Palmer climate

Palmer Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Whitwell-Sequatchie Vly, 10.9 km from Palmer

Average highs run from 56°F on December 1 to 49°F on December 31, and lows from 38°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.82 in over about 13 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 Palmer, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
52°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
6.82 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
77°FDec 8, 1956
Record low
-10°FDec 13, 1962
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
9 h 57 min to 9 h 49 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
5.6 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 156°F38°F73°F 198210°F 192937%1%
Dec 255°F38°F76°F 198216°F 192437%1%
Dec 355°F37°F75°F 19825°F 192937%1%
Dec 455°F37°F76°F 198212°F 192937%1%
Dec 555°F37°F74°F 200114°F 189938%1%
Dec 654°F37°F74°F 199811°F 193738%1%
Dec 754°F36°F76°F 19168°F 193738%1%
Dec 854°F36°F77°F 19569°F 200639%1%
Dec 954°F36°F74°F 2007-1°F 191739%1%
Dec 1053°F36°F74°F 20072°F 191739%1%
Dec 1153°F35°F77°F 20073°F 193739%1%
Dec 1253°F35°F73°F 1931-6°F 196240%1%
Dec 1353°F35°F73°F 1927-10°F 196240%1%
Dec 1452°F35°F76°F 1984-3°F 191740%1%
Dec 1552°F35°F74°F 1984-4°F 191440%1%
Dec 1652°F34°F72°F 19080°F 191440%1%
Dec 1752°F34°F73°F 19248°F 191441%1%
Dec 1851°F34°F73°F 19244°F 193241%1%
Dec 1951°F34°F69°F 1898-9°F 191641%2%
Dec 2051°F34°F74°F 19317°F 198141%2%
Dec 2151°F34°F72°F 19676°F 190941%2%
Dec 2251°F33°F74°F 2013-6°F 198941%2%
Dec 2350°F33°F70°F 1970-5°F 198941%2%
Dec 2450°F33°F76°F 2015-1°F 192941%2%
Dec 2550°F33°F72°F 1964-5°F 198341%2%
Dec 2650°F33°F76°F 20153°F 198341%2%
Dec 2750°F33°F76°F 20155°F 193541%2%
Dec 2850°F33°F73°F 19846°F 192540%2%
Dec 2949°F32°F70°F 20156°F 190940%2%
Dec 3049°F32°F71°F 1990-3°F 191740%2%
Dec 3149°F32°F75°F 19515°F 198340%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Palmer, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 4:30 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 4:40 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00409691 (Whitwell-Sequatchie Vly), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00405882, 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.