Potter County climate

Potter County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Amarillo, 25.1 km from Potter County

Average highs run from 55°F on December 1 to 51°F on December 31, and lows from 28°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.71 in over about 4 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 Potter County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
52°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
0.71 in
Snowfall
3.8 in
Record high
84°FDec 24, 2025
Record low
-8°FDec 22, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 57 min to 9 h 49 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
59%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
11.0 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 155°F28°F76°F 19518°F 198512%5%
Dec 255°F28°F78°F 20124°F 198512%6%
Dec 355°F28°F77°F 201713°F 197813%6%
Dec 454°F28°F79°F 195810°F 200913%6%
Dec 554°F27°F74°F 19874°F 197213%6%
Dec 654°F27°F71°F 1981-1°F 197213%6%
Dec 753°F27°F77°F 20073°F 200513%6%
Dec 853°F27°F77°F 1984-3°F 200513%6%
Dec 953°F26°F80°F 1996-4°F 197813%7%
Dec 1053°F26°F76°F 19814°F 197213%7%
Dec 1152°F26°F79°F 20254°F 196113%7%
Dec 1252°F26°F76°F 1995-3°F 196113%7%
Dec 1352°F26°F73°F 19486°F 198513%7%
Dec 1452°F26°F77°F 20211°F 198713%7%
Dec 1552°F25°F76°F 2010-5°F 198713%7%
Dec 1651°F25°F75°F 2006-5°F 198713%8%
Dec 1751°F25°F77°F 19800°F 201613%8%
Dec 1851°F25°F74°F 1978-3°F 201613%8%
Dec 1951°F25°F72°F 20130°F 199613%8%
Dec 2051°F25°F71°F 19541°F 198314%8%
Dec 2151°F25°F77°F 2003-4°F 198314%8%
Dec 2251°F25°F83°F 2025-8°F 198914%8%
Dec 2351°F25°F80°F 1955-6°F 199014%8%
Dec 2451°F25°F84°F 2025-3°F 198314%8%
Dec 2551°F25°F80°F 20252°F 198314%9%
Dec 2651°F25°F75°F 20055°F 199014%9%
Dec 2751°F25°F77°F 20256°F 198714%8%
Dec 2851°F25°F73°F 1955-2°F 198314%8%
Dec 2951°F25°F74°F 1965-5°F 198314%8%
Dec 3051°F25°F75°F 2008-1°F 199014%8%
Dec 3151°F25°F73°F 20113°F 196814%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Potter County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 5:35 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 5:45 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023047 (Amarillo), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023047, 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.