Panaca climate

Panaca Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cathedral Gorge SP, 2.2 km from Panaca

Average highs run from 50°F on December 1 to 45°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 18°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.91 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 Panaca, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
0.91 in
Snowfall
3.6 in
Record high
68°FDec 3, 1977
Record low
-23°FDec 23, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 45 min to 9 h 36 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
61%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
8.9 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 150°F18°F65°F 19950°F 200413%5%
Dec 250°F18°F64°F 1977-4°F 196713%6%
Dec 349°F18°F68°F 1977-1°F 200413%6%
Dec 449°F18°F66°F 1958-11°F 201313%6%
Dec 548°F18°F64°F 1958-18°F 201314%6%
Dec 648°F17°F62°F 1958-19°F 201314%6%
Dec 747°F17°F67°F 1959-15°F 195114%6%
Dec 847°F17°F64°F 1981-14°F 195114%7%
Dec 947°F17°F65°F 1981-16°F 195115%7%
Dec 1046°F17°F66°F 1950-14°F 197215%7%
Dec 1146°F17°F64°F 1950-11°F 196115%7%
Dec 1246°F17°F63°F 1950-15°F 194915%7%
Dec 1346°F17°F64°F 1988-7°F 194915%7%
Dec 1445°F17°F64°F 1977-4°F 197216%7%
Dec 1545°F17°F63°F 1981-3°F 197216%8%
Dec 1645°F17°F66°F 1958-1°F 200116%8%
Dec 1745°F17°F66°F 2025-3°F 201616%8%
Dec 1845°F17°F67°F 1958-5°F 201616%8%
Dec 1945°F17°F60°F 1958-7°F 199216%8%
Dec 2044°F17°F63°F 2024-10°F 201216%8%
Dec 2144°F17°F61°F 2005-13°F 199016%8%
Dec 2244°F17°F64°F 2025-20°F 199016%8%
Dec 2344°F17°F63°F 2025-23°F 199016%7%
Dec 2444°F17°F60°F 1964-21°F 199016%7%
Dec 2544°F18°F62°F 1980-16°F 196216%7%
Dec 2644°F18°F61°F 1955-15°F 196216%7%
Dec 2744°F18°F66°F 1980-12°F 199016%7%
Dec 2844°F18°F59°F 1980-11°F 196616%7%
Dec 2944°F18°F62°F 2017-5°F 194816%7%
Dec 3044°F18°F61°F 2017-14°F 199015%7%
Dec 3145°F18°F59°F 1980-9°F 199015%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Panaca, 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 (PST).

December 1
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 4:19 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 4:29 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00261590 (Cathedral Gorge SP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093129, 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.