Codington County climate

Codington County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rauville 2 W, 3.2 km from Codington County

Average highs run from 33°F on December 1 to 22°F on December 31, and lows from 15°F to 4°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.70 in over about 4 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 Codington County, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
27°F
Average low
9°F
Precipitation
0.70 in
Snowfall
7.6 in
Record high
69°FDec 6, 1939
Record low
-37°FDec 18, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 02 min to 8 h 50 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
12.5 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 133°F15°F59°F 1998-22°F 189310%7%
Dec 233°F15°F58°F 1907-16°F 194010%8%
Dec 333°F14°F64°F 1941-16°F 198510%8%
Dec 432°F14°F57°F 1916-18°F 192710%8%
Dec 532°F13°F59°F 1939-17°F 200510%8%
Dec 631°F13°F69°F 1939-25°F 197210%9%
Dec 731°F13°F61°F 2023-23°F 201310%9%
Dec 830°F12°F57°F 1990-27°F 192710%9%
Dec 930°F12°F59°F 1939-24°F 192710%9%
Dec 1029°F11°F53°F 1928-20°F 191711%9%
Dec 1129°F11°F55°F 1939-20°F 191711%9%
Dec 1228°F11°F57°F 1913-24°F 193211%10%
Dec 1328°F10°F57°F 1913-32°F 191711%10%
Dec 1428°F10°F57°F 1913-33°F 191711%10%
Dec 1527°F9°F56°F 1939-24°F 191711%10%
Dec 1627°F9°F58°F 1939-24°F 191411%10%
Dec 1726°F9°F58°F 1939-29°F 201612%10%
Dec 1826°F8°F56°F 1923-37°F 201612%11%
Dec 1926°F8°F52°F 1894-28°F 195512%11%
Dec 2025°F7°F55°F 1941-30°F 191612%11%
Dec 2125°F7°F55°F 1900-31°F 191612%11%
Dec 2225°F7°F55°F 2020-29°F 191612%11%
Dec 2324°F6°F51°F 1899-30°F 198312%11%
Dec 2424°F6°F46°F 2023-28°F 198312%11%
Dec 2524°F6°F49°F 1943-24°F 190212%12%
Dec 2623°F5°F50°F 2011-28°F 199612%12%
Dec 2723°F5°F50°F 1928-27°F 192413%12%
Dec 2823°F5°F48°F 2024-24°F 192413%12%
Dec 2923°F4°F53°F 1999-32°F 191713%12%
Dec 3022°F4°F49°F 2004-29°F 199013%12%
Dec 3122°F4°F51°F 1904-33°F 196713%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Codington County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 4:49 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:07 AM, sunset 4:57 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00396969 (Rauville 2 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014946, 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.