Carrington climate

Carrington Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Carrington 4 N, 6.6 km from Carrington

Average highs run from 29°F on December 1 to 19°F on December 31, and lows from 11°F to 0°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.81 in over about 6 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 Carrington, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
23°F
Average low
5°F
Precipitation
0.81 in
Snowfall
14.3 in
Record high
61°FDec 1, 1969
Record low
-37°FDec 31, 1967
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 45 min to 8 h 31 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
11°F
Wind
11.9 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 129°F11°F61°F 1969-21°F 201416%18%
Dec 228°F10°F53°F 2021-21°F 198517%18%
Dec 328°F10°F48°F 1967-24°F 198517%18%
Dec 427°F10°F51°F 1979-18°F 197217%19%
Dec 527°F9°F51°F 1979-15°F 197717%19%
Dec 627°F9°F46°F 1999-30°F 197617%19%
Dec 726°F8°F55°F 2023-20°F 197217%19%
Dec 826°F8°F53°F 2023-18°F 197217%20%
Dec 925°F7°F55°F 2020-26°F 197717%20%
Dec 1025°F7°F55°F 2015-31°F 197717%20%
Dec 1124°F7°F48°F 2020-22°F 201918%21%
Dec 1224°F6°F49°F 2002-20°F 200018%21%
Dec 1324°F6°F42°F 1998-20°F 198918%21%
Dec 1423°F5°F45°F 1998-23°F 198918%21%
Dec 1523°F5°F43°F 1997-20°F 198918%22%
Dec 1622°F5°F46°F 2002-25°F 197918%22%
Dec 1722°F4°F46°F 2004-22°F 197518%22%
Dec 1822°F4°F51°F 1979-25°F 198318%22%
Dec 1921°F4°F51°F 1979-32°F 198318%22%
Dec 2021°F3°F43°F 1979-30°F 198318%23%
Dec 2121°F3°F47°F 1979-33°F 198918%23%
Dec 2220°F3°F44°F 2005-28°F 202218%23%
Dec 2320°F2°F41°F 2023-36°F 198318%23%
Dec 2420°F2°F41°F 2003-33°F 198318%23%
Dec 2520°F2°F44°F 1999-27°F 198318%23%
Dec 2619°F2°F41°F 2011-23°F 199618%23%
Dec 2719°F1°F45°F 2011-33°F 199318%23%
Dec 2819°F1°F46°F 1999-21°F 201718%23%
Dec 2919°F1°F50°F 1999-33°F 199018%23%
Dec 3019°F1°F45°F 1980-28°F 197618%23%
Dec 3119°F0°F40°F 1999-37°F 196718%23%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carrington, 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 (CST).

December 1
sunrise 8:03 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:24 AM, sunset 4:55 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00321362 (Carrington 4 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00321362, 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.