Garretson climate

Garretson Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sioux Falls 14 Nne, 9.8 km from Garretson

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 Garretson, 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
70°FDec 4, 1998
Record low
-30°FDec 29, 1917
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 10 min to 8 h 59 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
11.4 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°F60°F 1962-16°F 189323%17%
Dec 235°F16°F65°F 1998-17°F 191923%18%
Dec 334°F16°F64°F 1998-19°F 194023%18%
Dec 434°F16°F70°F 1998-10°F 202523%18%
Dec 533°F15°F61°F 1939-11°F 200523%19%
Dec 633°F15°F64°F 1939-17°F 197223%19%
Dec 732°F15°F53°F 1923-16°F 193424%19%
Dec 832°F14°F60°F 1984-21°F 191724%20%
Dec 931°F14°F59°F 1939-20°F 195824%20%
Dec 1031°F13°F58°F 1984-21°F 191924%20%
Dec 1131°F13°F57°F 1990-15°F 195524%20%
Dec 1230°F13°F56°F 1913-21°F 193224%21%
Dec 1330°F13°F60°F 1921-28°F 191724%21%
Dec 1429°F12°F54°F 1960-21°F 191625%21%
Dec 1529°F12°F57°F 1998-21°F 192225%21%
Dec 1629°F12°F63°F 1939-23°F 189725%22%
Dec 1728°F11°F58°F 1939-24°F 189725%22%
Dec 1828°F11°F56°F 1923-27°F 201625%22%
Dec 1928°F11°F55°F 1979-29°F 201625%22%
Dec 2027°F10°F56°F 1979-23°F 191625%22%
Dec 2127°F10°F56°F 1941-25°F 198925%22%
Dec 2227°F10°F52°F 1904-26°F 198925%23%
Dec 2326°F10°F57°F 2020-26°F 198926%23%
Dec 2426°F9°F53°F 2023-25°F 198326%23%
Dec 2526°F9°F53°F 2023-24°F 198326%23%
Dec 2626°F9°F50°F 1959-29°F 191426%23%
Dec 2725°F9°F53°F 2011-25°F 195126%23%
Dec 2825°F9°F51°F 1972-27°F 192426%23%
Dec 2925°F8°F58°F 2002-30°F 191726%23%
Dec 3025°F8°F55°F 1999-21°F 197326%24%
Dec 3125°F8°F58°F 2004-23°F 197326%24%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Garretson, 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 7:40 AM, sunset 4:50 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:00 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 USC00137147, 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.