Phillips County climate

Phillips County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Malta, 11.5 km from Phillips County

Average highs run from 36°F on December 1 to 29°F on December 31, and lows from 15°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.46 in over about 4 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 Phillips 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
31°F
Average low
10°F
Precipitation
0.46 in
Snowfall
3.4 in
Record high
66°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
-36°FDec 7, 2013
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 38 min to 8 h 24 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
11.4 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 136°F15°F66°F 2021-17°F 202515%2%
Dec 235°F14°F56°F 2021-7°F 200514%2%
Dec 335°F14°F55°F 2021-13°F 200614%2%
Dec 435°F14°F55°F 2007-12°F 200514%3%
Dec 534°F13°F56°F 2012-18°F 200514%3%
Dec 634°F13°F54°F 2023-23°F 201314%3%
Dec 733°F13°F55°F 2015-36°F 201314%3%
Dec 833°F12°F54°F 2015-36°F 201314%3%
Dec 933°F12°F58°F 2001-29°F 200914%3%
Dec 1032°F12°F59°F 2015-25°F 200014%3%
Dec 1132°F11°F61°F 2004-27°F 200014%3%
Dec 1232°F11°F58°F 2017-10°F 200014%3%
Dec 1332°F11°F57°F 2017-15°F 200914%3%
Dec 1431°F11°F55°F 2004-22°F 200914%3%
Dec 1531°F10°F55°F 1997-30°F 200914%3%
Dec 1631°F10°F53°F 2025-27°F 200814%3%
Dec 1731°F10°F55°F 2001-28°F 201614%3%
Dec 1830°F9°F52°F 2011-17°F 201614%3%
Dec 1930°F9°F59°F 2004-12°F 200514%3%
Dec 2030°F9°F61°F 2004-22°F 200015%3%
Dec 2130°F9°F52°F 2023-30°F 202215%3%
Dec 2230°F8°F52°F 2023-23°F 202215%3%
Dec 2330°F8°F48°F 1999-28°F 201315%3%
Dec 2429°F8°F50°F 1999-18°F 200815%3%
Dec 2529°F8°F48°F 2020-33°F 199615%3%
Dec 2629°F8°F45°F 1999-28°F 199615%3%
Dec 2729°F7°F50°F 1999-28°F 199615%3%
Dec 2829°F7°F56°F 1999-29°F 202116%3%
Dec 2929°F7°F51°F 1999-26°F 199616%3%
Dec 3029°F7°F46°F 2011-20°F 202116%3%
Dec 3129°F7°F49°F 2011-33°F 201716%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Phillips County, 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 (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 4:20 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:03 AM, sunset 4:27 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00245334 (Malta), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00245334, 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.