Spencer climate

Spencer Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chippewa Lake, 16.6 km from Spencer

Average highs run from 42°F on December 1 to 34°F on December 31, and lows from 27°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.93 in over about 15 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 Spencer, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
2.93 in
Snowfall
9.9 in
Record high
70°FDec 7, 1998
Record low
-10°FDec 25, 2004
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 27 min to 9 h 16 min
Cloud cover
81%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
26°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 142°F27°F59°F 201219°F 199947%8%
Dec 241°F26°F63°F 199817°F 202547%8%
Dec 341°F26°F63°F 20125°F 200247%8%
Dec 441°F26°F63°F 19981°F 200247%9%
Dec 540°F25°F69°F 20017°F 202548%9%
Dec 640°F25°F69°F 19983°F 200548%9%
Dec 739°F25°F70°F 1998-1°F 200548%10%
Dec 839°F25°F57°F 2023-1°F 200548%10%
Dec 939°F24°F59°F 20237°F 200049%10%
Dec 1038°F24°F55°F 201214°F 200249%11%
Dec 1138°F24°F63°F 202116°F 200949%11%
Dec 1238°F24°F69°F 20156°F 201349%11%
Dec 1338°F23°F64°F 201511°F 200549%11%
Dec 1437°F23°F63°F 20152°F 201749%12%
Dec 1537°F23°F61°F 2011-2°F 201750%12%
Dec 1637°F23°F62°F 20216°F 201350%12%
Dec 1736°F22°F60°F 20068°F 200050%12%
Dec 1836°F22°F57°F 20258°F 200050%13%
Dec 1936°F22°F53°F 20027°F 200550%13%
Dec 2036°F22°F59°F 20131°F 200450%13%
Dec 2135°F21°F61°F 20111°F 200850%14%
Dec 2235°F21°F63°F 20131°F 200050%14%
Dec 2335°F21°F65°F 2015-4°F 202251%14%
Dec 2435°F21°F59°F 2015-7°F 200451%14%
Dec 2535°F21°F63°F 2023-10°F 200451%15%
Dec 2634°F20°F65°F 20162°F 200051%15%
Dec 2734°F20°F66°F 2008-2°F 201751%15%
Dec 2834°F20°F64°F 2025-3°F 201751%15%
Dec 2934°F20°F61°F 20259°F 200951%16%
Dec 3034°F19°F63°F 20226°F 201751%16%
Dec 3134°F19°F61°F 2018-1°F 201751%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Spencer, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 5:01 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:54 AM, sunset 5:10 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00331541 (Chippewa Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004849, 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.