Sugar Creek climate

Sugar Creek Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Independence, 7.2 km from Sugar Creek

Average highs run from 47°F on December 1 to 38°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.84 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 Sugar Creek, 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
24°F
Precipitation
1.84 in
Snowfall
3.5 in
Record high
75°FDec 15, 2021
Record low
-19°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 38 min to 9 h 28 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
10.5 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°F73°F 19823°F 198522%5%
Dec 246°F28°F71°F 20210°F 198522%5%
Dec 346°F28°F74°F 20128°F 198522%6%
Dec 446°F27°F73°F 201710°F 199122%6%
Dec 545°F27°F72°F 19804°F 195022%6%
Dec 645°F27°F74°F 1939-3°F 195022%6%
Dec 744°F26°F68°F 20233°F 195022%7%
Dec 844°F26°F69°F 19464°F 193723%7%
Dec 944°F26°F68°F 20202°F 199523%7%
Dec 1043°F25°F69°F 19705°F 199523%7%
Dec 1143°F25°F70°F 19652°F 196223%7%
Dec 1243°F25°F67°F 2015-2°F 196223%8%
Dec 1342°F25°F73°F 1948-1°F 196123%8%
Dec 1442°F24°F67°F 2021-1°F 194323%8%
Dec 1542°F24°F75°F 2021-11°F 198923%8%
Dec 1642°F24°F67°F 2006-5°F 198923%8%
Dec 1741°F23°F72°F 19391°F 196423%8%
Dec 1841°F23°F65°F 2013-7°F 198323%9%
Dec 1941°F23°F63°F 1941-11°F 198323%9%
Dec 2040°F23°F67°F 1941-8°F 198323%9%
Dec 2140°F22°F61°F 1941-11°F 198923%9%
Dec 2240°F22°F69°F 1979-19°F 198923%9%
Dec 2340°F22°F64°F 1965-16°F 198923%9%
Dec 2439°F22°F73°F 2021-13°F 198323%9%
Dec 2539°F22°F68°F 2019-13°F 198323%9%
Dec 2639°F21°F66°F 2008-2°F 196223%9%
Dec 2739°F21°F73°F 19461°F 201723%10%
Dec 2839°F21°F71°F 19844°F 198323%10%
Dec 2938°F21°F68°F 1947-5°F 198323%10%
Dec 3038°F21°F68°F 1965-5°F 196823%10%
Dec 3138°F20°F67°F 2011-7°F 196823%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sugar Creek, 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 7:18 AM, sunset 4:56 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 5:05 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00234154 (Independence), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013988, 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.