Turtle Lake climate

Turtle Lake Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Turtle Lake, 0.2 km from Turtle Lake

Average highs run from 30°F on December 1 to 21°F on December 31, and lows from 12°F to 3°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.63 in over about 3 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 Turtle Lake, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
25°F
Average low
7°F
Precipitation
0.63 in
Snowfall
7.9 in
Record high
60°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
-32°FDec 23, 2013
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 43 min to 8 h 31 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
13°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 130°F12°F60°F 2021-23°F 20149%6%
Dec 230°F12°F50°F 2001-12°F 20069%6%
Dec 330°F12°F48°F 1999-16°F 20069%7%
Dec 429°F11°F49°F 2015-15°F 20029%7%
Dec 529°F11°F49°F 2015-13°F 20059%7%
Dec 628°F11°F60°F 2023-16°F 20259%7%
Dec 728°F10°F52°F 2015-21°F 20139%7%
Dec 827°F10°F53°F 2020-15°F 20079%7%
Dec 927°F9°F59°F 2015-21°F 20169%7%
Dec 1027°F9°F47°F 2015-20°F 20169%7%
Dec 1126°F9°F52°F 2004-20°F 20139%8%
Dec 1226°F8°F50°F 2017-15°F 20009%8%
Dec 1325°F8°F48°F 2002-15°F 20099%8%
Dec 1425°F8°F50°F 1998-19°F 200810%8%
Dec 1525°F7°F49°F 2018-23°F 200810%8%
Dec 1624°F7°F44°F 2025-20°F 200810%8%
Dec 1724°F7°F49°F 2004-23°F 201610%8%
Dec 1824°F6°F51°F 2011-21°F 202210%8%
Dec 1923°F6°F51°F 2004-18°F 202210%9%
Dec 2023°F6°F51°F 2004-24°F 202210%9%
Dec 2123°F5°F43°F 2023-24°F 202210%9%
Dec 2222°F5°F45°F 2020-25°F 200810%9%
Dec 2322°F5°F42°F 2005-32°F 201310%9%
Dec 2422°F5°F42°F 2005-22°F 200010%9%
Dec 2522°F4°F42°F 2011-16°F 201710%9%
Dec 2621°F4°F50°F 2005-22°F 201710%9%
Dec 2721°F4°F43°F 1999-24°F 201710%10%
Dec 2821°F4°F47°F 1999-23°F 202110%10%
Dec 2921°F3°F49°F 1999-23°F 202110%10%
Dec 3021°F3°F37°F 2011-30°F 200810%10%
Dec 3121°F3°F39°F 1999-27°F 201710%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Turtle Lake, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 8:11 AM, sunset 4:54 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:31 AM, sunset 5:02 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00328840 (Turtle Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094041, 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.