Waubay climate

Waubay Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Waubay Natl Wild Life, 10.4 km from Waubay

Average highs run from 32°F on December 1 to 22°F on December 31, and lows from 17°F to 6°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.66 in over about 6 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 Waubay, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
27°F
Average low
11°F
Precipitation
0.66 in
Snowfall
6.3 in
Record high
64°FDec 9, 2006
Record low
-25°FDec 31, 2017
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 00 min to 8 h 47 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
14°F
Wind
12.1 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 132°F17°F62°F 2021-12°F 201417%15%
Dec 232°F16°F60°F 2012-7°F 202517%15%
Dec 331°F16°F58°F 2012-9°F 202518%15%
Dec 431°F15°F49°F 2020-16°F 202518%15%
Dec 530°F15°F50°F 2006-13°F 200518%15%
Dec 630°F14°F60°F 2023-11°F 201318%16%
Dec 730°F14°F58°F 2023-13°F 202518%16%
Dec 829°F13°F57°F 2020-11°F 200718%16%
Dec 929°F13°F64°F 2006-9°F 201318%16%
Dec 1028°F13°F52°F 2002-16°F 200018%16%
Dec 1128°F12°F49°F 1998-15°F 201918%16%
Dec 1228°F12°F51°F 1998-15°F 200018%16%
Dec 1327°F11°F53°F 2014-15°F 200018%17%
Dec 1427°F11°F54°F 1998-16°F 200018%17%
Dec 1526°F11°F53°F 2018-15°F 200818%17%
Dec 1626°F10°F51°F 2025-10°F 200818%17%
Dec 1726°F10°F46°F 2025-20°F 201618%17%
Dec 1825°F10°F52°F 2011-23°F 201619%17%
Dec 1925°F9°F49°F 2018-10°F 200019%17%
Dec 2025°F9°F47°F 2004-13°F 202219%17%
Dec 2125°F9°F43°F 2003-13°F 201319%18%
Dec 2224°F8°F56°F 2020-22°F 200819%18%
Dec 2324°F8°F54°F 2021-20°F 201319%18%
Dec 2424°F8°F56°F 2021-18°F 200019%18%
Dec 2524°F7°F51°F 1999-17°F 200019%18%
Dec 2623°F7°F52°F 2011-15°F 201019%18%
Dec 2723°F7°F45°F 2025-15°F 201719%18%
Dec 2823°F6°F51°F 2024-17°F 201819%18%
Dec 2923°F6°F59°F 1999-22°F 201819%18%
Dec 3023°F6°F47°F 2004-21°F 201719%18%
Dec 3122°F6°F46°F 1999-25°F 201719%18%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Waubay, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 4:48 PM
December 31
sunrise 8:09 AM, sunset 4:56 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00398980 (Waubay Natl Wild Life), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094993, 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.