Howard County climate

Howard County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New Franklin 1W, 14.9 km from Howard County

Average highs run from 47°F on December 1 to 39°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.88 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 Howard County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
1.88 in
Snowfall
2.4 in
Record high
76°FDec 16, 2021
Record low
-6°FDec 19, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 37 min to 9 h 28 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
9.6 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 147°F28°F65°F 201918°F 201125%3%
Dec 247°F27°F68°F 201217°F 201425%3%
Dec 347°F27°F69°F 201214°F 202425%3%
Dec 446°F27°F74°F 201212°F 202425%3%
Dec 546°F26°F58°F 201211°F 202525%3%
Dec 645°F26°F66°F 202113°F 202425%3%
Dec 745°F26°F54°F 20126°F 201325%4%
Dec 845°F26°F68°F 20236°F 201325%4%
Dec 944°F25°F62°F 201512°F 201624%4%
Dec 1044°F25°F64°F 20209°F 201324%4%
Dec 1144°F25°F69°F 202014°F 201824%4%
Dec 1243°F24°F64°F 20158°F 201324%4%
Dec 1343°F24°F68°F 20151°F 201024%4%
Dec 1443°F24°F63°F 20151°F 201024%4%
Dec 1542°F24°F66°F 20214°F 202524%4%
Dec 1642°F23°F76°F 202114°F 201624%4%
Dec 1742°F23°F57°F 202514°F 201924%4%
Dec 1842°F23°F56°F 2025-3°F 201624%4%
Dec 1941°F22°F59°F 2025-6°F 201624%4%
Dec 2041°F22°F58°F 2018-5°F 201624%4%
Dec 2141°F22°F60°F 202319°F 201224%4%
Dec 2241°F22°F57°F 202016°F 201224%4%
Dec 2340°F21°F60°F 2020-3°F 202224%5%
Dec 2440°F21°F67°F 2015-2°F 202224%5%
Dec 2540°F21°F73°F 20256°F 202024%5%
Dec 2640°F21°F69°F 20196°F 202024%5%
Dec 2739°F21°F65°F 202111°F 201024%5%
Dec 2839°F20°F64°F 202510°F 201024%5%
Dec 2939°F20°F71°F 202512°F 202524%5%
Dec 3039°F20°F74°F 20228°F 201324%5%
Dec 3139°F20°F65°F 20108°F 201324%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Howard 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 7:11 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 4:58 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00236012 (New Franklin 1W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00230824, 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.