Fergus County climate

Fergus County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lewistown 11ESE, 28.6 km from Fergus County

Average highs run from 35°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 20°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.85 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Fergus County, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
0.85 in
Snowfall
6.5 in
Record high
74°FDec 5, 1939
Record low
-42°FDec 24, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 46 min to 8 h 32 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
12.5 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 135°F20°F66°F 1988-27°F 19856%
Dec 235°F20°F62°F 1907-27°F 19196%
Dec 335°F19°F66°F 1907-22°F 19726%
Dec 434°F19°F71°F 1907-26°F 19286%
Dec 534°F19°F74°F 1939-23°F 19566%
Dec 634°F19°F64°F 1939-27°F 20136%
Dec 734°F19°F64°F 1939-32°F 19726%
Dec 834°F18°F66°F 1930-32°F 19726%
Dec 934°F18°F65°F 1915-36°F 19197%
Dec 1034°F18°F64°F 1990-22°F 19617%
Dec 1134°F18°F64°F 1939-28°F 19327%
Dec 1234°F18°F60°F 1924-23°F 19227%
Dec 1333°F18°F65°F 1960-22°F 19637%
Dec 1433°F17°F60°F 1924-29°F 20087%
Dec 1533°F17°F62°F 1962-29°F 19648%
Dec 1633°F17°F61°F 1980-31°F 19648%
Dec 1733°F17°F65°F 1925-30°F 19248%
Dec 1833°F17°F62°F 1979-37°F 19248%
Dec 1933°F17°F61°F 1954-27°F 19248%
Dec 2033°F16°F60°F 1900-28°F 19909%
Dec 2133°F16°F60°F 1900-35°F 19899%
Dec 2233°F16°F58°F 1994-32°F 19909%
Dec 2333°F16°F60°F 1994-37°F 19839%
Dec 2433°F16°F55°F 1994-42°F 19839%
Dec 2533°F16°F57°F 2025-30°F 19839%
Dec 2633°F16°F56°F 1956-22°F 190410%
Dec 2733°F16°F60°F 1980-32°F 191610%
Dec 2833°F16°F58°F 1956-37°F 196810%
Dec 2933°F16°F65°F 1956-41°F 196810%
Dec 3033°F16°F58°F 1904-34°F 197810%
Dec 3133°F15°F61°F 1926-40°F 192710%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fergus County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 4:29 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:04 AM, sunset 4:36 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00244979 (Lewistown 11ESE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024036, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.