Pawnee County climate

Pawnee County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ralston, 21.2 km from Pawnee County

Average highs run from 55°F on December 1 to 48°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.86 in over about 4 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 Pawnee County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
1.86 in
Snowfall
2.4 in
Record high
85°FDec 27, 2025
Record low
-2°FDec 19, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 52 min to 9 h 44 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
10.5 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 155°F30°F79°F 20123°F 200612%2%
Dec 255°F30°F81°F 202110°F 200612%2%
Dec 355°F30°F80°F 201216°F 200612%2%
Dec 454°F30°F77°F 201714°F 200612%2%
Dec 554°F29°F79°F 202116°F 200512%2%
Dec 654°F29°F68°F 199812°F 201312%2%
Dec 753°F29°F72°F 20236°F 201312%3%
Dec 853°F29°F71°F 20083°F 200512%3%
Dec 952°F28°F74°F 19964°F 200512%3%
Dec 1052°F28°F79°F 20213°F 201312%3%
Dec 1152°F28°F74°F 201510°F 200012%3%
Dec 1252°F28°F71°F 20158°F 200012%3%
Dec 1351°F27°F71°F 200910°F 200012%3%
Dec 1451°F27°F77°F 20211°F 200012%3%
Dec 1551°F27°F80°F 202114°F 200812%3%
Dec 1650°F27°F76°F 200611°F 200012%3%
Dec 1750°F27°F71°F 20248°F 201612%3%
Dec 1850°F26°F73°F 20130°F 201612%3%
Dec 1950°F26°F67°F 2012-2°F 201612%3%
Dec 2050°F26°F71°F 201012°F 199612%3%
Dec 2149°F26°F69°F 20078°F 200812%3%
Dec 2249°F26°F73°F 20252°F 202212%3%
Dec 2349°F26°F76°F 20253°F 202212%4%
Dec 2449°F26°F84°F 20216°F 200412%4%
Dec 2549°F25°F80°F 20257°F 200212%4%
Dec 2649°F25°F80°F 202111°F 201212%4%
Dec 2749°F25°F85°F 202514°F 201711%4%
Dec 2848°F25°F72°F 202116°F 200911%4%
Dec 2948°F25°F72°F 199911°F 201211%4%
Dec 3048°F25°F73°F 20109°F 200011%4%
Dec 3148°F25°F73°F 20047°F 200011%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pawnee County, 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 7:20 AM, sunset 5:12 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 5:22 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00347390 (Ralston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003965, 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.