Palmer climate

Palmer Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ferris, 11.5 km from Palmer

Average highs run from 62°F on December 1 to 57°F on December 31, and lows from 40°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.51 in over about 5 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.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
3.51 in
Record high
87°FDec 3, 2005
Record low
-1°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
10 h 11 min to 10 h 04 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
10.1 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 162°F40°F82°F 201221°F 197916%0%
Dec 262°F40°F82°F 201220°F 198516%0%
Dec 362°F39°F87°F 200522°F 200617%0%
Dec 461°F39°F81°F 197723°F 200617%0%
Dec 561°F39°F78°F 197720°F 200917%0%
Dec 661°F39°F80°F 196618°F 197217%0%
Dec 761°F38°F80°F 200721°F 200617%0%
Dec 860°F38°F80°F 197718°F 200517%0%
Dec 960°F38°F82°F 202015°F 200517%0%
Dec 1060°F38°F83°F 202115°F 200517%0%
Dec 1160°F37°F80°F 199619°F 198917%0%
Dec 1259°F37°F80°F 197317°F 198917%0%
Dec 1359°F37°F78°F 199518°F 196217%0%
Dec 1459°F37°F80°F 199516°F 198517%0%
Dec 1559°F37°F80°F 202110°F 198917%0%
Dec 1658°F36°F83°F 202113°F 198917%0%
Dec 1758°F36°F79°F 200614°F 198918%0%
Dec 1858°F36°F80°F 201216°F 201618%0%
Dec 1958°F36°F80°F 201216°F 198318%0%
Dec 2058°F36°F78°F 202517°F 198918%0%
Dec 2158°F36°F78°F 19816°F 198918%0%
Dec 2257°F36°F86°F 2010-1°F 198918%0%
Dec 2357°F36°F80°F 20259°F 198918%0%
Dec 2457°F35°F79°F 20159°F 198318%0%
Dec 2557°F35°F84°F 20215°F 198318%0%
Dec 2657°F35°F84°F 202515°F 198318%0%
Dec 2757°F35°F82°F 200523°F 200918%0%
Dec 2857°F35°F84°F 202121°F 198318%0%
Dec 2957°F35°F78°F 202110°F 198318%0%
Dec 3057°F35°F82°F 20246°F 198318%0%
Dec 3157°F35°F77°F 196413°F 197618%0%

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.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 5:21 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 5:32 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00413133 (Ferris), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00413133, 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.