Storey County climate

Storey County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Virginia City, 18.1 km from Storey County

Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 40°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.95 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 Storey County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
1.95 in
Snowfall
9.5 in
Record high
71°FDec 3, 1940
Record low
-16°FDec 9, 1972
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 36 min to 9 h 26 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
5.6 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 143°F28°F66°F 20089°F 197615%9%
Dec 242°F28°F68°F 193910°F 195615%10%
Dec 342°F28°F71°F 19406°F 194815%10%
Dec 442°F28°F69°F 1940-2°F 197216%10%
Dec 542°F27°F67°F 1958-12°F 197216%11%
Dec 641°F27°F67°F 19399°F 194316%11%
Dec 741°F27°F65°F 19404°F 195616%11%
Dec 841°F27°F66°F 1989-12°F 197216%11%
Dec 941°F27°F65°F 1939-16°F 197216%11%
Dec 1041°F27°F67°F 1993-11°F 197216%12%
Dec 1140°F26°F64°F 2012-15°F 197216%12%
Dec 1240°F26°F63°F 1969-2°F 197216%12%
Dec 1340°F26°F70°F 1969-2°F 197216%12%
Dec 1440°F26°F67°F 1969-5°F 194516%12%
Dec 1540°F26°F65°F 19390°F 194816%12%
Dec 1640°F26°F70°F 19395°F 194816%12%
Dec 1740°F26°F65°F 19395°F 196516%12%
Dec 1840°F26°F66°F 20253°F 197015%12%
Dec 1940°F26°F66°F 1941-3°F 197815%13%
Dec 2040°F26°F66°F 2018-7°F 197815%13%
Dec 2140°F26°F63°F 2000-8°F 199015%13%
Dec 2240°F26°F60°F 2005-13°F 199015%13%
Dec 2340°F26°F63°F 2025-9°F 199015%13%
Dec 2440°F26°F59°F 2014-11°F 199015%13%
Dec 2540°F26°F63°F 19801°F 199015%13%
Dec 2640°F26°F63°F 1975-1°F 198815%13%
Dec 2740°F26°F65°F 1980-4°F 198816%13%
Dec 2840°F26°F63°F 19980°F 197416%13%
Dec 2940°F26°F61°F 1945-5°F 197416%13%
Dec 3040°F26°F64°F 2017-3°F 195516%13%
Dec 3140°F26°F62°F 1945-4°F 197416%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Storey 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 6:59 AM, sunset 4:35 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 4:44 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00268761 (Virginia City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023185, 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.