Brule County climate

Brule County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chamberlain 5 S, 18.7 km from Brule County

Average highs run from 38°F on December 1 to 29°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.53 in over about 6 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 Brule County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
13°F
Precipitation
0.53 in
Snowfall
7.5 in
Record high
72°FDec 1, 1998
Record low
-19°FDec 12, 2000
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 10 min to 8 h 59 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
11.2 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 138°F18°F72°F 19982°F 202518%13%
Dec 238°F17°F72°F 20121°F 202518%13%
Dec 337°F17°F60°F 2012-2°F 200618%13%
Dec 437°F17°F58°F 2020-5°F 200218%13%
Dec 537°F16°F60°F 2012-8°F 200518%13%
Dec 636°F16°F60°F 2023-17°F 201318%13%
Dec 736°F16°F71°F 2023-19°F 201318%14%
Dec 835°F15°F61°F 2020-13°F 200518%14%
Dec 935°F15°F66°F 2006-8°F 200919%14%
Dec 1034°F15°F56°F 2011-6°F 200019%14%
Dec 1134°F14°F57°F 2004-12°F 201319%14%
Dec 1234°F14°F53°F 2004-19°F 200019%14%
Dec 1333°F14°F55°F 1999-11°F 200019%14%
Dec 1433°F13°F68°F 1998-15°F 202519%14%
Dec 1533°F13°F51°F 2004-13°F 200819%15%
Dec 1632°F13°F54°F 2002-7°F 200819%15%
Dec 1732°F13°F57°F 1998-8°F 202219%15%
Dec 1832°F12°F59°F 2011-9°F 202219%15%
Dec 1931°F12°F51°F 2006-5°F 200519%15%
Dec 2031°F12°F53°F 2003-10°F 202219%15%
Dec 2131°F12°F49°F 2020-18°F 202219%15%
Dec 2231°F12°F64°F 2020-19°F 202219%15%
Dec 2330°F11°F53°F 2023-15°F 201319%15%
Dec 2430°F11°F52°F 2025-15°F 200019%15%
Dec 2530°F11°F55°F 1999-12°F 202219%15%
Dec 2630°F11°F55°F 2011-5°F 202219%15%
Dec 2730°F11°F55°F 20246°F 202119%15%
Dec 2829°F10°F56°F 1999-3°F 201220%15%
Dec 2929°F10°F60°F 1999-2°F 201220%15%
Dec 3029°F10°F59°F 2004-1°F 200820%15%
Dec 3129°F10°F57°F 1999-8°F 200020%15%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Brule County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:50 AM, sunset 5:00 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:10 AM, sunset 5:09 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00391621 (Chamberlain 5 S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094943, 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.