Lower Brule climate

Lower Brule Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lake Sharpe Prj, 9.8 km from Lower Brule

Average highs run from 39°F on December 1 to 30°F on December 31, and lows from 16°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.35 in over about 2 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 Lower Brule, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
11°F
Precipitation
0.35 in
Snowfall
3.9 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 57 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
11.0 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 139°F16°F72°F 19982°F 20258%4%
Dec 239°F15°F72°F 20121°F 20258%4%
Dec 338°F15°F60°F 2012-2°F 20068%4%
Dec 438°F15°F58°F 2020-5°F 20027%4%
Dec 538°F14°F60°F 2012-8°F 20057%4%
Dec 637°F14°F60°F 2023-17°F 20137%4%
Dec 737°F13°F71°F 2023-19°F 20137%4%
Dec 836°F13°F61°F 2020-13°F 20057%4%
Dec 936°F13°F66°F 2006-8°F 20097%4%
Dec 1035°F12°F56°F 2011-6°F 20007%4%
Dec 1135°F12°F57°F 2004-12°F 20137%4%
Dec 1235°F11°F53°F 2004-19°F 20007%4%
Dec 1334°F11°F55°F 1999-11°F 20007%4%
Dec 1434°F11°F68°F 1998-15°F 20257%4%
Dec 1534°F11°F51°F 2004-13°F 20087%4%
Dec 1633°F10°F54°F 2002-7°F 20087%4%
Dec 1733°F10°F57°F 1998-8°F 20227%4%
Dec 1833°F10°F59°F 2011-9°F 20227%4%
Dec 1932°F9°F51°F 2006-5°F 20057%4%
Dec 2032°F9°F53°F 2003-10°F 20227%4%
Dec 2132°F9°F49°F 2020-18°F 20227%4%
Dec 2231°F9°F64°F 2020-19°F 20227%4%
Dec 2331°F9°F53°F 2023-15°F 20137%4%
Dec 2431°F8°F52°F 2025-15°F 20007%4%
Dec 2531°F8°F55°F 1999-12°F 20227%4%
Dec 2630°F8°F55°F 2011-5°F 20227%4%
Dec 2730°F8°F55°F 20246°F 20217%4%
Dec 2830°F8°F56°F 1999-3°F 20127%4%
Dec 2930°F8°F60°F 1999-2°F 20127%4%
Dec 3030°F8°F59°F 2004-1°F 20088%5%
Dec 3130°F7°F57°F 1999-8°F 20008%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lower Brule, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 5:01 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:13 AM, sunset 5:10 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00394766 (Lake Sharpe Prj), 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.