Baltic climate

Baltic Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sioux Falls 14 Nne, 9.9 km from Baltic

Average highs run from 35°F on December 1 to 25°F on December 31, and lows from 17°F to 8°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.86 in over about 8 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 Baltic, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
29°F
Average low
12°F
Precipitation
0.86 in
Snowfall
8.7 in
Record high
60°FDec 2, 2012
Record low
-25°FDec 18, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 10 min to 8 h 58 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
12.1 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 135°F17°F58°F 2021-1°F 201423%17%
Dec 235°F16°F60°F 20122°F 202523%18%
Dec 334°F16°F56°F 2012-4°F 202523%18%
Dec 434°F16°F49°F 2017-6°F 202523%18%
Dec 533°F15°F52°F 20123°F 201123%19%
Dec 633°F15°F55°F 2023-2°F 201123%19%
Dec 732°F15°F59°F 20232°F 201724%19%
Dec 832°F14°F53°F 20244°F 201624%20%
Dec 931°F14°F57°F 2020-2°F 201624%20%
Dec 1031°F13°F50°F 2015-7°F 201224%20%
Dec 1131°F13°F46°F 2023-3°F 201624%20%
Dec 1230°F13°F47°F 2014-6°F 201624%21%
Dec 1330°F13°F52°F 2014-5°F 201624%21%
Dec 1429°F12°F55°F 2014-10°F 202525%21%
Dec 1529°F12°F53°F 2021-8°F 201625%21%
Dec 1629°F12°F49°F 20185°F 201425%22%
Dec 1728°F11°F47°F 2018-19°F 201625%22%
Dec 1828°F11°F53°F 2011-25°F 201625%22%
Dec 1928°F11°F46°F 2018-3°F 202225%22%
Dec 2027°F10°F43°F 2020-8°F 202225%22%
Dec 2127°F10°F46°F 2023-10°F 202225%22%
Dec 2227°F10°F57°F 2020-20°F 202225%23%
Dec 2326°F10°F52°F 2023-14°F 202226%23%
Dec 2426°F9°F55°F 2023-11°F 202226%23%
Dec 2526°F9°F44°F 2011-9°F 202226%23%
Dec 2626°F9°F52°F 2011-15°F 201726%23%
Dec 2725°F9°F49°F 2025-15°F 201726%23%
Dec 2825°F9°F53°F 2024-5°F 201826%23%
Dec 2925°F8°F53°F 2024-8°F 201426%23%
Dec 3025°F8°F42°F 2016-13°F 201426%24%
Dec 3125°F8°F42°F 2025-20°F 201726%24%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Baltic, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 4:51 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:01 AM, sunset 4:59 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00004990 (Sioux Falls 14 Nne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00397666, 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.