% |
| Dec 26 | 22°F | 5°F | 44°F 1994 | -27°F 1990 | 17% | 16% |
| Dec 27 | 21°F | 4°F | 43°F 1994 | -19°F 1960 | 17% | 16% |
| Dec 28 | 21°F | 4°F | 42°F 1999 | -23°F 1993 | 17% | 16% |
| Dec 29 | 21°F | 4°F | 52°F 1999 | -19°F 1963 | 17% | 16% |
| Dec 30 | 21°F | 3°F | 45°F 1999 | -26°F 1976 | 17% | 16% |
| Dec 31 | 21°F | 3°F | 38°F 1999 | -29°F 2017 | 17% | 16% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 4:37 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 8:00 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00215325 (Melrose), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00215325, 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.