Polk County climate

Polk County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Livingston 2 Nne, 10.9 km from Polk County

Average highs run from 66°F on December 1 to 61°F on December 31, and lows from 44°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.01 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 Polk County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
5.01 in
Record high
89°FDec 4, 1910
Record low
2°FDec 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
82%
Daylight
10 h 18 min to 10 h 11 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
4.9 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 166°F44°F87°F 194522°F 191123%0%
Dec 266°F44°F83°F 197823°F 191023%0%
Dec 366°F44°F82°F 199520°F 192923%0%
Dec 466°F44°F89°F 191020°F 192923%0%
Dec 565°F44°F83°F 190622°F 200924%0%
Dec 665°F43°F86°F 192715°F 195024%0%
Dec 765°F43°F86°F 192412°F 195024%0%
Dec 865°F43°F87°F 194520°F 192724%0%
Dec 964°F43°F85°F 194515°F 191725%0%
Dec 1064°F43°F83°F 202116°F 197825%0%
Dec 1164°F43°F81°F 200719°F 195725%0%
Dec 1264°F42°F81°F 193116°F 195725%0%
Dec 1364°F42°F82°F 192712°F 198925%0%
Dec 1463°F42°F82°F 197519°F 198525%0%
Dec 1563°F42°F83°F 193320°F 191425%0%
Dec 1663°F42°F82°F 192415°F 195525%0%
Dec 1763°F42°F85°F 192417°F 197225%0%
Dec 1863°F42°F82°F 192420°F 193225%0%
Dec 1962°F42°F81°F 201216°F 192925%0%
Dec 2062°F41°F79°F 194916°F 199625%0%
Dec 2162°F41°F83°F 201019°F 197325%0%
Dec 2262°F41°F80°F 193314°F 198925%0%
Dec 2362°F41°F81°F 19552°F 198925%0%
Dec 2462°F41°F85°F 19555°F 192925%0%
Dec 2562°F41°F82°F 19338°F 198325%0%
Dec 2662°F41°F81°F 201616°F 198325%0%
Dec 2761°F41°F81°F 202123°F 197725%0%
Dec 2861°F41°F82°F 190722°F 192525%0%
Dec 2961°F41°F82°F 202118°F 191525%0%
Dec 3061°F41°F82°F 202111°F 198325%0%
Dec 3161°F41°F82°F 202113°F 198325%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Polk County, 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 6:59 AM, sunset 5:17 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 5:28 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00415271 (Livingston 2 Nne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093987, 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.