Tea climate

Tea Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sioux Falls, 18 km from Tea

Average highs run from 37°F on December 1 to 28°F on December 31, and lows from 18°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.83 in over about 7 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 Tea, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
32°F
Average low
13°F
Precipitation
0.83 in
Snowfall
8.7 in
Record high
60°FDec 2, 2012
Record low
-25°FDec 18, 2016
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 12 min to 9 h 01 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
84%
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 137°F18°F58°F 2021-1°F 201422%17%
Dec 237°F18°F60°F 20122°F 202522%18%
Dec 336°F17°F56°F 2012-4°F 202522%18%
Dec 436°F17°F49°F 2017-6°F 202522%18%
Dec 536°F17°F52°F 20123°F 201122%19%
Dec 635°F16°F55°F 2023-2°F 201122%19%
Dec 735°F16°F59°F 20232°F 201722%19%
Dec 834°F16°F53°F 20244°F 201622%20%
Dec 934°F15°F57°F 2020-2°F 201622%20%
Dec 1033°F15°F50°F 2015-7°F 201222%20%
Dec 1133°F15°F46°F 2023-3°F 201622%20%
Dec 1233°F14°F47°F 2014-6°F 201622%21%
Dec 1332°F14°F52°F 2014-5°F 201622%21%
Dec 1432°F14°F55°F 2014-10°F 202522%21%
Dec 1532°F13°F53°F 2021-8°F 201622%21%
Dec 1631°F13°F49°F 20185°F 201422%22%
Dec 1731°F13°F47°F 2018-19°F 201622%22%
Dec 1831°F13°F53°F 2011-25°F 201622%22%
Dec 1930°F12°F46°F 2018-3°F 202222%22%
Dec 2030°F12°F43°F 2020-8°F 202222%22%
Dec 2130°F12°F46°F 2023-10°F 202222%22%
Dec 2229°F12°F57°F 2020-20°F 202222%23%
Dec 2329°F11°F52°F 2023-14°F 202222%23%
Dec 2429°F11°F55°F 2023-11°F 202222%23%
Dec 2529°F11°F44°F 2011-9°F 202222%23%
Dec 2628°F11°F52°F 2011-15°F 201722%23%
Dec 2728°F11°F49°F 2025-15°F 201722%23%
Dec 2828°F10°F53°F 2024-5°F 201822%23%
Dec 2928°F10°F53°F 2024-8°F 201422%23%
Dec 3028°F10°F42°F 2016-13°F 201422%24%
Dec 3128°F10°F42°F 2025-20°F 201722%24%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tea, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 4:52 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:00 AM, sunset 5:01 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014944 (Sioux Falls), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00397666, 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.