Palmyra climate

Palmyra Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Quincy Dam 21, 14.6 km from Palmyra

Average highs run from 45°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.73 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 Palmyra, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
1.73 in
Snowfall
3.1 in
Record high
76°FDec 16, 2021
Record low
-21°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 34 min to 9 h 24 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
10.7 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 145°F29°F69°F 19738°F 197624%6%
Dec 245°F28°F69°F 19732°F 194224%7%
Dec 345°F28°F71°F 19702°F 194024%7%
Dec 444°F28°F74°F 20122°F 199124%7%
Dec 544°F27°F70°F 19983°F 199124%8%
Dec 643°F27°F70°F 1951-2°F 197724%8%
Dec 743°F27°F71°F 1980-7°F 197624%8%
Dec 843°F27°F67°F 1946-6°F 197624%8%
Dec 942°F26°F74°F 1991-4°F 200524%9%
Dec 1042°F26°F64°F 2020-5°F 197724%9%
Dec 1142°F26°F70°F 1949-3°F 196224%9%
Dec 1241°F25°F65°F 1979-9°F 196223%9%
Dec 1341°F25°F69°F 1991-3°F 198923%9%
Dec 1441°F25°F67°F 1975-3°F 194323%10%
Dec 1540°F25°F72°F 1948-13°F 198923%10%
Dec 1640°F24°F76°F 2021-13°F 198923%10%
Dec 1740°F24°F66°F 2006-7°F 198923%10%
Dec 1839°F24°F69°F 1939-7°F 198123%10%
Dec 1939°F24°F63°F 2002-14°F 198323%10%
Dec 2039°F23°F68°F 1949-13°F 198323%10%
Dec 2138°F23°F62°F 1941-14°F 198923%10%
Dec 2238°F23°F64°F 1933-21°F 198923%10%
Dec 2338°F23°F67°F 1933-21°F 198923%10%
Dec 2438°F22°F66°F 1955-20°F 198923%10%
Dec 2537°F22°F71°F 2021-18°F 198323%10%
Dec 2637°F22°F67°F 2019-6°F 193523%10%
Dec 2737°F22°F70°F 1946-6°F 201723%10%
Dec 2837°F22°F66°F 1984-7°F 196123%10%
Dec 2937°F21°F72°F 1984-5°F 198323%10%
Dec 3036°F21°F71°F 2022-7°F 198323%10%
Dec 3136°F21°F65°F 1951-13°F 197623%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Palmyra, 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 7:08 AM, sunset 4:42 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:27 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 USC00117077 (Quincy Dam 21), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00233601, 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.