Sheldon climate

Sheldon Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lamar 7N, 6.7 km from Sheldon

Average highs run from 50°F on December 1 to 43°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.43 in over about 6 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 Sheldon, 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
26°F
Precipitation
2.43 in
Snowfall
0.7 in
Record high
79°FDec 26, 2025
Record low
-18°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 45 min to 9 h 37 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
10.3 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 150°F30°F74°F 19509°F 189620%2%
Dec 250°F30°F73°F 19705°F 198520%2%
Dec 349°F29°F76°F 20215°F 198520%2%
Dec 449°F29°F72°F 20217°F 189820%2%
Dec 549°F29°F74°F 20175°F 189820%2%
Dec 648°F29°F74°F 1939-2°F 195019%2%
Dec 748°F28°F75°F 19660°F 190919%3%
Dec 848°F28°F71°F 1966-8°F 191719%3%
Dec 947°F28°F72°F 1940-5°F 191719%3%
Dec 1047°F28°F70°F 1897-8°F 191719%3%
Dec 1147°F27°F72°F 19393°F 191719%3%
Dec 1246°F27°F70°F 2015-5°F 193219%3%
Dec 1346°F27°F73°F 1948-5°F 191919%3%
Dec 1446°F27°F72°F 1933-10°F 189819%3%
Dec 1546°F26°F72°F 1984-12°F 198919%3%
Dec 1645°F26°F75°F 2021-12°F 198919%3%
Dec 1745°F26°F72°F 1939-8°F 198919%3%
Dec 1845°F26°F71°F 1939-3°F 201619%3%
Dec 1945°F26°F72°F 1978-8°F 194519%3%
Dec 2044°F25°F69°F 1949-8°F 198319%4%
Dec 2144°F25°F64°F 1957-4°F 190119%4%
Dec 2244°F25°F68°F 1982-8°F 198319%4%
Dec 2344°F25°F72°F 1982-18°F 198919%4%
Dec 2444°F25°F75°F 1955-16°F 198919%4%
Dec 2543°F24°F74°F 2021-8°F 198319%4%
Dec 2643°F24°F79°F 2025-3°F 191819%4%
Dec 2743°F24°F73°F 1946-1°F 192519%4%
Dec 2843°F24°F75°F 2025-5°F 192419%4%
Dec 2943°F24°F71°F 1947-4°F 191719%4%
Dec 3043°F24°F69°F 1965-4°F 198319%4%
Dec 3143°F24°F73°F 1951-6°F 197620%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sheldon, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 4:59 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 5:09 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00234705 (Lamar 7N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00142835, 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.