Steele County Weather in December
Average highs run from 34°F on December 1 to 23°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 8°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.08 in over about 7 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
- 13°F
- Precipitation
- 1.08 in
- Snowfall
- 11.2 in
- Record high
- 67°FDec 2, 1998
- Record low
- -32°FDec 19, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 08 min to 8 h 57 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 88%
- Dew point
- 17°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 | 19°F | 60°F 1962 | -4°F 1966 | 22% | 11% |
| Dec 2 | 33°F | 18°F | 67°F 1998 | -13°F 1976 | 22% | 11% |
| Dec 3 | 33°F | 18°F | 61°F 1962 | -19°F 1985 | 22% | 11% |
| Dec 4 | 32°F | 17°F | 63°F 1998 | -14°F 1978 | 22% | 12% |
| Dec 5 | 32°F | 17°F | 61°F 2001 | -9°F 2025 | 23% | 12% |
| Dec 6 | 31°F | 16°F | 62°F 2001 | -18°F 1972 | 23% | 12% |
| Dec 7 | 31°F | 16°F | 48°F 2023 | -21°F 1972 | 23% | 12% |
| Dec 8 | 31°F | 16°F | 55°F 2023 | -14°F 1976 | 23% | 13% |
| Dec 9 | 30°F | 15°F | 55°F 2023 | -15°F 1977 | 23% | 13% |
| Dec 10 | 30°F | 15°F | 55°F 1979 | -18°F 1977 | 23% | 13% |
| Dec 11 | 29°F | 14°F | 49°F 2020 | -10°F 1976 | 23% | 13% |
| Dec 12 | 29°F | 14°F | 58°F 1968 | -14°F 1962 | 23% | 13% |
| Dec 13 | 29°F | 14°F | 49°F 1968 | -19°F 1985 | 23% | 14% |
| Dec 14 | 28°F | 13°F | 53°F 1998 | -18°F 1985 | 23% | 14% |
| Dec 15 | 28°F | 13°F | 54°F 1998 | -20°F 1961 | 23% | 14% |
| Dec 16 | 28°F | 13°F | 63°F 2021 | -18°F 1963 | 22% | 14% |
| Dec 17 | 27°F | 12°F | 48°F 1962 | -22°F 1983 | 22% | 14% |
| Dec 18 | 27°F | 12°F | 48°F 1976 | -26°F 1983 | 22% | 14% |
| Dec 19 | 27°F | 11°F | 46°F 2002 | -32°F 1983 | 22% | 14% |
| Dec 20 | 26°F | 11°F | 51°F 1967 | -26°F 1983 | 22% | 15% |
| Dec 21 | 26°F | 11°F | 51°F 1967 | -25°F 1963 | 22% | 15% |
| Dec 22 | 26°F | 10°F | 42°F 1979 | -24°F 1983 | 22% | 15% |
| Dec 23 | 25°F | 10°F | 45°F 2023 | -29°F 1983 | 22% | 15% |
| Dec 24 | 25°F | 10°F | 48°F 2023 | -26°F 1983 | 22% | 15% |
| Dec 25 | 25°F | 9°F | 53°F 2023 | -20°F 1968 | 22% | 15% |
| Dec 26 | 25°F | 9°F | 51°F 2023 | -18°F 1990 | 22% | 15% |
| Dec 27 | 24°F | 9°F | 47°F 2011 | -16°F 1977 | 22% | 15% |
| Dec 28 | 24°F | 8°F | 50°F 1984 | -18°F 1993 | 22% | 15% |
| Dec 29 | 24°F | 8°F | 45°F 1984 | -14°F 1970 | 22% | 15% |
| Dec 30 | 24°F | 8°F | 48°F 1999 | -21°F 1976 | 22% | 15% |
| Dec 31 | 23°F | 8°F | 50°F 2004 | -25°F 1973 | 22% | 15% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 4:36 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00216287 (Owatonna), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00216287, 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.