Spencer climate

Spencer Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Spencer 1 Ne, 2.3 km from Spencer

Average highs run from 41°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 25°F to 16°F.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Spencer, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
20°F
Snowfall
14.6 in
Record high
69°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-22°FDec 30, 1917
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 20 min to 9 h 09 min
Cloud cover
78%
Humidity
89%
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 141°F25°F65°F 1998-5°F 193618%
Dec 241°F24°F67°F 2006-3°F 198918%
Dec 340°F24°F65°F 19980°F 194018%
Dec 440°F24°F65°F 1941-5°F 196619%
Dec 540°F23°F67°F 2012-3°F 196619%
Dec 639°F23°F68°F 1982-2°F 202520%
Dec 739°F23°F69°F 1998-2°F 196920%
Dec 839°F23°F62°F 1951-3°F 197020%
Dec 938°F22°F64°F 1966-3°F 202521%
Dec 1038°F22°F65°F 1946-3°F 198221%
Dec 1138°F22°F64°F 1966-10°F 195821%
Dec 1237°F22°F63°F 1979-19°F 198821%
Dec 1337°F21°F61°F 1923-17°F 198822%
Dec 1437°F21°F64°F 1901-11°F 200522%
Dec 1537°F21°F63°F 2015-8°F 200522%
Dec 1636°F20°F58°F 1971-6°F 194322%
Dec 1736°F20°F62°F 2021-5°F 191922%
Dec 1836°F20°F58°F 2000-10°F 191922%
Dec 1935°F20°F57°F 1924-12°F 197322%
Dec 2035°F19°F62°F 1895-14°F 194223%
Dec 2135°F19°F62°F 1895-9°F 196223%
Dec 2235°F19°F61°F 2013-14°F 194423%
Dec 2334°F19°F64°F 2013-12°F 194423%
Dec 2434°F18°F62°F 2015-15°F 198923%
Dec 2534°F18°F66°F 1932-15°F 196923%
Dec 2634°F18°F61°F 1895-11°F 198023%
Dec 2734°F17°F60°F 1964-12°F 199324%
Dec 2833°F17°F57°F 1936-11°F 196024%
Dec 2933°F17°F63°F 1984-13°F 193324%
Dec 3033°F17°F64°F 1984-22°F 191724%
Dec 3133°F16°F60°F 2022-14°F 191724%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Spencer, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 4:35 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:35 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 USC00308086 (Spencer 1 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00304174, 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.