Spencer climate

Spencer Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Spencer 2ENE Mesonet, 3.8 km from Spencer

Average highs run from 55°F on December 1 to 49°F on December 31, and lows from 35°F to 29°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 Spencer, 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
31°F
Snowfall
0.6 in
Record high
86°FDec 24, 1955
Record low
-8°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 56 min to 9 h 48 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
30°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 155°F35°F77°F 201212°F 19851%
Dec 255°F34°F77°F 197510°F 19851%
Dec 354°F34°F79°F 201217°F 19781%
Dec 454°F34°F76°F 201716°F 19781%
Dec 554°F33°F77°F 197510°F 19501%
Dec 653°F33°F71°F 19805°F 19501%
Dec 753°F33°F80°F 19665°F 19501%
Dec 853°F33°F72°F 20036°F 20051%
Dec 952°F32°F74°F 20156°F 20051%
Dec 1052°F32°F79°F 20215°F 20131%
Dec 1152°F32°F72°F 201512°F 19611%
Dec 1251°F32°F73°F 19737°F 19611%
Dec 1351°F32°F76°F 19486°F 19581%
Dec 1451°F31°F73°F 19756°F 19581%
Dec 1551°F31°F77°F 20213°F 19891%
Dec 1650°F31°F76°F 20067°F 19891%
Dec 1750°F31°F72°F 19622°F 19791%
Dec 1850°F31°F69°F 19824°F 20161%
Dec 1950°F30°F75°F 19783°F 19831%
Dec 2050°F30°F77°F 20104°F 19831%
Dec 2150°F30°F68°F 1965-2°F 19831%
Dec 2249°F30°F73°F 2025-4°F 19891%
Dec 2349°F30°F77°F 2025-8°F 19891%
Dec 2449°F30°F86°F 19550°F 19831%
Dec 2549°F30°F79°F 2025-1°F 19831%
Dec 2649°F30°F80°F 202511°F 19831%
Dec 2749°F30°F84°F 202514°F 20221%
Dec 2849°F30°F70°F 19848°F 19831%
Dec 2949°F30°F76°F 19513°F 19831%
Dec 3049°F29°F74°F 19513°F 19831%
Dec 3149°F29°F79°F 19511°F 19681%

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.00.30.50.811.31102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 5:17 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 5:27 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00348390 (Spencer 2ENE Mesonet), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013967, 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.