Spencer climate

Spencer Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sparta Wastewater Plant, 17.8 km from Spencer

Average highs run from 54°F on December 1 to 48°F on December 31, and lows from 33°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 6.02 in over about 12 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 Spencer, 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
31°F
Precipitation
6.02 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
77°FDec 8, 1956
Record low
-10°FDec 13, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 55 min to 9 h 46 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 154°F33°F73°F 198210°F 192938%1%
Dec 254°F33°F76°F 198216°F 192438%1%
Dec 354°F33°F75°F 19825°F 192938%1%
Dec 454°F32°F76°F 198212°F 192938%1%
Dec 553°F32°F74°F 200114°F 189939%1%
Dec 653°F32°F74°F 199811°F 193739%1%
Dec 753°F32°F76°F 19168°F 193739%1%
Dec 852°F32°F77°F 19569°F 200639%1%
Dec 952°F32°F74°F 2007-1°F 191739%1%
Dec 1052°F32°F74°F 20072°F 191740%1%
Dec 1152°F32°F77°F 20073°F 193740%1%
Dec 1251°F31°F73°F 1931-6°F 196240%1%
Dec 1351°F31°F73°F 1927-10°F 196240%1%
Dec 1451°F31°F76°F 1984-3°F 191740%1%
Dec 1551°F31°F74°F 1984-4°F 191440%1%
Dec 1651°F31°F72°F 19080°F 191441%1%
Dec 1750°F31°F73°F 19248°F 191441%2%
Dec 1850°F31°F73°F 19244°F 193241%2%
Dec 1950°F31°F69°F 1898-9°F 191641%2%
Dec 2050°F30°F74°F 19317°F 198141%2%
Dec 2150°F30°F72°F 19676°F 190941%2%
Dec 2249°F30°F74°F 2013-6°F 198942%2%
Dec 2349°F30°F70°F 1970-5°F 198942%2%
Dec 2449°F30°F76°F 2015-1°F 192942%2%
Dec 2549°F30°F72°F 1964-5°F 198342%2%
Dec 2649°F30°F76°F 20153°F 198342%2%
Dec 2748°F30°F76°F 20155°F 193542%2%
Dec 2848°F30°F73°F 19846°F 192542%2%
Dec 2948°F29°F70°F 20156°F 190942%3%
Dec 3048°F29°F71°F 1990-3°F 191742%3%
Dec 3148°F29°F75°F 19515°F 198342%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Spencer, 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 4:28 PM
December 31
sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 4:38 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00408522 (Sparta Wastewater Plant), 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.