Smith County climate

Smith County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Raleigh 6N, 14.6 km from Smith County

Average highs run from 61°F on December 1 to 56°F on December 31, and lows from 37°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.94 in over about 9 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 Smith County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
5.94 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
86°FDec 4, 2007
Record low
3°FDec 24, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 12 min to 10 h 06 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
4.3 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 161°F37°F81°F 192220°F 197628%0%
Dec 261°F37°F82°F 192223°F 191028%0%
Dec 361°F37°F85°F 200715°F 192928%0%
Dec 460°F37°F86°F 200718°F 192928%0%
Dec 560°F36°F82°F 193321°F 198928%0%
Dec 660°F36°F84°F 192222°F 193729%0%
Dec 760°F36°F83°F 192215°F 193729%0%
Dec 859°F36°F82°F 195121°F 192729%0%
Dec 959°F36°F81°F 197815°F 191729%0%
Dec 1059°F36°F82°F 202219°F 199529%0%
Dec 1159°F36°F82°F 202120°F 193430%0%
Dec 1259°F36°F80°F 200714°F 195730%0%
Dec 1358°F35°F84°F 19338°F 196230%0%
Dec 1458°F35°F80°F 19068°F 196230%0%
Dec 1558°F35°F79°F 190619°F 198530%0%
Dec 1658°F35°F82°F 193318°F 191430%0%
Dec 1758°F35°F84°F 193317°F 198931%0%
Dec 1857°F35°F80°F 201620°F 193231%0%
Dec 1957°F35°F78°F 194115°F 200031%0%
Dec 2057°F35°F78°F 196713°F 192931%0%
Dec 2157°F35°F80°F 196716°F 198131%0%
Dec 2257°F34°F78°F 194812°F 198931%0%
Dec 2357°F34°F81°F 19485°F 198931%0%
Dec 2456°F34°F79°F 20253°F 198932%0%
Dec 2556°F34°F81°F 19426°F 198332%0%
Dec 2656°F34°F80°F 196413°F 198532%0%
Dec 2756°F34°F80°F 201519°F 193532%0%
Dec 2856°F34°F82°F 198712°F 192532%0%
Dec 2956°F34°F79°F 202113°F 192532%0%
Dec 3056°F34°F84°F 202112°F 198332%0%
Dec 3156°F34°F84°F 202111°F 198332%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Smith 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 6:41 AM, sunset 4:53 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 5:04 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00227276 (Raleigh 6N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00224939, 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.