Alma climate

Alma Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Harlan CO Lake, 12.7 km from Alma

Average highs run from 46°F on December 1 to 39°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.81 in over about 2 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 Alma, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
0.81 in
Snowfall
2.3 in
Record high
80°FDec 23, 1964
Record low
-29°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 32 min to 9 h 23 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
21°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 146°F22°F73°F 1995-6°F 19759%4%
Dec 246°F21°F69°F 1998-5°F 19859%4%
Dec 346°F21°F73°F 2021-2°F 19859%4%
Dec 445°F21°F68°F 19980°F 19028%4%
Dec 545°F21°F69°F 1998-3°F 19508%4%
Dec 644°F20°F69°F 1939-12°F 19728%4%
Dec 744°F20°F71°F 1923-11°F 20118%4%
Dec 844°F20°F72°F 1970-12°F 19278%4%
Dec 943°F20°F67°F 1939-14°F 19198%4%
Dec 1043°F19°F69°F 1993-18°F 19198%4%
Dec 1143°F19°F66°F 2017-11°F 19328%4%
Dec 1242°F19°F67°F 1921-18°F 19328%4%
Dec 1342°F19°F71°F 1921-10°F 19858%4%
Dec 1442°F19°F69°F 1921-10°F 19268%4%
Dec 1542°F18°F66°F 1946-17°F 19898%4%
Dec 1641°F18°F65°F 2002-17°F 19898%4%
Dec 1741°F18°F68°F 1939-10°F 19148%4%
Dec 1841°F18°F70°F 1980-17°F 20168%4%
Dec 1941°F17°F70°F 1979-13°F 19248%4%
Dec 2040°F17°F63°F 1979-15°F 19898%4%
Dec 2140°F17°F65°F 1933-18°F 19168%4%
Dec 2240°F17°F68°F 1933-28°F 19898%4%
Dec 2340°F17°F80°F 1964-29°F 19898%4%
Dec 2440°F16°F68°F 1964-18°F 19838%4%
Dec 2539°F16°F66°F 1950-13°F 19838%4%
Dec 2639°F16°F64°F 1908-6°F 20128%5%
Dec 2739°F16°F68°F 2025-14°F 20179%5%
Dec 2839°F16°F66°F 2025-10°F 19249%5%
Dec 2939°F16°F68°F 1929-10°F 19179%5%
Dec 3039°F16°F66°F 1921-15°F 19689%5%
Dec 3139°F15°F64°F 1980-21°F 19689%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alma, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:12 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:59 AM, sunset 5:22 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00253595 (Harlan CO Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00253910, 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.