Atkinson climate

Atkinson Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for W Hampstead, 9.2 km from Atkinson

Average highs run from 43°F on December 1 to 35°F on December 31, and lows from 26°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.15 in over about 13 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 Atkinson, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
4.15 in
Snowfall
16.1 in
Record high
76°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
0°FDec 17, 2013
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 15 min to 9 h 05 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
5.8 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°F26°F69°F 200115°F 200740%13%
Dec 243°F26°F62°F 199814°F 200340%14%
Dec 342°F25°F69°F 200913°F 200240%14%
Dec 442°F25°F68°F 199813°F 200240%15%
Dec 542°F25°F64°F 20018°F 202540%16%
Dec 641°F24°F73°F 200115°F 200740%16%
Dec 741°F24°F76°F 199811°F 200240%17%
Dec 841°F24°F56°F 20227°F 201940%17%
Dec 940°F23°F56°F 20087°F 200240%18%
Dec 1040°F23°F62°F 200810°F 200040%18%
Dec 1140°F23°F73°F 202312°F 201640%19%
Dec 1239°F22°F58°F 201516°F 201340%19%
Dec 1339°F22°F55°F 201010°F 200540%19%
Dec 1439°F22°F59°F 20195°F 200540%20%
Dec 1539°F21°F62°F 20083°F 200540%20%
Dec 1638°F21°F60°F 20082°F 201640%20%
Dec 1738°F21°F66°F 20000°F 201340%21%
Dec 1838°F21°F63°F 20237°F 200940%21%
Dec 1938°F20°F60°F 20256°F 202040%21%
Dec 2037°F20°F60°F 20022°F 200440%22%
Dec 2137°F20°F67°F 20182°F 200440%22%
Dec 2237°F19°F59°F 20188°F 202440%22%
Dec 2337°F19°F61°F 20044°F 202440%22%
Dec 2436°F19°F69°F 201511°F 202239%23%
Dec 2536°F19°F64°F 20158°F 200039%23%
Dec 2636°F18°F53°F 20156°F 200039%23%
Dec 2736°F18°F57°F 20119°F 200439%23%
Dec 2836°F18°F60°F 20082°F 201739%24%
Dec 2935°F18°F60°F 20030°F 201739%24%
Dec 3035°F17°F62°F 20223°F 201738%24%
Dec 3135°F17°F56°F 20222°F 201738%24%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Atkinson, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 4:11 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 4:20 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00279278 (W Hampstead), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094723, 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.