Sentinel climate

Sentinel Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Clinton Sherman AP, 7.6 km from Sentinel

Average highs run from 53°F on December 1 to 48°F on December 31, and lows from 33°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.77 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 Sentinel, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
0.77 in
Snowfall
1.5 in
Record high
86°FDec 25, 2025
Record low
0°FDec 18, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 58 min to 9 h 50 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
10.3 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 153°F33°F77°F 201210°F 200611%1%
Dec 253°F32°F76°F 202120°F 201411%1%
Dec 352°F32°F78°F 201219°F 196411%1%
Dec 452°F32°F74°F 200715°F 200911%1%
Dec 552°F32°F79°F 202117°F 201311%1%
Dec 651°F31°F69°F 200112°F 201311%1%
Dec 751°F31°F77°F 19667°F 201311%1%
Dec 851°F31°F72°F 20034°F 200511%1%
Dec 950°F31°F72°F 199610°F 201311%1%
Dec 1050°F30°F79°F 199610°F 201311%1%
Dec 1150°F30°F69°F 202511°F 196110%1%
Dec 1250°F30°F71°F 20057°F 196110%1%
Dec 1350°F30°F70°F 20099°F 195810%2%
Dec 1449°F30°F73°F 202110°F 196310%2%
Dec 1549°F29°F79°F 202113°F 200810%2%
Dec 1649°F29°F76°F 201613°F 200810%2%
Dec 1749°F29°F70°F 20026°F 196410%2%
Dec 1849°F29°F74°F 20010°F 201610%2%
Dec 1948°F29°F66°F 19626°F 199610%2%
Dec 2048°F29°F75°F 201016°F 199610%2%
Dec 2148°F29°F70°F 20039°F 199810%2%
Dec 2248°F28°F71°F 19962°F 202210%2%
Dec 2348°F28°F74°F 20253°F 202210%2%
Dec 2448°F28°F76°F 20217°F 200410%2%
Dec 2548°F28°F86°F 202512°F 201210%2%
Dec 2648°F28°F79°F 20219°F 201210%2%
Dec 2748°F28°F81°F 202514°F 200210%2%
Dec 2848°F28°F75°F 199914°F 196610%2%
Dec 2948°F28°F68°F 200514°F 201210%2%
Dec 3048°F28°F74°F 200411°F 201410%2%
Dec 3148°F28°F76°F 20118°F 201710%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sentinel, 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 7:27 AM, sunset 5:25 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 5:35 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003932 (Clinton Sherman AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003932, 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.