Smith County climate

Smith County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Carthage, 1.2 km from Smith County

Average highs run from 56°F on December 1 to 49°F on December 31, and lows from 33°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.92 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 Smith County, 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
30°F
Precipitation
4.92 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
79°FDec 5, 1998
Record low
-11°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 52 min to 9 h 44 min
Cloud cover
69%
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 156°F33°F75°F 193310°F 197632%1%
Dec 256°F33°F75°F 193312°F 192432%1%
Dec 355°F32°F77°F 198211°F 197932%1%
Dec 455°F32°F77°F 198212°F 197932%1%
Dec 555°F32°F79°F 199815°F 196932%1%
Dec 654°F32°F73°F 200115°F 202432%1%
Dec 754°F32°F79°F 19986°F 197733%1%
Dec 854°F32°F75°F 19228°F 197733%1%
Dec 953°F31°F73°F 19780°F 191733%1%
Dec 1053°F31°F71°F 1970-2°F 191733%1%
Dec 1153°F31°F73°F 19715°F 199533%1%
Dec 1253°F31°F76°F 2007-4°F 196233%1%
Dec 1352°F31°F70°F 1926-10°F 196233%1%
Dec 1452°F31°F70°F 1984-3°F 191734%1%
Dec 1552°F31°F76°F 1984-3°F 191434%1%
Dec 1651°F30°F75°F 19841°F 191434%1%
Dec 1751°F30°F76°F 19243°F 198934%1%
Dec 1851°F30°F72°F 20164°F 193234%1%
Dec 1951°F30°F68°F 19333°F 196334%1%
Dec 2051°F30°F72°F 20083°F 198134%1%
Dec 2150°F30°F72°F 19674°F 198134%1%
Dec 2250°F30°F74°F 2013-11°F 198934%1%
Dec 2350°F29°F72°F 1970-11°F 198935%1%
Dec 2450°F29°F75°F 1964-8°F 198935%1%
Dec 2550°F29°F73°F 1964-5°F 198335%1%
Dec 2649°F29°F74°F 2016-5°F 198335%2%
Dec 2749°F29°F72°F 20162°F 198335%2%
Dec 2849°F29°F75°F 19822°F 192535%2%
Dec 2949°F29°F72°F 20196°F 192535%2%
Dec 3049°F28°F70°F 1931-6°F 191735%2%
Dec 3149°F28°F71°F 19901°F 198335%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Smith County, 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 6:37 AM, sunset 4:29 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 4:39 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00401480 (Carthage), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00405108, 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.