Atkinson climate

Atkinson Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Atkinson 3SW, 4.7 km from Atkinson

Average highs run from 39°F on December 1 to 32°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.56 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 Atkinson, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
0.56 in
Snowfall
6.2 in
Record high
76°FDec 6, 1939
Record low
-32°FDec 21, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 18 min to 9 h 07 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
19°F
Wind
12.1 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 139°F18°F65°F 1998-8°F 189612%9%
Dec 239°F18°F72°F 1998-11°F 191912%9%
Dec 338°F17°F68°F 2012-9°F 189712%9%
Dec 438°F17°F63°F 1970-10°F 189712%10%
Dec 537°F17°F69°F 1939-8°F 200512%10%
Dec 637°F16°F76°F 1939-18°F 197212%10%
Dec 737°F16°F72°F 1939-17°F 201312%10%
Dec 836°F16°F70°F 2023-18°F 192712%10%
Dec 936°F15°F68°F 2006-22°F 191712%10%
Dec 1035°F15°F64°F 1990-22°F 191912%10%
Dec 1135°F15°F63°F 1939-10°F 196212%11%
Dec 1235°F15°F62°F 1921-25°F 191712%11%
Dec 1334°F14°F68°F 1921-30°F 190112%11%
Dec 1434°F14°F62°F 1998-27°F 190112%11%
Dec 1534°F14°F66°F 2002-18°F 193212%11%
Dec 1634°F14°F67°F 1962-14°F 200812%11%
Dec 1733°F13°F68°F 1939-18°F 196412%11%
Dec 1833°F13°F65°F 1988-24°F 198912%11%
Dec 1933°F13°F58°F 1900-20°F 198912%11%
Dec 2033°F13°F68°F 1941-24°F 198912%11%
Dec 2132°F13°F68°F 1900-32°F 198912%11%
Dec 2232°F12°F72°F 1933-31°F 198912%11%
Dec 2332°F12°F72°F 2025-29°F 198312%11%
Dec 2432°F12°F58°F 1928-28°F 198312%11%
Dec 2532°F12°F64°F 1963-21°F 198312%11%
Dec 2632°F12°F57°F 1903-15°F 199612%11%
Dec 2732°F12°F67°F 1928-14°F 191612%11%
Dec 2832°F11°F65°F 1928-26°F 191712%11%
Dec 2932°F11°F64°F 1999-23°F 191712%11%
Dec 3032°F11°F72°F 1904-22°F 199012%11%
Dec 3132°F11°F71°F 1904-31°F 196712%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Atkinson, 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 (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 5:04 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:06 AM, sunset 5:13 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00250420 (Atkinson 3SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00256290, 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.