Ward County climate

Ward County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Minot Exp Stn, 18.8 km from Ward County

Average highs run from 29°F on December 1 to 19°F on December 31, and lows from 12°F to 2°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.80 in over about 7 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 Ward County, 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
6°F
Precipitation
0.80 in
Snowfall
10.1 in
Record high
62°FDec 9, 2015
Record low
-36°FDec 23, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 38 min to 8 h 25 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
12°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°F12°F58°F 2021-19°F 201421%18%
Dec 228°F11°F56°F 1949-17°F 198521%18%
Dec 328°F11°F53°F 2020-17°F 198521%18%
Dec 427°F10°F58°F 1979-21°F 196421%18%
Dec 527°F10°F53°F 1963-20°F 199421%18%
Dec 627°F10°F55°F 2023-23°F 199421%19%
Dec 726°F9°F53°F 2023-20°F 201322%19%
Dec 826°F9°F55°F 2020-23°F 197722%19%
Dec 925°F9°F62°F 2015-27°F 197722%19%
Dec 1025°F8°F56°F 1987-21°F 197722%19%
Dec 1125°F8°F50°F 2004-18°F 201322%20%
Dec 1224°F8°F51°F 2017-15°F 195622%20%
Dec 1324°F7°F50°F 2002-19°F 194923%20%
Dec 1424°F7°F55°F 1998-23°F 194923%20%
Dec 1523°F6°F51°F 1997-23°F 196323%20%
Dec 1623°F6°F54°F 1962-20°F 195123%21%
Dec 1723°F6°F56°F 1997-22°F 198323%21%
Dec 1822°F6°F51°F 2018-28°F 195124%21%
Dec 1922°F5°F51°F 2004-31°F 198324%21%
Dec 2022°F5°F50°F 2004-32°F 198324%21%
Dec 2122°F5°F49°F 1979-25°F 195124%21%
Dec 2221°F4°F51°F 1954-30°F 198324%21%
Dec 2321°F4°F47°F 2023-36°F 198324%21%
Dec 2421°F4°F47°F 1999-28°F 198324%21%
Dec 2520°F4°F48°F 1999-21°F 199624%22%
Dec 2620°F3°F49°F 2005-23°F 195025%22%
Dec 2720°F3°F50°F 1999-25°F 201725%22%
Dec 2820°F3°F51°F 1999-20°F 199225%22%
Dec 2920°F3°F52°F 1999-24°F 196825%22%
Dec 3019°F2°F44°F 1980-28°F 201725%22%
Dec 3119°F2°F45°F 1963-30°F 196725%22%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ward County, 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 8:16 AM, sunset 4:54 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:37 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 USC00325993 (Minot Exp Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024013, 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.