Forked River climate

Forked River Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Toms River, 12.4 km from Forked River

Average highs run from 51°F on December 1 to 43°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.81 in over about 9 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 Forked River, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
5.81 in
Snowfall
0.9 in
Record high
76°FDec 30, 1984
Record low
-12°FDec 22, 1901
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 33 min to 9 h 24 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
16.3 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 151°F29°F73°F 19919°F 189629%1%
Dec 251°F29°F66°F 190111°F 197629%1%
Dec 350°F29°F70°F 19806°F 197629%1%
Dec 450°F28°F69°F 19985°F 189629%1%
Dec 550°F28°F73°F 19828°F 190129%1%
Dec 649°F28°F75°F 19987°F 190129%1%
Dec 749°F28°F71°F 19828°F 190129%1%
Dec 849°F28°F74°F 19988°F 190629%1%
Dec 949°F28°F72°F 19668°F 190229%1%
Dec 1048°F28°F73°F 1966-2°F 198229%1%
Dec 1148°F27°F74°F 196610°F 190029%1%
Dec 1248°F27°F68°F 19712°F 197730%1%
Dec 1347°F27°F71°F 19790°F 198930%1%
Dec 1447°F27°F67°F 19840°F 189830%1%
Dec 1547°F27°F70°F 19064°F 196230%1%
Dec 1647°F27°F69°F 19712°F 198930%1%
Dec 1746°F27°F68°F 19715°F 190030%1%
Dec 1846°F26°F65°F 1984-7°F 190130%1%
Dec 1946°F26°F69°F 2006-6°F 190130%1%
Dec 2046°F26°F61°F 1895-5°F 190129%1%
Dec 2146°F26°F62°F 1988-5°F 190129%1%
Dec 2245°F26°F67°F 1998-12°F 190129%1%
Dec 2345°F26°F65°F 1893-1°F 198930%1%
Dec 2445°F25°F63°F 1893-3°F 198929%1%
Dec 2545°F25°F68°F 1893-2°F 198929%2%
Dec 2644°F25°F74°F 19820°F 198029%2%
Dec 2744°F25°F64°F 1982-2°F 198929%2%
Dec 2844°F25°F70°F 19070°F 189629%2%
Dec 2944°F25°F69°F 19822°F 189629%2%
Dec 3044°F24°F76°F 19845°F 189629%2%
Dec 3143°F24°F66°F 1965-1°F 196329%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Forked River, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 4:32 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 4:42 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00288816 (Toms River), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00288816, 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.