Au Sable Forks climate

Au Sable Forks Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lake Placid 2 S, 28.9 km from Au Sable Forks

Average highs run from 33°F on December 1 to 25°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.50 in over about 19 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 Au Sable Forks, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
29°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
3.50 in
Snowfall
22.7 in
Record high
71°FDec 24, 2015
Record low
-18°FDec 28, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 05 min to 8 h 54 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
91%
Dew point
19°F
Wind
6.5 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 133°F19°F57°F 20207°F 200757%32%
Dec 233°F19°F47°F 20097°F 200757%33%
Dec 333°F18°F59°F 20098°F 202558%33%
Dec 432°F18°F54°F 20129°F 202558%34%
Dec 532°F17°F53°F 2013-2°F 202558%35%
Dec 632°F17°F52°F 20134°F 200758%35%
Dec 731°F17°F52°F 20224°F 200859%36%
Dec 831°F16°F44°F 2012-2°F 200859%36%
Dec 931°F16°F47°F 2023-11°F 202559%36%
Dec 1030°F16°F57°F 20153°F 201059%37%
Dec 1130°F15°F57°F 20158°F 201859%37%
Dec 1230°F15°F53°F 20152°F 201859%38%
Dec 1329°F14°F51°F 2021-4°F 200859%38%
Dec 1429°F14°F56°F 2015-4°F 201359%38%
Dec 1529°F14°F55°F 2015-3°F 201060%39%
Dec 1628°F13°F63°F 2021-14°F 201360%39%
Dec 1728°F13°F61°F 2021-15°F 201360%39%
Dec 1828°F13°F50°F 2023-5°F 200960%40%
Dec 1927°F12°F58°F 2025-4°F 201960%40%
Dec 2027°F12°F44°F 2018-2°F 200861%40%
Dec 2127°F12°F50°F 2018-1°F 200861%41%
Dec 2227°F12°F54°F 2018-2°F 202461%41%
Dec 2326°F11°F55°F 2015-9°F 200861%41%
Dec 2426°F11°F71°F 20151°F 201361%41%
Dec 2526°F11°F61°F 2020-8°F 201361%42%
Dec 2626°F10°F45°F 2014-6°F 201761%42%
Dec 2725°F10°F49°F 2016-14°F 201761%42%
Dec 2825°F10°F52°F 2008-18°F 201761%42%
Dec 2925°F10°F54°F 2024-16°F 201761%42%
Dec 3025°F9°F57°F 2024-16°F 201761%43%
Dec 3125°F9°F47°F 2022-16°F 201761%43%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Au Sable Forks, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 4:16 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 4:25 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00304555 (Lake Placid 2 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00064776, 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.