Lee County climate

Lee County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tupelo 2, 8.4 km from Lee County

Average highs run from 57°F on December 1 to 51°F on December 31, and lows from 38°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.90 in over about 10 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 Lee County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
5.90 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
79°FDec 3, 1978
Record low
-3°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 02 min to 9 h 54 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
7.2 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 157°F38°F75°F 196214°F 196530%0%
Dec 257°F37°F78°F 197019°F 197530%0%
Dec 357°F37°F79°F 197812°F 197630%0%
Dec 457°F37°F77°F 201315°F 197430%0%
Dec 556°F37°F78°F 199818°F 197431%0%
Dec 656°F37°F79°F 199820°F 198431%0%
Dec 756°F37°F77°F 196616°F 197731%0%
Dec 855°F36°F78°F 196614°F 200631%0%
Dec 955°F36°F78°F 200714°F 196832%0%
Dec 1055°F36°F79°F 202112°F 197832%0%
Dec 1155°F36°F78°F 201515°F 197832%0%
Dec 1254°F36°F71°F 20154°F 196232%0%
Dec 1354°F36°F76°F 20151°F 196233%0%
Dec 1454°F35°F75°F 198414°F 201033%0%
Dec 1554°F35°F75°F 197513°F 196333%0%
Dec 1654°F35°F73°F 198410°F 198933%0%
Dec 1753°F35°F73°F 200614°F 200033%0%
Dec 1853°F35°F74°F 198411°F 197233%0%
Dec 1953°F35°F75°F 19787°F 198134%0%
Dec 2053°F34°F74°F 19713°F 198134%0%
Dec 2153°F34°F78°F 20137°F 198934%0%
Dec 2252°F34°F75°F 2017-1°F 198934%0%
Dec 2352°F34°F76°F 1970-3°F 198934%0%
Dec 2452°F34°F78°F 2015-1°F 196334%0%
Dec 2552°F34°F78°F 19870°F 198334%0%
Dec 2652°F34°F79°F 20165°F 198335%0%
Dec 2752°F33°F77°F 201516°F 197035%0%
Dec 2852°F33°F77°F 202112°F 197835%0%
Dec 2951°F33°F73°F 198412°F 198335%0%
Dec 3051°F33°F77°F 19847°F 198335%0%
Dec 3151°F33°F78°F 20219°F 198335%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lee County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:01 AM, sunset 4:55 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00229004 (Tupelo 2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093862, 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.