Rock County climate

Rock County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newport, 22.2 km from Rock County

Average highs run from 39°F on December 1 to 32°F on December 31, and lows from 17°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.86 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 Rock 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
34°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
0.86 in
Snowfall
7.0 in
Record high
78°FDec 11, 1939
Record low
-30°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 18 min to 9 h 08 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
19°F
Wind
12.3 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°F17°F69°F 1998-9°F 198516%13%
Dec 238°F17°F72°F 1998-14°F 191916%13%
Dec 338°F17°F68°F 1948-9°F 191916%13%
Dec 438°F16°F70°F 1915-11°F 196416%13%
Dec 537°F16°F70°F 1907-9°F 201316%13%
Dec 637°F16°F75°F 1939-17°F 201316%13%
Dec 736°F16°F71°F 2023-17°F 201316%13%
Dec 836°F15°F65°F 1939-20°F 192716%13%
Dec 936°F15°F67°F 1957-21°F 191916%13%
Dec 1035°F15°F66°F 1990-21°F 191916%14%
Dec 1135°F15°F78°F 1939-15°F 191416%14%
Dec 1235°F14°F64°F 1921-19°F 193216%14%
Dec 1335°F14°F72°F 1921-19°F 191916%14%
Dec 1434°F14°F65°F 1998-17°F 198916%14%
Dec 1534°F14°F65°F 1977-22°F 198916%14%
Dec 1634°F13°F65°F 1962-20°F 191416%14%
Dec 1734°F13°F69°F 1939-18°F 192416%14%
Dec 1833°F13°F64°F 1943-20°F 192416%14%
Dec 1933°F13°F65°F 1923-19°F 192416%14%
Dec 2033°F13°F70°F 1941-19°F 192416%14%
Dec 2133°F13°F63°F 1982-28°F 198316%14%
Dec 2233°F12°F78°F 2025-30°F 198916%15%
Dec 2333°F12°F69°F 1964-28°F 198316%15%
Dec 2432°F12°F68°F 2025-24°F 198316%15%
Dec 2532°F12°F65°F 1923-21°F 192016%15%
Dec 2632°F12°F64°F 2025-15°F 199616%15%
Dec 2732°F12°F68°F 1928-18°F 192416%15%
Dec 2832°F12°F63°F 1929-18°F 192416%15%
Dec 2932°F11°F61°F 1999-20°F 199016%15%
Dec 3032°F11°F64°F 1933-23°F 199016%15%
Dec 3132°F11°F57°F 1963-21°F 196716%15%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rock County, 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 7:48 AM, sunset 5:06 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:07 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 USC00255925 (Newport), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00250050, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.