Scandia climate

Scandia Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Forest Lake 5NE, 11.3 km from Scandia

Average highs run from 35°F on December 1 to 25°F on December 31, and lows from 17°F to 6°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.17 in over about 8 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 Scandia, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
29°F
Average low
11°F
Precipitation
1.17 in
Snowfall
11.8 in
Record high
66°FDec 1, 1998
Record low
-39°FDec 19, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 00 min to 8 h 48 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
14°F
Wind
10.5 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 135°F17°F66°F 1998-12°F 197525%21%
Dec 234°F16°F62°F 1998-20°F 197625%21%
Dec 334°F16°F62°F 1962-16°F 198525%22%
Dec 433°F15°F54°F 2012-19°F 199125%22%
Dec 533°F15°F59°F 2001-15°F 196426%23%
Dec 632°F14°F63°F 2001-23°F 197226%23%
Dec 732°F14°F48°F 2012-24°F 197226%23%
Dec 831°F14°F53°F 2023-21°F 197626%24%
Dec 931°F13°F50°F 1990-21°F 197826%24%
Dec 1031°F13°F53°F 2020-25°F 199526%24%
Dec 1130°F12°F50°F 2020-27°F 199526%25%
Dec 1230°F12°F49°F 1998-20°F 200026%25%
Dec 1330°F12°F55°F 1998-19°F 201026%25%
Dec 1429°F11°F56°F 1998-20°F 202526%26%
Dec 1529°F11°F51°F 2023-20°F 202527%26%
Dec 1629°F11°F60°F 2021-23°F 196327%26%
Dec 1728°F10°F48°F 2018-27°F 195027%27%
Dec 1828°F10°F44°F 2001-35°F 198327%27%
Dec 1928°F9°F46°F 2011-39°F 198327%27%
Dec 2027°F9°F49°F 1967-31°F 198327%28%
Dec 2127°F9°F51°F 1967-25°F 198927%28%
Dec 2227°F8°F45°F 1957-26°F 199027%28%
Dec 2327°F8°F48°F 2023-32°F 199027%28%
Dec 2426°F8°F43°F 1994-27°F 195127%29%
Dec 2526°F7°F54°F 2023-35°F 196827%29%
Dec 2626°F7°F55°F 2023-30°F 199027%29%
Dec 2726°F7°F44°F 1959-30°F 199627%29%
Dec 2825°F7°F45°F 2003-19°F 198327%29%
Dec 2925°F6°F46°F 1999-27°F 198327%29%
Dec 3025°F6°F46°F 1965-31°F 197627%29%
Dec 3125°F6°F49°F 2004-34°F 197627%30%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Scandia, 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 7:30 AM, sunset 4:30 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:50 AM, sunset 4:38 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00212881 (Forest Lake 5NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00477464, 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.