Pipestone County Weather in December
Average highs run from 34°F on December 1 to 23°F on December 31, and lows from 16°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.85 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
- 28°F
- Average low
- 11°F
- Precipitation
- 0.85 in
- Snowfall
- 8.5 in
- Record high
- 62°FDec 7, 1939
- Record low
- -44°FDec 24, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 08 min to 8 h 57 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 86%
- Dew point
- 16°F
- Wind
- 12.1 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 | 34°F | 16°F | 56°F 1939 | -11°F 1964 | 17% | 11% |
| Dec 2 | 33°F | 16°F | 61°F 1998 | -14°F 1980 | 17% | 12% |
| Dec 3 | 33°F | 16°F | 61°F 1998 | -20°F 1985 | 17% | 12% |
| Dec 4 | 32°F | 15°F | 59°F 1998 | -14°F 1991 | 17% | 12% |
| Dec 5 | 32°F | 15°F | 54°F 1939 | -20°F 1917 | 17% | 12% |
| Dec 6 | 32°F | 14°F | 60°F 1939 | -22°F 1972 | 17% | 12% |
| Dec 7 | 31°F | 14°F | 62°F 1939 | -24°F 1917 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 8 | 31°F | 14°F | 60°F 2023 | -22°F 1927 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 9 | 30°F | 13°F | 58°F 1918 | -22°F 1927 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 10 | 30°F | 13°F | 59°F 1939 | -25°F 1917 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 11 | 29°F | 13°F | 57°F 1913 | -23°F 1917 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 12 | 29°F | 12°F | 53°F 1913 | -22°F 2000 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 13 | 29°F | 12°F | 54°F 1921 | -34°F 1917 | 17% | 13% |
| Dec 14 | 28°F | 11°F | 60°F 1912 | -26°F 1917 | 18% | 14% |
| Dec 15 | 28°F | 11°F | 54°F 1998 | -24°F 1989 | 18% | 14% |
| Dec 16 | 28°F | 11°F | 53°F 1923 | -23°F 1914 | 18% | 14% |
| Dec 17 | 27°F | 10°F | 62°F 1939 | -25°F 1922 | 18% | 14% |
| Dec 18 | 27°F | 10°F | 54°F 1962 | -30°F 1983 | 18% | 14% |
| Dec 19 | 27°F | 10°F | 61°F 1923 | -30°F 1983 | 18% | 14% |
| Dec 20 | 26°F | 10°F | 54°F 1931 | -31°F 1916 | 18% | 14% |
| Dec 21 | 26°F | 9°F | 52°F 1941 | -32°F 1916 | 18% | 14% |
| Dec 22 | 26°F | 9°F | 53°F 1933 | -31°F 1989 | 18% | 14% |
| Dec 23 | 25°F | 9°F | 55°F 2020 | -32°F 1983 | 18% | 14% |
| Dec 24 | 25°F | 8°F | 52°F 2023 | -44°F 1983 | 18% | 14% |
| Dec 25 | 25°F | 8°F | 50°F 2023 | -22°F 1990 | 18% | 14% |
| Dec 26 | 25°F | 8°F | 49°F 1922 | -24°F 1983 | 18% | 14% |
| Dec 27 | 24°F | 8°F | 50°F 2011 | -25°F 1924 | 18% | 14% |
| Dec 28 | 24°F | 7°F | 49°F 1958 | -25°F 1924 | 18% | 15% |
| Dec 29 | 24°F | 7°F | 51°F 2002 | -30°F 1917 | 18% | 15% |
| Dec 30 | 24°F | 7°F | 52°F 2024 | -33°F 1973 | 18% | 15% |
| Dec 31 | 23°F | 7°F | 53°F 2004 | -33°F 1973 | 18% | 15% |
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 4:48 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 8:00 AM, sunset 4:57 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00216565 (Pipestone), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00216565, 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.