Benkelman climate

Benkelman Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Benkelman 1N, 1.9 km from Benkelman

Average highs run from 47°F on December 1 to 42°F on December 31, and lows from 20°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.55 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 Benkelman, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
0.55 in
Snowfall
4.8 in
Record high
80°FDec 3, 2021
Record low
-31°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 32 min to 9 h 23 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
20°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 147°F20°F76°F 2003-7°F 198513%10%
Dec 247°F20°F75°F 1926-14°F 191913%10%
Dec 347°F20°F80°F 2021-3°F 191913%10%
Dec 446°F19°F77°F 19653°F 200913%10%
Dec 546°F19°F78°F 1980-16°F 190913%11%
Dec 645°F19°F80°F 1939-14°F 197213%11%
Dec 745°F18°F76°F 1981-13°F 190913%11%
Dec 845°F18°F72°F 1940-16°F 200513%11%
Dec 945°F18°F76°F 1996-25°F 191913%11%
Dec 1044°F18°F73°F 2015-14°F 191913%11%
Dec 1144°F17°F74°F 1939-15°F 193213%12%
Dec 1244°F17°F74°F 2025-23°F 193213%12%
Dec 1344°F17°F72°F 1929-13°F 197214%12%
Dec 1443°F17°F68°F 1988-14°F 194014%12%
Dec 1543°F17°F69°F 1946-11°F 200814%12%
Dec 1643°F16°F78°F 1962-10°F 191414%12%
Dec 1743°F16°F77°F 1939-8°F 196414%13%
Dec 1843°F16°F78°F 1980-17°F 201614%13%
Dec 1942°F16°F72°F 1979-16°F 192414%13%
Dec 2042°F16°F71°F 1941-18°F 192414%13%
Dec 2142°F16°F76°F 1981-15°F 192414%13%
Dec 2242°F16°F72°F 1964-31°F 198914%13%
Dec 2342°F16°F80°F 1964-31°F 198914%13%
Dec 2442°F16°F78°F 2025-16°F 192414%13%
Dec 2542°F16°F76°F 2025-12°F 198314%13%
Dec 2642°F16°F76°F 2025-10°F 201214%13%
Dec 2742°F15°F72°F 1928-11°F 191614%13%
Dec 2842°F15°F77°F 1980-11°F 194114%13%
Dec 2942°F15°F71°F 2002-9°F 198314%13%
Dec 3042°F15°F71°F 1921-12°F 199014%13%
Dec 3142°F15°F68°F 1980-18°F 201414%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Benkelman, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 4:21 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 4:31 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00250760 (Benkelman 1N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00147093, 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.