Thief River Falls climate

Thief River Falls Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Thief Rvr Falls 2, 1.5 km from Thief River Falls

Average highs run from 27°F on December 1 to 15°F on December 31, and lows from 11°F to -1°F.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Thief River Falls, in °F, with the record for each date.-60-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
20°F
Average low
5°F
Snowfall
12.4 in
Record high
56°FDec 1, 1962
Record low
-43°FDec 19, 1955
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 39 min to 8 h 26 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
10°F
Wind
11.2 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 127°F11°F56°F 1962-24°F 191922%
Dec 226°F10°F55°F 1982-25°F 197823%
Dec 326°F10°F56°F 1941-22°F 194023%
Dec 425°F10°F55°F 1941-19°F 199124%
Dec 525°F9°F49°F 1988-23°F 195524%
Dec 624°F9°F52°F 1939-28°F 197225%
Dec 724°F8°F52°F 1939-27°F 193625%
Dec 823°F8°F53°F 2023-30°F 192225%
Dec 923°F7°F52°F 1990-26°F 192726%
Dec 1023°F7°F45°F 1939-30°F 197726%
Dec 1122°F6°F51°F 1928-27°F 194526%
Dec 1222°F6°F49°F 1939-24°F 191726%
Dec 1321°F6°F42°F 1959-31°F 191727%
Dec 1421°F5°F45°F 2002-31°F 191627%
Dec 1520°F5°F42°F 1939-33°F 191927%
Dec 1620°F4°F51°F 1939-32°F 195327%
Dec 1720°F4°F46°F 1939-28°F 191628%
Dec 1819°F4°F48°F 1923-38°F 192928%
Dec 1919°F3°F47°F 1923-43°F 195528%
Dec 2018°F3°F48°F 1923-39°F 192428%
Dec 2118°F3°F44°F 1923-33°F 196328%
Dec 2218°F2°F41°F 2003-30°F 194528%
Dec 2317°F2°F53°F 2023-32°F 195128%
Dec 2417°F1°F46°F 1957-29°F 191428%
Dec 2517°F1°F41°F 1928-36°F 193328%
Dec 2616°F1°F43°F 1994-38°F 193329%
Dec 2716°F1°F47°F 2011-31°F 192429%
Dec 2816°F0°F38°F 1931-39°F 193329%
Dec 2915°F0°F39°F 1929-34°F 191729%
Dec 3015°F0°F42°F 1999-35°F 197628%
Dec 3115°F-1°F38°F 1929-37°F 196728%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Thief River Falls, 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 7:54 AM, sunset 4:33 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:15 AM, sunset 4:41 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00218247 (Thief Rvr Falls 2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00216787, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.