De Baca County climate

De Baca County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ft Sumner 5 S, 15.9 km from De Baca County

Average highs run from 58°F on December 1 to 54°F on December 31, and lows from 24°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.50 in over about 3 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 De Baca County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
0.50 in
Snowfall
3.6 in
Record high
77°FDec 1, 1995
Record low
-13°FDec 9, 1978
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 02 min to 9 h 54 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
54%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
11.0 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 158°F24°F77°F 199510°F 19858%3%
Dec 257°F24°F76°F 200810°F 19858%3%
Dec 357°F24°F76°F 201011°F 19788%3%
Dec 457°F24°F77°F 195813°F 20098%3%
Dec 557°F24°F73°F 194610°F 19728%3%
Dec 656°F24°F71°F 19460°F 19508%3%
Dec 756°F24°F75°F 19706°F 20058%3%
Dec 856°F24°F71°F 1984-2°F 19788%4%
Dec 956°F24°F75°F 1996-13°F 19788%4%
Dec 1056°F24°F73°F 19754°F 19788%4%
Dec 1155°F23°F75°F 19959°F 19858%4%
Dec 1255°F23°F72°F 1990-3°F 19618%4%
Dec 1355°F23°F72°F 1995-1°F 19858%4%
Dec 1455°F23°F74°F 20105°F 19858%4%
Dec 1555°F23°F74°F 20100°F 19878%4%
Dec 1655°F23°F75°F 19081°F 19878%4%
Dec 1755°F23°F75°F 19805°F 20168%4%
Dec 1855°F23°F74°F 1980-4°F 20168%4%
Dec 1954°F23°F69°F 1997-10°F 19098%4%
Dec 2054°F23°F74°F 2003-12°F 19098%4%
Dec 2154°F23°F73°F 19810°F 19098%4%
Dec 2254°F23°F73°F 1955-2°F 19908%4%
Dec 2354°F23°F73°F 1955-6°F 19908%4%
Dec 2454°F23°F73°F 1955-4°F 20048%4%
Dec 2554°F23°F73°F 19553°F 19838%4%
Dec 2654°F23°F72°F 20054°F 19628%4%
Dec 2754°F23°F71°F 20061°F 19878%4%
Dec 2854°F23°F70°F 19552°F 19668%4%
Dec 2954°F23°F75°F 2017-3°F 19828%4%
Dec 3054°F23°F74°F 1945-4°F 19588%4%
Dec 3154°F23°F73°F 20083°F 20147%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at De Baca County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 6:46 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 4:58 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00293296 (Ft Sumner 5 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00295617, 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.