Three Forks climate

Three Forks Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Trident, 8.5 km from Three Forks

Average highs run from 36°F on December 1 to 32°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.67 in over about 5 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 Three Forks, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
0.67 in
Snowfall
5.7 in
Record high
66°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
-46°FDec 24, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 56 min to 8 h 43 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
8.7 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 136°F18°F66°F 2021-23°F 198517%9%
Dec 235°F18°F65°F 2021-14°F 197817%9%
Dec 335°F17°F60°F 1956-15°F 198417%9%
Dec 435°F17°F60°F 1975-35°F 197216%9%
Dec 535°F17°F60°F 2023-28°F 197216%9%
Dec 634°F17°F58°F 1987-32°F 197216%9%
Dec 734°F16°F52°F 1970-29°F 197216%9%
Dec 834°F16°F57°F 2020-39°F 197216%9%
Dec 934°F16°F62°F 1957-39°F 197216%9%
Dec 1033°F16°F61°F 2025-29°F 197216%9%
Dec 1133°F15°F60°F 2004-25°F 196116%9%
Dec 1233°F15°F51°F 1995-27°F 200016%9%
Dec 1333°F15°F55°F 2025-14°F 197216%9%
Dec 1433°F15°F62°F 2025-20°F 196716%9%
Dec 1532°F15°F61°F 2025-22°F 196715%9%
Dec 1632°F15°F56°F 2025-27°F 196415%9%
Dec 1732°F15°F56°F 1979-35°F 201615%9%
Dec 1832°F14°F61°F 1979-25°F 195515%9%
Dec 1932°F14°F57°F 2025-25°F 194915%9%
Dec 2032°F14°F54°F 1941-36°F 198315%10%
Dec 2132°F14°F58°F 2020-41°F 198315%10%
Dec 2232°F14°F55°F 1955-45°F 202215%10%
Dec 2332°F14°F51°F 1964-43°F 198315%10%
Dec 2432°F14°F56°F 2025-46°F 198315%10%
Dec 2532°F14°F57°F 2025-28°F 194415%10%
Dec 2632°F14°F60°F 1980-27°F 199615%10%
Dec 2732°F14°F63°F 1980-26°F 194115%10%
Dec 2832°F14°F51°F 1945-32°F 198315%10%
Dec 2932°F14°F55°F 1949-38°F 197815%10%
Dec 3032°F14°F56°F 2011-41°F 196815%10%
Dec 3132°F14°F49°F 1953-41°F 196815%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Three Forks, 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 7:47 AM, sunset 4:43 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:08 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 USC00248363 (Trident), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024132, 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.