Parkston climate

Parkston Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Armour, 31 km from Parkston

Average highs run from 40°F on December 1 to 31°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.72 in over about 3 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 Parkston, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
35°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
0.72 in
Snowfall
5.1 in
Record high
66°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
-28°FDec 18, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 12 min to 9 h 01 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
81%
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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 140°F19°F66°F 2021-1°F 201412%8%
Dec 239°F18°F62°F 20120°F 202512%8%
Dec 339°F18°F59°F 2012-3°F 202511%8%
Dec 438°F18°F53°F 2020-10°F 200511%9%
Dec 538°F17°F56°F 2012-12°F 200511%9%
Dec 638°F17°F65°F 2023-13°F 201311%9%
Dec 737°F17°F65°F 2023-18°F 201311%9%
Dec 837°F16°F55°F 2020-9°F 200511%9%
Dec 936°F16°F61°F 2006-9°F 200511%9%
Dec 1036°F16°F55°F 2015-7°F 200011%9%
Dec 1136°F16°F51°F 2008-12°F 201310%9%
Dec 1235°F15°F53°F 2014-16°F 200010%9%
Dec 1335°F15°F59°F 2014-8°F 200010%9%
Dec 1435°F15°F56°F 2014-11°F 202510%9%
Dec 1534°F14°F53°F 2004-11°F 200810%10%
Dec 1634°F14°F52°F 2006-9°F 200810%10%
Dec 1734°F14°F52°F 2025-21°F 201610%10%
Dec 1834°F14°F60°F 2011-28°F 201610%10%
Dec 1933°F14°F48°F 2018-3°F 200010%10%
Dec 2033°F13°F51°F 2003-7°F 202210%10%
Dec 2133°F13°F49°F 2003-12°F 202210%10%
Dec 2233°F13°F62°F 2020-19°F 202210%10%
Dec 2332°F13°F52°F 2023-15°F 201310%11%
Dec 2432°F12°F51°F 2011-16°F 200010%11%
Dec 2532°F12°F56°F 1999-9°F 201710%11%
Dec 2632°F12°F57°F 2011-13°F 201711%11%
Dec 2732°F12°F53°F 2025-13°F 201711%11%
Dec 2832°F12°F57°F 2002-9°F 201511%11%
Dec 2932°F12°F60°F 1999-8°F 201411%11%
Dec 3032°F11°F61°F 2004-13°F 201411%12%
Dec 3131°F11°F56°F 1999-22°F 201711%12%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Parkston, 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 (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 4:57 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:05 AM, sunset 5:06 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00390296 (Armour), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094950, 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.