Red Wing climate

Red Wing Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Red Wing Dam 3, 8 km from Red Wing

Average highs run from 34°F on December 1 to 25°F on December 31, and lows from 20°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.01 in over about 9 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 Red Wing, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
29°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
1.01 in
Snowfall
8.7 in
Record high
66°FDec 2, 1998
Record low
-25°FDec 26, 2000
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 04 min to 8 h 53 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
11.0 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 134°F20°F50°F 19903°F 199125%12%
Dec 234°F19°F66°F 1998-3°F 199126%13%
Dec 334°F19°F60°F 19981°F 199126%13%
Dec 433°F19°F60°F 2012-7°F 199126%13%
Dec 533°F18°F60°F 2001-9°F 199126%14%
Dec 632°F18°F63°F 2001-8°F 200726%14%
Dec 732°F17°F45°F 2023-7°F 200526%14%
Dec 832°F17°F53°F 2024-8°F 201326%15%
Dec 931°F17°F51°F 1990-8°F 199526%15%
Dec 1031°F16°F52°F 1990-8°F 199526%15%
Dec 1130°F16°F56°F 1949-9°F 199526%15%
Dec 1230°F15°F49°F 1998-10°F 199526%16%
Dec 1330°F15°F45°F 1999-14°F 200027%16%
Dec 1429°F15°F48°F 1998-15°F 201027%16%
Dec 1529°F14°F54°F 1998-15°F 201027%16%
Dec 1629°F14°F60°F 2021-12°F 200827%17%
Dec 1728°F14°F46°F 2006-12°F 200827%17%
Dec 1828°F13°F43°F 1997-17°F 201627%17%
Dec 1928°F13°F47°F 2011-21°F 201627%17%
Dec 2028°F12°F43°F 2006-17°F 198927%18%
Dec 2127°F12°F42°F 2015-20°F 198927%18%
Dec 2227°F12°F41°F 2003-20°F 198927%18%
Dec 2327°F11°F46°F 2020-22°F 199027%18%
Dec 2426°F11°F48°F 2023-22°F 199027%19%
Dec 2526°F11°F53°F 2023-24°F 200027%19%
Dec 2626°F10°F53°F 2023-25°F 200026%19%
Dec 2726°F10°F49°F 2011-21°F 199026%19%
Dec 2825°F10°F45°F 1994-13°F 199326%19%
Dec 2925°F9°F44°F 2013-13°F 199326%20%
Dec 3025°F9°F50°F 1999-17°F 201326%20%
Dec 3125°F9°F50°F 2004-18°F 201326%20%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Red Wing, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 4:31 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 4:40 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00216822 (Red Wing Dam 3), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00216822, 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.