Ross County climate

Ross County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chillicothe Mound City, 6.1 km from Ross County

Average highs run from 48°F on December 1 to 41°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 23°F.

December day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ross County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
26°F
Snowfall
2.0 in
Record high
79°FDec 3, 1982
Record low
-19°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 36 min to 9 h 27 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
8.9 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 148°F29°F71°F 19982°F 19243%
Dec 248°F29°F74°F 19821°F 19243%
Dec 347°F29°F79°F 1982-2°F 19663%
Dec 447°F29°F67°F 1961-1°F 19663%
Dec 547°F29°F69°F 19828°F 19573%
Dec 646°F28°F72°F 200110°F 18953%
Dec 746°F28°F73°F 19981°F 19774%
Dec 846°F28°F70°F 19225°F 19844%
Dec 945°F28°F70°F 1946-7°F 19174%
Dec 1045°F28°F73°F 1971-8°F 19174%
Dec 1145°F27°F66°F 1971-15°F 19174%
Dec 1244°F27°F68°F 2007-6°F 19174%
Dec 1344°F27°F69°F 2015-7°F 19624%
Dec 1444°F27°F67°F 1975-5°F 18985%
Dec 1544°F27°F67°F 1971-9°F 19175%
Dec 1643°F26°F69°F 1924-10°F 19015%
Dec 1743°F26°F67°F 1984-15°F 19895%
Dec 1843°F26°F70°F 1984-2°F 19175%
Dec 1943°F26°F64°F 1967-3°F 19895%
Dec 2043°F26°F64°F 1895-5°F 19015%
Dec 2142°F25°F67°F 1967-12°F 19426%
Dec 2242°F25°F68°F 1949-19°F 19896%
Dec 2342°F25°F64°F 1932-6°F 19606%
Dec 2442°F25°F68°F 1964-15°F 19896%
Dec 2542°F24°F67°F 1932-11°F 19836%
Dec 2641°F24°F65°F 1982-9°F 19836%
Dec 2741°F24°F70°F 2016-6°F 19337%
Dec 2841°F24°F70°F 2008-11°F 19247%
Dec 2941°F24°F71°F 1984-6°F 19247%
Dec 3041°F23°F66°F 1964-15°F 19177%
Dec 3141°F23°F72°F 1951-2°F 19767%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ross County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 5:09 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 5:19 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00331528 (Chillicothe Mound City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00331592, 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.