Gates climate

Gates Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ripley, 15.8 km from Gates

Average highs run from 55°F on December 1 to 48°F on December 31, and lows from 36°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.28 in over about 10 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 Gates, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
5.28 in
Record high
79°FDec 13, 1918
Record low
-12°FDec 9, 1917
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 55 min to 9 h 46 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
10.1 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 155°F36°F71°F 201819°F 191130%1%
Dec 254°F35°F69°F 201221°F 202031%1%
Dec 354°F35°F72°F 191720°F 189531%1%
Dec 454°F35°F74°F 190920°F 190531%1%
Dec 553°F35°F74°F 201316°F 189531%1%
Dec 653°F34°F67°F 191321°F 191131%1%
Dec 753°F34°F70°F 191818°F 201332%1%
Dec 853°F34°F71°F 191618°F 191732%1%
Dec 952°F34°F70°F 1911-12°F 191732%1%
Dec 1052°F33°F75°F 19183°F 191732%1%
Dec 1152°F33°F70°F 19182°F 191732%1%
Dec 1252°F33°F71°F 20155°F 191732%1%
Dec 1352°F33°F79°F 19185°F 191732%1%
Dec 1451°F33°F73°F 20156°F 191732%1%
Dec 1551°F32°F65°F 20112°F 191432%1%
Dec 1651°F32°F65°F 19083°F 191432%1%
Dec 1751°F32°F70°F 19087°F 191732%1%
Dec 1850°F32°F66°F 201614°F 191432%2%
Dec 1950°F32°F62°F 191912°F 201631%2%
Dec 2050°F31°F64°F 201211°F 190931%2%
Dec 2150°F31°F67°F 201313°F 201631%2%
Dec 2250°F31°F73°F 20136°F 191631%2%
Dec 2349°F31°F65°F 18956°F 191631%2%
Dec 2449°F31°F69°F 192117°F 201331%2%
Dec 2549°F31°F70°F 192215°F 202031%2%
Dec 2649°F31°F73°F 20169°F 191430%2%
Dec 2749°F30°F75°F 201612°F 191430%2%
Dec 2849°F30°F70°F 201511°F 201730%2%
Dec 2948°F30°F68°F 20159°F 191730%2%
Dec 3048°F30°F65°F 19065°F 191730%2%
Dec 3148°F30°F69°F 19197°F 191730%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Gates, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 4:44 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 4:54 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00407710 (Ripley), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00402680, 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.