Buffalo County Weather in December
Average highs run from 37°F on December 1 to 26°F on December 31, and lows from 15°F to 5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.32 in over about 6 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 31°F
- Average low
- 10°F
- Precipitation
- 0.32 in
- Snowfall
- 9.6 in
- Record high
- 72°FDec 1, 1998
- Record low
- -19°FDec 12, 2000
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 08 min to 8 h 56 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 82%
- 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 37°F | 15°F | 72°F 1998 | 2°F 2025 | 15% | 12% |
| Dec 2 | 37°F | 15°F | 72°F 2012 | 1°F 2025 | 15% | 13% |
| Dec 3 | 36°F | 14°F | 60°F 2012 | -2°F 2006 | 15% | 13% |
| Dec 4 | 36°F | 14°F | 58°F 2020 | -5°F 2002 | 16% | 13% |
| Dec 5 | 35°F | 14°F | 60°F 2012 | -8°F 2005 | 16% | 14% |
| Dec 6 | 35°F | 13°F | 60°F 2023 | -17°F 2013 | 16% | 14% |
| Dec 7 | 34°F | 13°F | 71°F 2023 | -19°F 2013 | 16% | 14% |
| Dec 8 | 34°F | 13°F | 61°F 2020 | -13°F 2005 | 17% | 14% |
| Dec 9 | 33°F | 12°F | 66°F 2006 | -8°F 2009 | 17% | 15% |
| Dec 10 | 33°F | 12°F | 56°F 2011 | -6°F 2000 | 17% | 15% |
| Dec 11 | 32°F | 11°F | 57°F 2004 | -12°F 2013 | 17% | 15% |
| Dec 12 | 32°F | 11°F | 53°F 2004 | -19°F 2000 | 17% | 15% |
| Dec 13 | 31°F | 11°F | 55°F 1999 | -11°F 2000 | 17% | 15% |
| Dec 14 | 31°F | 10°F | 68°F 1998 | -15°F 2025 | 17% | 15% |
| Dec 15 | 30°F | 10°F | 51°F 2004 | -13°F 2008 | 18% | 15% |
| Dec 16 | 30°F | 10°F | 54°F 2002 | -7°F 2008 | 18% | 16% |
| Dec 17 | 30°F | 9°F | 57°F 1998 | -8°F 2022 | 18% | 16% |
| Dec 18 | 29°F | 9°F | 59°F 2011 | -9°F 2022 | 18% | 16% |
| Dec 19 | 29°F | 8°F | 51°F 2006 | -5°F 2005 | 18% | 16% |
| Dec 20 | 29°F | 8°F | 53°F 2003 | -10°F 2022 | 18% | 16% |
| Dec 21 | 28°F | 8°F | 49°F 2020 | -18°F 2022 | 18% | 16% |
| Dec 22 | 28°F | 7°F | 64°F 2020 | -19°F 2022 | 18% | 16% |
| Dec 23 | 28°F | 7°F | 53°F 2023 | -15°F 2013 | 18% | 16% |
| Dec 24 | 27°F | 7°F | 52°F 2025 | -15°F 2000 | 18% | 17% |
| Dec 25 | 27°F | 6°F | 55°F 1999 | -12°F 2022 | 18% | 17% |
| Dec 26 | 27°F | 6°F | 55°F 2011 | -5°F 2022 | 18% | 17% |
| Dec 27 | 27°F | 6°F | 55°F 2024 | 6°F 2021 | 18% | 17% |
| Dec 28 | 27°F | 6°F | 56°F 1999 | -3°F 2012 | 18% | 17% |
| Dec 29 | 26°F | 5°F | 60°F 1999 | -2°F 2012 | 18% | 17% |
| Dec 30 | 26°F | 5°F | 59°F 2004 | -1°F 2008 | 18% | 17% |
| Dec 31 | 26°F | 5°F | 57°F 1999 | -8°F 2000 | 18% | 17% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 5:00 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 8:12 AM, sunset 5:08 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00393211 (Gann Valley 3 Nne), 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.