Murphy climate

Murphy Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lavon Dam, 12 km from Murphy

Average highs run from 60°F on December 1 to 53°F on December 31, and lows from 39°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.45 in over about 8 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 Murphy, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
3.45 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
86°FDec 3, 2005
Record low
6°FDec 9, 2005
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 08 min to 10 h 01 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
10.3 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 160°F39°F80°F 201221°F 200624%0%
Dec 260°F39°F81°F 201221°F 200524%0%
Dec 359°F39°F86°F 200527°F 200425%0%
Dec 459°F39°F80°F 201718°F 200625%0%
Dec 559°F38°F78°F 199821°F 200525%0%
Dec 658°F38°F76°F 199817°F 200525%0%
Dec 758°F38°F81°F 200719°F 201325%0%
Dec 858°F37°F79°F 200715°F 200525%0%
Dec 958°F37°F79°F 20216°F 200525%0%
Dec 1057°F37°F81°F 202118°F 200525%0%
Dec 1157°F37°F76°F 201517°F 201225%0%
Dec 1257°F36°F73°F 201518°F 201226%0%
Dec 1357°F36°F72°F 201721°F 201026%0%
Dec 1456°F36°F76°F 200820°F 200426%0%
Dec 1556°F36°F80°F 202115°F 200426%0%
Dec 1656°F36°F76°F 200622°F 200826%0%
Dec 1756°F35°F78°F 202121°F 200326%0%
Dec 1855°F35°F75°F 201215°F 201626%0%
Dec 1955°F35°F76°F 201212°F 201626%0%
Dec 2055°F35°F79°F 202522°F 200926%0%
Dec 2155°F35°F82°F 201019°F 200826%0%
Dec 2255°F35°F74°F 200310°F 202226%0%
Dec 2354°F35°F81°F 202510°F 202226%0%
Dec 2454°F35°F79°F 202516°F 200426%1%
Dec 2554°F34°F81°F 202114°F 200426%1%
Dec 2654°F34°F84°F 202519°F 201226%1%
Dec 2754°F34°F81°F 202519°F 201226%1%
Dec 2854°F34°F83°F 202523°F 200926%1%
Dec 2954°F34°F72°F 199922°F 200726%1%
Dec 3053°F34°F79°F 202423°F 200026%1%
Dec 3153°F34°F73°F 200419°F 201726%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Murphy, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:19 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:30 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00415094 (Lavon Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053914, 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.