Watkins climate

Watkins Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kimball 3N, 9.1 km from Watkins

Average highs run from 32°F on December 1 to 21°F on December 31, and lows from 16°F to 5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.00 in.

December day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Watkins, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
25°F
Average low
11°F
Precipitation
1.00 in
Snowfall
10.5 in
Record high
62°FDec 2, 1998
Record low
-34°FDec 19, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 59 min to 8 h 48 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
14°F
Wind
11.4 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 132°F16°F59°F 1998-11°F 201418%
Dec 231°F16°F62°F 1998-17°F 197619%
Dec 331°F16°F59°F 1998-24°F 194019%
Dec 430°F15°F59°F 1998-16°F 199120%
Dec 530°F15°F50°F 1960-12°F 198420%
Dec 629°F15°F50°F 2001-19°F 197221%
Dec 729°F14°F49°F 2023-20°F 197221%
Dec 828°F14°F51°F 1990-16°F 201321%
Dec 928°F13°F54°F 1990-16°F 195822%
Dec 1027°F13°F50°F 1990-22°F 197722%
Dec 1127°F13°F47°F 1946-19°F 194522%
Dec 1227°F12°F44°F 1946-15°F 200023%
Dec 1326°F12°F46°F 1998-21°F 198523%
Dec 1426°F11°F49°F 2014-17°F 198923%
Dec 1525°F11°F54°F 1998-19°F 196124%
Dec 1625°F11°F54°F 2021-20°F 196324%
Dec 1725°F10°F50°F 1962-22°F 198324%
Dec 1824°F10°F47°F 1962-29°F 198325%
Dec 1924°F10°F48°F 2011-34°F 198325%
Dec 2024°F9°F46°F 1956-30°F 198325%
Dec 2123°F9°F44°F 1979-25°F 196325%
Dec 2223°F8°F43°F 1941-23°F 198326%
Dec 2323°F8°F45°F 2020-30°F 198326%
Dec 2422°F8°F48°F 2023-23°F 198326%
Dec 2522°F7°F50°F 2023-24°F 199626%
Dec 2622°F7°F47°F 2023-24°F 199026%
Dec 2721°F7°F49°F 2011-22°F 195026%
Dec 2821°F6°F44°F 2003-30°F 199326%
Dec 2921°F6°F45°F 2024-17°F 201326%
Dec 3021°F6°F53°F 1999-27°F 197626%
Dec 3121°F5°F49°F 2004-29°F 197626%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Watkins, 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 7:37 AM, sunset 4:36 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:57 AM, sunset 4:45 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00214373 (Kimball 3N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00214778, 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.