Pershing County climate

Pershing County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rye Patch Dam, 8.9 km from Pershing County

Average highs run from 47°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 18°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 Pershing County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
0.86 in
Snowfall
1.6 in
Record high
72°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-28°FDec 22, 1990
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 30 min to 9 h 20 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
68%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
6.7 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 147°F21°F67°F 19951°F 199116%2%
Dec 246°F20°F65°F 19773°F 202216%2%
Dec 346°F20°F64°F 20013°F 202216%2%
Dec 445°F20°F64°F 19770°F 194816%2%
Dec 545°F20°F65°F 1995-7°F 199217%2%
Dec 645°F19°F72°F 2001-7°F 200917%2%
Dec 744°F19°F62°F 19770°F 195917%3%
Dec 844°F19°F62°F 1993-11°F 200917%3%
Dec 944°F19°F63°F 1981-16°F 201317%3%
Dec 1043°F19°F60°F 1958-13°F 200917%3%
Dec 1143°F18°F66°F 2014-15°F 197217%3%
Dec 1243°F18°F61°F 2010-7°F 197217%3%
Dec 1343°F18°F62°F 1956-10°F 197217%3%
Dec 1442°F18°F65°F 2002-7°F 197217%3%
Dec 1542°F18°F62°F 1962-8°F 197217%3%
Dec 1642°F18°F62°F 1953-2°F 197117%3%
Dec 1742°F18°F64°F 20252°F 196717%3%
Dec 1842°F18°F63°F 2025-1°F 200817%3%
Dec 1941°F18°F61°F 1955-10°F 197817%3%
Dec 2041°F18°F62°F 1955-16°F 197817%3%
Dec 2141°F18°F68°F 2025-21°F 199017%3%
Dec 2241°F17°F64°F 1964-28°F 199017%3%
Dec 2341°F17°F64°F 1964-24°F 199017%4%
Dec 2441°F18°F60°F 1964-27°F 199017%4%
Dec 2541°F18°F59°F 1980-7°F 199017%4%
Dec 2641°F18°F58°F 1980-14°F 198817%4%
Dec 2741°F18°F60°F 1980-16°F 198817%4%
Dec 2841°F18°F61°F 2024-16°F 198817%4%
Dec 2941°F18°F59°F 1973-19°F 198817%4%
Dec 3041°F18°F67°F 2011-17°F 197817%4%
Dec 3141°F18°F59°F 1996-21°F 197817%4%

Chance of rain

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

December 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 4:28 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 4:37 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00267192 (Rye Patch Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024172, 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.