Shackle Island climate

Shackle Island Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Old Hickory Dam, 9.1 km from Shackle Island

Average highs run from 55°F on December 1 to 47°F on December 31, and lows from 31°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.44 in over about 9 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 Shackle Island, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
50°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
4.44 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
77°FDec 22, 2013
Record low
-3°FDec 23, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 51 min to 9 h 43 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
7.8 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°F31°F73°F 200615°F 200229%0%
Dec 254°F31°F67°F 201214°F 202029%0%
Dec 354°F31°F71°F 199814°F 202029%0%
Dec 454°F31°F75°F 199815°F 200629%0%
Dec 553°F31°F76°F 199815°F 200629%0%
Dec 653°F30°F71°F 200112°F 202429%0%
Dec 753°F30°F76°F 199812°F 202430%0%
Dec 852°F30°F66°F 20228°F 200630%0%
Dec 952°F30°F63°F 20079°F 200630%1%
Dec 1052°F30°F68°F 200710°F 200630%1%
Dec 1151°F29°F72°F 202113°F 200930%1%
Dec 1251°F29°F75°F 200716°F 200930%1%
Dec 1351°F29°F69°F 201513°F 201030%1%
Dec 1450°F29°F74°F 20152°F 201030%1%
Dec 1550°F29°F68°F 20112°F 201031%1%
Dec 1650°F29°F67°F 20219°F 202531%1%
Dec 1750°F28°F67°F 200612°F 200031%1%
Dec 1849°F28°F70°F 20069°F 200031%1%
Dec 1949°F28°F72°F 202116°F 200031%1%
Dec 2049°F28°F70°F 20088°F 200031%1%
Dec 2149°F28°F67°F 20138°F 200031%1%
Dec 2249°F28°F77°F 20133°F 200031%1%
Dec 2348°F28°F66°F 2015-3°F 202231%1%
Dec 2448°F28°F69°F 2015-3°F 202232%1%
Dec 2548°F28°F71°F 20152°F 202232%1%
Dec 2648°F27°F73°F 20212°F 202232%1%
Dec 2748°F27°F71°F 20159°F 202032%1%
Dec 2847°F27°F73°F 201511°F 201032%1%
Dec 2947°F27°F72°F 201511°F 201032%1%
Dec 3047°F27°F65°F 20199°F 200132%1%
Dec 3147°F27°F68°F 202210°F 200132%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shackle Island, 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 6:40 AM, sunset 4:31 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 4:41 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00406803 (Old Hickory Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00400669, 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.