Wheeler County Weather in December
Average highs run from 55°F on December 1 to 49°F on December 31, and lows from 29°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.03 in over about 4 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
- 51°F
- Average low
- 26°F
- Precipitation
- 1.03 in
- Snowfall
- 1.9 in
- Record high
- 87°FDec 10, 1929
- Record low
- -11°FDec 22, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 56 min to 9 h 49 min
- Cloud cover
- 52%
- Humidity
- 62%
- Dew point
- 24°F
- Wind
- 11.4 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 | 55°F | 29°F | 80°F 1973 | 8°F 1944 | 12% | 2% |
| Dec 2 | 55°F | 28°F | 77°F 1995 | 4°F 1985 | 12% | 2% |
| Dec 3 | 54°F | 28°F | 77°F 1956 | 4°F 1985 | 12% | 2% |
| Dec 4 | 54°F | 28°F | 75°F 1941 | 11°F 1964 | 12% | 2% |
| Dec 5 | 54°F | 28°F | 81°F 1954 | 7°F 1964 | 11% | 3% |
| Dec 6 | 54°F | 27°F | 84°F 1939 | -3°F 1950 | 11% | 3% |
| Dec 7 | 53°F | 27°F | 74°F 1923 | 0°F 1950 | 11% | 3% |
| Dec 8 | 53°F | 27°F | 75°F 1966 | -4°F 2005 | 11% | 3% |
| Dec 9 | 53°F | 27°F | 80°F 1940 | -4°F 2005 | 11% | 3% |
| Dec 10 | 52°F | 26°F | 87°F 1929 | 4°F 1917 | 11% | 3% |
| Dec 11 | 52°F | 26°F | 80°F 1939 | 3°F 1917 | 11% | 3% |
| Dec 12 | 52°F | 26°F | 72°F 1968 | -1°F 1961 | 11% | 3% |
| Dec 13 | 52°F | 26°F | 78°F 1977 | -3°F 1961 | 11% | 3% |
| Dec 14 | 51°F | 26°F | 79°F 1948 | 1°F 1958 | 11% | 3% |
| Dec 15 | 51°F | 25°F | 73°F 1924 | 1°F 1989 | 11% | 4% |
| Dec 16 | 51°F | 25°F | 81°F 1977 | -3°F 1987 | 11% | 4% |
| Dec 17 | 51°F | 25°F | 78°F 1939 | 0°F 1987 | 11% | 4% |
| Dec 18 | 51°F | 25°F | 80°F 1980 | 0°F 1932 | 11% | 4% |
| Dec 19 | 50°F | 25°F | 76°F 1978 | -6°F 1924 | 12% | 4% |
| Dec 20 | 50°F | 25°F | 73°F 1944 | -5°F 1924 | 11% | 4% |
| Dec 21 | 50°F | 24°F | 74°F 1933 | -1°F 1983 | 11% | 4% |
| Dec 22 | 50°F | 24°F | 75°F 1933 | -11°F 1983 | 11% | 4% |
| Dec 23 | 50°F | 24°F | 78°F 1955 | -11°F 1983 | 11% | 4% |
| Dec 24 | 50°F | 24°F | 79°F 1955 | -4°F 2004 | 11% | 4% |
| Dec 25 | 50°F | 24°F | 79°F 1955 | -3°F 2004 | 11% | 4% |
| Dec 26 | 50°F | 24°F | 77°F 1971 | 3°F 2002 | 11% | 4% |
| Dec 27 | 50°F | 24°F | 78°F 1971 | -5°F 1987 | 11% | 4% |
| Dec 28 | 50°F | 24°F | 75°F 1928 | -3°F 1924 | 11% | 4% |
| Dec 29 | 50°F | 24°F | 76°F 1919 | -9°F 1983 | 11% | 4% |
| Dec 30 | 49°F | 24°F | 76°F 1965 | -9°F 1983 | 11% | 4% |
| Dec 31 | 49°F | 24°F | 76°F 1951 | -5°F 1918 | 11% | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 5:28 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:50 AM, sunset 5:39 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00418236 (Shamrock #2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00415875, 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.