Mapleton climate

Mapleton Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Casselton Agronomy Farm, 13.7 km from Mapleton

Average highs run from 30°F on December 1 to 18°F on December 31, and lows from 13°F to 1°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.69 in over about 5 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 Mapleton, 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
7°F
Precipitation
0.69 in
Snowfall
8.1 in
Record high
62°FDec 7, 2023
Record low
-32°FDec 31, 1967
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 48 min to 8 h 35 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
12°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 130°F13°F57°F 1962-16°F 197816%10%
Dec 229°F12°F55°F 1982-16°F 196416%10%
Dec 329°F12°F52°F 1967-16°F 194716%10%
Dec 428°F11°F46°F 1975-20°F 196416%10%
Dec 528°F11°F47°F 1990-18°F 197216%11%
Dec 627°F10°F53°F 2023-26°F 197216%11%
Dec 727°F10°F62°F 2023-17°F 201316%11%
Dec 826°F10°F53°F 1990-21°F 197216%11%
Dec 926°F9°F56°F 1990-26°F 197716%11%
Dec 1025°F9°F47°F 2002-26°F 197716%12%
Dec 1125°F8°F45°F 1998-21°F 194516%12%
Dec 1225°F8°F46°F 1998-21°F 200016%12%
Dec 1324°F8°F48°F 2002-25°F 194216%12%
Dec 1424°F7°F49°F 2023-20°F 198917%12%
Dec 1523°F7°F44°F 1959-19°F 195117%13%
Dec 1623°F6°F57°F 1962-27°F 195317%13%
Dec 1722°F6°F41°F 1966-22°F 198317%13%
Dec 1822°F6°F55°F 2011-26°F 195517%13%
Dec 1922°F5°F42°F 2006-29°F 198317%13%
Dec 2021°F5°F45°F 1957-26°F 196317%13%
Dec 2121°F5°F42°F 1979-28°F 196317%13%
Dec 2221°F4°F41°F 1957-25°F 194517%13%
Dec 2320°F4°F45°F 2023-31°F 198317%13%
Dec 2420°F4°F46°F 2023-25°F 189217%13%
Dec 2520°F3°F47°F 1999-27°F 199617%13%
Dec 2619°F3°F52°F 2011-28°F 195017%14%
Dec 2719°F3°F43°F 1986-31°F 196017%14%
Dec 2819°F2°F45°F 1999-21°F 202117%14%
Dec 2919°F2°F52°F 1999-26°F 202117%14%
Dec 3018°F2°F40°F 1956-29°F 197617%14%
Dec 3118°F1°F40°F 1953-32°F 196716%14%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mapleton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 4:41 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:14 AM, sunset 4:49 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00321408 (Casselton Agronomy Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014914, 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.