Clarks Summit climate

Clarks Summit Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wilkes-Barre Intl AP, 17.4 km from Clarks Summit

Average highs run from 45°F on December 1 to 37°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.80 in over about 12 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 Clarks Summit, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
2.80 in
Snowfall
7.7 in
Record high
71°FDec 1, 2006
Record low
-9°FDec 24, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 24 min to 9 h 14 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
6.0 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 145°F30°F71°F 20068°F 197638%13%
Dec 245°F30°F62°F 19806°F 197638%14%
Dec 344°F30°F65°F 19983°F 197638%14%
Dec 444°F29°F69°F 19985°F 200239%15%
Dec 543°F29°F67°F 20016°F 202539%15%
Dec 643°F29°F66°F 19988°F 200739%16%
Dec 743°F29°F69°F 19989°F 197039%16%
Dec 842°F28°F61°F 19808°F 197639%16%
Dec 942°F28°F64°F 19663°F 202539%17%
Dec 1042°F28°F65°F 19664°F 195839%17%
Dec 1141°F28°F65°F 2021-1°F 195839%18%
Dec 1241°F27°F64°F 1979-5°F 198839%18%
Dec 1341°F27°F66°F 20152°F 196039%18%
Dec 1441°F27°F66°F 2015-5°F 200539%19%
Dec 1540°F27°F60°F 19716°F 196239%19%
Dec 1640°F26°F65°F 20213°F 195139%20%
Dec 1740°F26°F61°F 2000-4°F 195139%20%
Dec 1840°F26°F53°F 20062°F 198939%20%
Dec 1939°F26°F57°F 19572°F 198939%20%
Dec 2039°F25°F63°F 1988-2°F 200439%21%
Dec 2139°F25°F65°F 2018-1°F 195539%21%
Dec 2239°F25°F66°F 2013-1°F 198939%21%
Dec 2338°F25°F64°F 1990-2°F 196039%22%
Dec 2438°F24°F68°F 2015-9°F 198939%22%
Dec 2538°F24°F64°F 2020-7°F 196939%22%
Dec 2638°F24°F60°F 1964-2°F 198339%23%
Dec 2738°F24°F55°F 1949-1°F 195039%23%
Dec 2837°F23°F63°F 2008-4°F 196039%23%
Dec 2937°F23°F67°F 19841°F 199339%24%
Dec 3037°F23°F58°F 2022-2°F 196239%24%
Dec 3137°F23°F63°F 1965-4°F 196239%24%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clarks Summit, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

December 1
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 4:34 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 4:43 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014777 (Wilkes-Barre Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014777, 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.