Shell Valley climate

Shell Valley Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Belcourt Keya Radio, 9.6 km from Shell Valley

Average highs run from 27°F on December 1 to 18°F on December 31, and lows from 8°F to -2°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.45 in.

December day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Shell Valley, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
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December at a glance

Average high
22°F
Average low
2°F
Precipitation
0.45 in
Record high
64°FDec 6, 1939
Record low
-37°FDec 23, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 33 min to 8 h 20 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
91%
Dew point
9°F
Wind
10.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Dec 127°F8°F53°F 1969-18°F 1966
Dec 226°F8°F49°F 1994-19°F 1964
Dec 326°F7°F51°F 1988-22°F 1972
Dec 425°F7°F51°F 1941-19°F 1972
Dec 525°F6°F51°F 1939-20°F 1972
Dec 624°F6°F64°F 1939-30°F 1972
Dec 724°F6°F54°F 1939-26°F 1972
Dec 824°F5°F43°F 1984-22°F 1972
Dec 923°F5°F53°F 1939-30°F 1977
Dec 1023°F4°F47°F 1974-29°F 1948
Dec 1123°F4°F56°F 1939-24°F 1945
Dec 1222°F4°F42°F 1939-24°F 1940
Dec 1322°F3°F43°F 1997-24°F 1973
Dec 1422°F3°F41°F 1997-25°F 1989
Dec 1521°F3°F50°F 1998-28°F 1989
Dec 1621°F2°F50°F 1962-27°F 1951
Dec 1721°F2°F51°F 1939-28°F 1951
Dec 1821°F2°F46°F 1962-28°F 1951
Dec 1920°F1°F44°F 1954-32°F 1989
Dec 2020°F1°F44°F 1957-33°F 1989
Dec 2120°F1°F46°F 1979-34°F 1989
Dec 2220°F0°F50°F 1954-31°F 1983
Dec 2319°F0°F49°F 1940-37°F 1983
Dec 2419°F0°F44°F 1994-35°F 1983
Dec 2519°F-1°F50°F 1999-28°F 1996
Dec 2619°F-1°F48°F 1947-28°F 1990
Dec 2719°F-1°F44°F 2005-27°F 1904
Dec 2819°F-2°F45°F 1999-23°F 1992
Dec 2918°F-2°F45°F 1999-31°F 1938
Dec 3018°F-2°F43°F 1999-30°F 1990
Dec 3118°F-2°F44°F 1980-37°F 1967

Chance of rain

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 8:12 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:33 AM, sunset 4:53 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00320626 (Belcourt Keya Radio), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00327664, 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.