Clay County climate

Clay County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Clay Ctr, 0.4 km from Clay County

Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31, and lows from 23°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.97 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 Clay County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
0.97 in
Snowfall
3.3 in
Record high
74°FDec 2, 2021
Record low
-15°FDec 22, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 30 min to 9 h 19 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
11.2 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 144°F23°F71°F 19986°F 200512%5%
Dec 243°F23°F74°F 20219°F 200612%5%
Dec 343°F23°F69°F 1998-3°F 200512%5%
Dec 442°F22°F59°F 2001-5°F 200512%5%
Dec 542°F22°F63°F 2006-3°F 200512%5%
Dec 642°F22°F58°F 2023-7°F 201112%5%
Dec 741°F22°F67°F 2024-6°F 201312%5%
Dec 841°F21°F65°F 2020-5°F 200512%5%
Dec 940°F21°F68°F 2015-7°F 200912%6%
Dec 1040°F21°F65°F 2017-6°F 200912%6%
Dec 1140°F21°F58°F 2015-8°F 200012%6%
Dec 1239°F20°F56°F 1998-5°F 200012%6%
Dec 1339°F20°F60°F 20062°F 202512%6%
Dec 1439°F20°F61°F 2006-4°F 200812%6%
Dec 1539°F20°F68°F 2021-8°F 200912%6%
Dec 1638°F20°F65°F 2025-3°F 200812%7%
Dec 1738°F19°F56°F 1998-11°F 201612%7%
Dec 1838°F19°F65°F 2013-13°F 201612%7%
Dec 1937°F19°F57°F 2024-1°F 199612%7%
Dec 2037°F19°F58°F 2004-5°F 200812%7%
Dec 2137°F19°F55°F 2019-7°F 199812%7%
Dec 2237°F19°F62°F 2019-15°F 202212%7%
Dec 2337°F18°F63°F 2021-7°F 202212%7%
Dec 2436°F18°F63°F 2021-6°F 199612%8%
Dec 2536°F18°F62°F 19990°F 199612%8%
Dec 2636°F18°F70°F 2025-14°F 201712%8%
Dec 2736°F18°F66°F 2025-15°F 201712%8%
Dec 2836°F18°F67°F 20021°F 201212%8%
Dec 2936°F17°F65°F 19990°F 201212%8%
Dec 3036°F17°F64°F 2004-3°F 201412%8%
Dec 3136°F17°F61°F 2025-14°F 201712%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clay County, 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 7:36 AM, sunset 5:06 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 5:15 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00251684 (Clay Ctr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094949, 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.