Chaffee climate

Chaffee Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cape Girardeau Muni AP, 9 km from Chaffee

Average highs run from 50°F on December 1 to 43°F on December 31, and lows from 33°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.62 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 Chaffee, 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
30°F
Precipitation
3.62 in
Snowfall
2.4 in
Record high
76°FDec 2, 1982
Record low
-11°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 47 min to 9 h 39 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
32°F
Wind
9.4 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 150°F33°F72°F 196217°F 196032%1%
Dec 250°F32°F76°F 198213°F 196032%1%
Dec 350°F32°F74°F 198217°F 198932%1%
Dec 449°F32°F68°F 199815°F 200632%2%
Dec 549°F32°F72°F 19984°F 200232%2%
Dec 649°F32°F71°F 1998-1°F 200232%2%
Dec 748°F31°F70°F 19665°F 198432%2%
Dec 848°F31°F68°F 19666°F 200532%2%
Dec 948°F31°F68°F 1970-6°F 200532%2%
Dec 1048°F31°F73°F 2021-2°F 199532%2%
Dec 1147°F31°F72°F 19965°F 201332%2%
Dec 1247°F30°F71°F 2015-5°F 196232%2%
Dec 1347°F30°F70°F 2015-3°F 196231%2%
Dec 1447°F30°F68°F 19717°F 201031%2%
Dec 1546°F30°F69°F 19711°F 198931%2%
Dec 1646°F30°F66°F 1984-2°F 198931%2%
Dec 1746°F30°F70°F 20164°F 200031%2%
Dec 1846°F29°F65°F 19625°F 196331%2%
Dec 1945°F29°F66°F 19762°F 196331%2%
Dec 2045°F29°F66°F 19673°F 200031%2%
Dec 2145°F29°F68°F 1967-7°F 198930%2%
Dec 2245°F29°F63°F 1982-11°F 198930%2%
Dec 2345°F29°F67°F 2025-9°F 198930%2%
Dec 2444°F28°F70°F 2025-10°F 196330%2%
Dec 2544°F28°F74°F 2021-10°F 200430%2%
Dec 2644°F28°F72°F 20253°F 198330%3%
Dec 2744°F28°F73°F 20216°F 200430%3%
Dec 2844°F28°F72°F 20257°F 200430%3%
Dec 2944°F28°F70°F 1984-1°F 198330%3%
Dec 3043°F28°F64°F 1971-5°F 198330%3%
Dec 3143°F27°F67°F 2010-2°F 197629%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chaffee, 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 6:54 AM, sunset 4:41 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 4:51 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003935 (Cape Girardeau Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003935, 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.