Fairbury climate

Fairbury Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fairbury 5S, 7.1 km from Fairbury

Average highs run from 45°F on December 1 to 36°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.08 in over about 5 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 Fairbury, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
1.08 in
Snowfall
3.4 in
Record high
74°FDec 6, 1939
Record low
-26°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 32 min to 9 h 22 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
11.0 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 145°F22°F73°F 1995-1°F 198517%6%
Dec 244°F22°F68°F 1956-3°F 198517%6%
Dec 344°F22°F71°F 2012-10°F 191917%6%
Dec 444°F21°F69°F 1916-1°F 190217%6%
Dec 543°F21°F68°F 1989-1°F 200517%6%
Dec 643°F21°F74°F 1939-9°F 195017%7%
Dec 742°F20°F65°F 1894-8°F 195017%7%
Dec 842°F20°F63°F 1984-9°F 190917%7%
Dec 942°F20°F63°F 2015-11°F 191917%7%
Dec 1041°F20°F68°F 1993-22°F 191917%7%
Dec 1141°F19°F64°F 1990-9°F 191417%7%
Dec 1241°F19°F64°F 1990-15°F 193217%7%
Dec 1340°F19°F61°F 1980-13°F 196117%8%
Dec 1440°F19°F62°F 1988-14°F 190117%8%
Dec 1540°F18°F62°F 2006-16°F 198917%8%
Dec 1639°F18°F72°F 2021-17°F 198917%8%
Dec 1739°F18°F68°F 1900-11°F 198917%8%
Dec 1839°F18°F65°F 1976-14°F 189717%8%
Dec 1939°F17°F65°F 1976-19°F 198917%8%
Dec 2038°F17°F65°F 1894-20°F 198917%8%
Dec 2138°F17°F62°F 1933-18°F 191617%8%
Dec 2238°F17°F65°F 1933-24°F 198917%8%
Dec 2338°F16°F68°F 1933-26°F 198917%9%
Dec 2438°F16°F72°F 1964-26°F 198917%9%
Dec 2537°F16°F66°F 2021-18°F 202217%9%
Dec 2637°F16°F64°F 1999-10°F 198316%9%
Dec 2737°F16°F66°F 2025-13°F 201716%9%
Dec 2837°F16°F62°F 2013-12°F 201716%9%
Dec 2937°F15°F65°F 2002-14°F 193916%9%
Dec 3037°F15°F69°F 1956-9°F 199016%9%
Dec 3136°F15°F67°F 2004-17°F 196816%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fairbury, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 5:04 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:51 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 USC00252820 (Fairbury 5S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00253735, 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.