Ward County climate

Ward County Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Monahans, 18.3 km from Ward County

Average highs run from 63°F on December 1 to 58°F on December 31, and lows from 30°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.77 in over about 3 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 Ward County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
0.77 in
Snowfall
0.5 in
Record high
86°FDec 14, 1995
Record low
5°FDec 12, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 15 min to 10 h 08 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
53%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
8.7 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 163°F30°F83°F 197013°F 19768%0%
Dec 263°F30°F84°F 200515°F 19768%0%
Dec 362°F29°F85°F 200820°F 19858%0%
Dec 462°F29°F83°F 199516°F 19908%0%
Dec 562°F29°F83°F 198716°F 20068%0%
Dec 662°F29°F84°F 198717°F 19598%0%
Dec 761°F28°F80°F 19667°F 20059%0%
Dec 861°F28°F80°F 19917°F 20059%0%
Dec 961°F28°F82°F 197717°F 20059%0%
Dec 1061°F28°F81°F 198517°F 19959%0%
Dec 1160°F28°F80°F 198921°F 19959%1%
Dec 1260°F27°F84°F 19875°F 19899%1%
Dec 1360°F27°F84°F 19939°F 198910%1%
Dec 1460°F27°F86°F 19955°F 198510%1%
Dec 1559°F27°F83°F 199510°F 198710%1%
Dec 1659°F27°F78°F 200613°F 198910%1%
Dec 1759°F27°F81°F 200215°F 198510%1%
Dec 1859°F27°F78°F 196211°F 199611%1%
Dec 1959°F27°F83°F 19809°F 199611%1%
Dec 2059°F27°F75°F 200812°F 199611%1%
Dec 2159°F27°F80°F 198114°F 197711%1%
Dec 2258°F27°F80°F 19697°F 198911%1%
Dec 2358°F27°F79°F 19648°F 198911%1%
Dec 2458°F26°F80°F 196411°F 196611%1%
Dec 2558°F26°F78°F 197117°F 199011%1%
Dec 2658°F26°F77°F 197118°F 199311%1%
Dec 2758°F26°F77°F 197110°F 198711%1%
Dec 2858°F27°F80°F 196415°F 198811%1%
Dec 2958°F27°F79°F 197113°F 200311%1%
Dec 3058°F27°F79°F 199218°F 198811%1%
Dec 3158°F27°F80°F 199214°F 197611%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ward County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 5:49 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 6:00 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00415999 (Monahans), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00415999, 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.