Pelican Rapids climate

Pelican Rapids Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rothsay, 18.5 km from Pelican Rapids

Average highs run from 30°F on December 1 to 19°F on December 31, and lows from 13°F to 2°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.89 in over about 7 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 Pelican Rapids, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
24°F
Average low
7°F
Precipitation
0.89 in
Snowfall
10.7 in
Record high
60°FDec 7, 1939
Record low
-48°FDec 14, 1901
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 51 min to 8 h 39 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
12°F
Wind
11.4 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 130°F13°F57°F 1962-40°F 189618%15%
Dec 230°F13°F56°F 1962-26°F 192718%16%
Dec 329°F12°F53°F 1941-25°F 198518%17%
Dec 429°F12°F56°F 1941-19°F 190519%17%
Dec 528°F11°F47°F 1988-24°F 195519%17%
Dec 628°F11°F48°F 1939-26°F 197219%18%
Dec 727°F11°F60°F 1939-28°F 190619%18%
Dec 827°F10°F54°F 2023-27°F 190220%19%
Dec 927°F10°F51°F 1990-29°F 192720%19%
Dec 1026°F9°F52°F 1939-35°F 197720%19%
Dec 1126°F9°F51°F 1913-31°F 193620%20%
Dec 1225°F8°F55°F 1939-35°F 190320%20%
Dec 1325°F8°F47°F 1998-35°F 194021%20%
Dec 1425°F8°F51°F 1998-48°F 190121%21%
Dec 1524°F7°F44°F 1923-43°F 190121%21%
Dec 1624°F7°F49°F 2025-25°F 200821%21%
Dec 1723°F6°F53°F 1939-33°F 198321%21%
Dec 1823°F6°F48°F 1923-39°F 190121%21%
Dec 1923°F6°F48°F 1923-41°F 195521%22%
Dec 2022°F5°F45°F 1923-38°F 191622%22%
Dec 2122°F5°F42°F 1956-37°F 191622%22%
Dec 2222°F5°F46°F 2019-33°F 191622%22%
Dec 2321°F4°F44°F 1994-31°F 195122%22%
Dec 2421°F4°F44°F 1936-34°F 191022%22%
Dec 2521°F4°F45°F 1994-40°F 193322%22%
Dec 2621°F3°F49°F 2011-41°F 190322%22%
Dec 2720°F3°F41°F 2006-37°F 193322%23%
Dec 2820°F3°F42°F 1896-35°F 193322%23%
Dec 2920°F3°F46°F 1999-35°F 190922%23%
Dec 3020°F2°F44°F 1904-38°F 199022%23%
Dec 3119°F2°F42°F 1904-44°F 189822%23%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pelican Rapids, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 4:39 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:08 AM, sunset 4:47 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00217149 (Rothsay), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00212142, 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.