Carter County climate

Carter County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Clearwater Dam, 26.9 km from Carter County

Average highs run from 50°F on December 1 to 43°F on December 31, and lows from 31°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.36 in over about 7 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 Carter County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
3.36 in
Snowfall
1.4 in
Record high
78°FDec 2, 2021
Record low
-4°FDec 25, 2004
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 49 min to 9 h 40 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
4.7 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 150°F31°F69°F 201819°F 200224%2%
Dec 250°F30°F78°F 202122°F 200524%2%
Dec 350°F30°F73°F 202120°F 200624%2%
Dec 449°F30°F71°F 200117°F 200624%2%
Dec 549°F30°F73°F 199814°F 200224%2%
Dec 649°F29°F71°F 19989°F 200224%2%
Dec 748°F29°F66°F 201212°F 201324%2%
Dec 848°F29°F62°F 201511°F 200624%2%
Dec 948°F29°F68°F 20122°F 200524%2%
Dec 1047°F29°F72°F 20216°F 200524%2%
Dec 1147°F28°F68°F 201515°F 200024%3%
Dec 1247°F28°F72°F 201511°F 200024%3%
Dec 1346°F28°F69°F 201510°F 201024%3%
Dec 1446°F28°F64°F 202111°F 202524%3%
Dec 1546°F27°F64°F 201113°F 202524%3%
Dec 1646°F27°F65°F 200615°F 200024%3%
Dec 1745°F27°F72°F 20166°F 200024%3%
Dec 1845°F27°F62°F 200213°F 201624%3%
Dec 1945°F26°F64°F 199710°F 200024%3%
Dec 2045°F26°F67°F 20138°F 200024%3%
Dec 2144°F26°F65°F 202012°F 200824%3%
Dec 2244°F26°F59°F 2017-2°F 202224%3%
Dec 2344°F26°F72°F 2025-4°F 202224%3%
Dec 2444°F25°F76°F 2025-3°F 200424%3%
Dec 2544°F25°F77°F 2021-4°F 200424%3%
Dec 2644°F25°F77°F 20259°F 200424%3%
Dec 2743°F25°F73°F 202111°F 201724%3%
Dec 2843°F25°F74°F 202511°F 201724%3%
Dec 2943°F24°F66°F 201919°F 200024%3%
Dec 3043°F24°F62°F 200413°F 200025%3%
Dec 3143°F24°F67°F 20109°F 201725%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carter County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 4:47 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 4:57 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00231674 (Clearwater Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003975, 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.