Perham climate

Perham Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New York Mills, 16.3 km from Perham

Average highs run from 29°F on December 1 to 18°F on December 31, and lows from 13°F to 1°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.83 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 Perham, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
23°F
Average low
7°F
Precipitation
0.83 in
Snowfall
10.4 in
Record high
65°FDec 6, 1939
Record low
-42°FDec 20, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 51 min to 8 h 38 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
12°F
Wind
11.9 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 129°F13°F60°F 1962-18°F 193019%18%
Dec 228°F12°F56°F 1941-25°F 197619%18%
Dec 328°F12°F57°F 1962-27°F 198519%19%
Dec 428°F11°F53°F 1941-21°F 199119%19%
Dec 527°F11°F51°F 1939-20°F 199119%19%
Dec 627°F10°F65°F 1939-26°F 197219%19%
Dec 726°F10°F52°F 1939-27°F 197220%20%
Dec 826°F10°F52°F 1939-24°F 201320%20%
Dec 925°F9°F50°F 1939-24°F 201320%20%
Dec 1025°F9°F53°F 1990-30°F 197720%20%
Dec 1124°F8°F48°F 2002-27°F 193620%21%
Dec 1224°F8°F47°F 2011-23°F 193220%21%
Dec 1324°F8°F49°F 1998-29°F 194020%21%
Dec 1423°F7°F47°F 1998-25°F 192620%21%
Dec 1523°F7°F51°F 1998-25°F 191920%21%
Dec 1622°F6°F53°F 1939-25°F 200821%22%
Dec 1722°F6°F50°F 1923-24°F 198321%22%
Dec 1822°F6°F49°F 1923-29°F 198321%22%
Dec 1921°F5°F50°F 1923-40°F 198321%22%
Dec 2021°F5°F49°F 1923-42°F 198321%22%
Dec 2121°F4°F47°F 1923-35°F 198321%22%
Dec 2220°F4°F44°F 1954-29°F 198921%22%
Dec 2320°F4°F43°F 1923-33°F 198321%22%
Dec 2420°F3°F42°F 1994-38°F 198321%22%
Dec 2520°F3°F46°F 1994-39°F 198321%22%
Dec 2619°F3°F45°F 1943-31°F 193421%22%
Dec 2719°F2°F48°F 2011-33°F 193321%22%
Dec 2819°F2°F42°F 2003-33°F 193321%23%
Dec 2919°F2°F41°F 1965-28°F 193821%23%
Dec 3018°F1°F47°F 1999-31°F 199021%23%
Dec 3118°F1°F44°F 1904-33°F 197620%22%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Perham, 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 7:46 AM, sunset 4:37 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:06 AM, sunset 4:44 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00215902 (New York Mills), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00218579, 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.