Sterling County Weather in December
Average highs run from 61°F on December 1 to 57°F on December 31, and lows from 34°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.87 in over about 3 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 58°F
- Average low
- 31°F
- Precipitation
- 0.87 in
- Snowfall
- 0.5 in
- Record high
- 86°FDec 4, 1954
- Record low
- 1°FDec 23, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 13 min to 10 h 07 min
- Cloud cover
- 49%
- Humidity
- 60%
- Dew point
- 29°F
- Wind
- 10.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 61°F | 34°F | 81°F 1995 | 19°F 1979 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 2 | 61°F | 33°F | 81°F 1995 | 16°F 1985 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 3 | 61°F | 33°F | 82°F 2005 | 16°F 1985 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 4 | 60°F | 33°F | 86°F 1954 | 21°F 1964 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 5 | 60°F | 33°F | 83°F 1958 | 18°F 1950 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 6 | 60°F | 33°F | 80°F 1956 | 9°F 1950 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 7 | 60°F | 32°F | 80°F 1966 | 12°F 1972 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 8 | 59°F | 32°F | 79°F 2007 | 10°F 2005 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 9 | 59°F | 32°F | 81°F 1977 | 10°F 2005 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 10 | 59°F | 32°F | 80°F 2015 | 13°F 1978 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 11 | 59°F | 32°F | 79°F 1989 | 18°F 1972 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 12 | 59°F | 31°F | 81°F 1995 | 13°F 1989 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 13 | 59°F | 31°F | 81°F 1948 | 12°F 1989 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 14 | 58°F | 31°F | 81°F 1995 | 15°F 1985 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 15 | 58°F | 31°F | 80°F 2019 | 15°F 1951 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 16 | 58°F | 31°F | 82°F 2010 | 10°F 1989 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 17 | 58°F | 31°F | 80°F 2016 | 11°F 1989 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 18 | 58°F | 31°F | 80°F 2002 | 11°F 2016 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 19 | 58°F | 31°F | 79°F 1980 | 12°F 1983 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 20 | 58°F | 31°F | 79°F 1978 | 14°F 1973 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 21 | 57°F | 30°F | 81°F 2010 | 13°F 1983 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 22 | 57°F | 30°F | 82°F 1981 | 3°F 1989 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 23 | 57°F | 30°F | 79°F 1964 | 1°F 1989 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 24 | 57°F | 30°F | 84°F 1955 | 2°F 1989 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 25 | 57°F | 30°F | 84°F 1955 | 13°F 1953 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 26 | 57°F | 30°F | 76°F 1971 | 6°F 1983 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 27 | 57°F | 30°F | 79°F 2005 | 17°F 1950 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 28 | 57°F | 30°F | 76°F 1964 | 14°F 1950 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 29 | 57°F | 30°F | 77°F 1951 | 9°F 1983 | 8% | 1% |
| Dec 30 | 57°F | 30°F | 85°F 1951 | 9°F 1983 | 9% | 1% |
| Dec 31 | 57°F | 30°F | 76°F 1951 | 10°F 2017 | 9% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 5:40 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 5:51 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00418630 (Sterling City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023041, 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.