McLaughlin climate

McLaughlin Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Mc Laughlin, 0.2 km from McLaughlin

Average highs run from 34°F on December 1 to 25°F on December 31, and lows from 13°F to 5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.58 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 McLaughlin, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
29°F
Average low
9°F
Precipitation
0.58 in
Snowfall
10.2 in
Record high
71°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
-30°FDec 31, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 56 min to 8 h 44 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
11.9 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 134°F13°F71°F 2021-8°F 201410%5%
Dec 233°F13°F54°F 20120°F 200611%5%
Dec 333°F12°F54°F 1998-11°F 200611%5%
Dec 433°F12°F54°F 2020-9°F 200511%6%
Dec 532°F12°F58°F 2020-20°F 200511%6%
Dec 632°F11°F61°F 2023-15°F 201311%6%
Dec 731°F11°F60°F 2024-20°F 201311%6%
Dec 831°F11°F63°F 2020-10°F 201311%6%
Dec 931°F10°F57°F 2015-13°F 201311%6%
Dec 1030°F10°F51°F 2015-11°F 200011%6%
Dec 1130°F10°F54°F 2004-20°F 201311%6%
Dec 1229°F10°F54°F 2017-20°F 200011%6%
Dec 1329°F9°F51°F 2017-14°F 200011%6%
Dec 1429°F9°F59°F 1998-15°F 201611%6%
Dec 1528°F9°F55°F 2018-20°F 200911%6%
Dec 1628°F8°F50°F 2002-19°F 200812%6%
Dec 1728°F8°F57°F 2004-28°F 201612%6%
Dec 1828°F8°F60°F 2011-26°F 201612%6%
Dec 1927°F8°F51°F 2018-12°F 202212%6%
Dec 2027°F7°F48°F 2003-13°F 201312%6%
Dec 2127°F7°F50°F 2020-19°F 202212%6%
Dec 2226°F7°F53°F 2023-19°F 202212%6%
Dec 2326°F7°F47°F 2021-25°F 201312%7%
Dec 2426°F6°F50°F 1999-23°F 200012%7%
Dec 2526°F6°F51°F 1999-10°F 200012%7%
Dec 2626°F6°F52°F 2005-13°F 201712%7%
Dec 2725°F6°F53°F 2024-11°F 201712%7%
Dec 2825°F6°F54°F 1999-16°F 202112%7%
Dec 2925°F6°F55°F 1999-16°F 202112%7%
Dec 3025°F5°F46°F 1999-18°F 201712%7%
Dec 3125°F5°F50°F 1999-30°F 201712%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at McLaughlin, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 4:00 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 4:08 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00395406 (Mc Laughlin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094052, 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.