Cherry County climate

Cherry County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Valentine NWR, 35 km from Cherry County

Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 38°F on December 31, and lows from 23°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.26 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 Cherry County, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
0.26 in
Record high
76°FDec 4, 1998
Record low
-26°FDec 18, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 17 min to 9 h 07 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
12.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 144°F23°F65°F 20211°F 201013%
Dec 243°F23°F67°F 20211°F 200513%
Dec 343°F22°F65°F 2012-9°F 200613%
Dec 443°F22°F76°F 1998-4°F 200513%
Dec 542°F22°F65°F 2012-11°F 201313%
Dec 642°F22°F69°F 2023-23°F 201313%
Dec 741°F21°F67°F 2023-22°F 201313%
Dec 841°F21°F66°F 2006-22°F 201313%
Dec 941°F21°F68°F 2006-15°F 201313%
Dec 1040°F21°F59°F 2014-12°F 200913%
Dec 1140°F20°F62°F 2004-22°F 200013%
Dec 1240°F20°F57°F 2014-22°F 200013%
Dec 1340°F20°F56°F 1998-4°F 201613%
Dec 1439°F20°F56°F 1998-12°F 200813%
Dec 1539°F19°F70°F 1998-9°F 200913%
Dec 1639°F19°F62°F 2025-2°F 200713%
Dec 1739°F19°F59°F 2025-20°F 201613%
Dec 1839°F19°F64°F 1998-26°F 201613%
Dec 1938°F19°F64°F 2025-26°F 201613%
Dec 2038°F18°F54°F 2004-11°F 200813%
Dec 2138°F18°F62°F 2023-14°F 202213%
Dec 2238°F18°F74°F 2025-19°F 202213%
Dec 2338°F18°F53°F 2021-18°F 202213%
Dec 2438°F18°F72°F 2025-9°F 202213%
Dec 2538°F18°F63°F 2025-8°F 202213%
Dec 2638°F18°F66°F 2025-9°F 201713%
Dec 2738°F18°F57°F 2025-5°F 201713%
Dec 2838°F18°F58°F 2002-1°F 202113%
Dec 2938°F17°F64°F 1999-6°F 201413%
Dec 3038°F17°F56°F 2004-10°F 201413%
Dec 3138°F17°F54°F 2025-20°F 201713%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cherry County, in percent.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 4:12 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 4:21 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00258755 (Valentine NWR), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00258751, 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.