Desert Aire climate

Desert Aire Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Priest Rapids Dam, 3.8 km from Desert Aire

Average highs run from 44°F on December 1 to 39°F on December 31, and lows from 32°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.40 in over about 10 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 Desert Aire, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
1.40 in
Snowfall
3.4 in
Record high
69°FDec 13, 1924
Record low
-15°FDec 15, 1919
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 50 min to 8 h 38 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
6.9 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 144°F32°F65°F 19415°F 198531%6%
Dec 244°F32°F66°F 19728°F 198531%6%
Dec 343°F32°F64°F 19185°F 191931%6%
Dec 443°F32°F67°F 19234°F 191932%6%
Dec 543°F31°F64°F 20074°F 191932%7%
Dec 643°F31°F60°F 19363°F 191932%7%
Dec 742°F31°F60°F 19707°F 195632%7%
Dec 842°F31°F60°F 1973-4°F 197232%7%
Dec 942°F31°F61°F 1933-2°F 197232%8%
Dec 1042°F30°F64°F 1946-5°F 193232%8%
Dec 1141°F30°F64°F 1921-5°F 193232%8%
Dec 1241°F30°F68°F 1924-4°F 192232%8%
Dec 1341°F30°F69°F 1924-8°F 192232%8%
Dec 1441°F30°F63°F 1917-7°F 192232%9%
Dec 1541°F30°F64°F 1917-15°F 191932%9%
Dec 1641°F30°F62°F 1917-12°F 192232%9%
Dec 1740°F29°F66°F 1999-9°F 196432%9%
Dec 1840°F29°F65°F 1917-7°F 192432%9%
Dec 1940°F29°F61°F 1917-7°F 192432%9%
Dec 2040°F29°F58°F 1933-2°F 192432%9%
Dec 2140°F29°F66°F 1933-3°F 199032%10%
Dec 2240°F29°F65°F 1933-7°F 189532%10%
Dec 2340°F29°F62°F 1899-7°F 198332%10%
Dec 2440°F29°F67°F 1950-9°F 192432%10%
Dec 2540°F29°F63°F 1922-10°F 192432%10%
Dec 2640°F29°F63°F 1980-5°F 192432%10%
Dec 2740°F29°F64°F 19807°F 200832%10%
Dec 2839°F29°F63°F 1967-1°F 198332%10%
Dec 2939°F29°F65°F 19170°F 196833%10%
Dec 3039°F29°F62°F 1920-6°F 196833%10%
Dec 3139°F29°F56°F 1938-6°F 196833%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Desert Aire, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PST).

December 1
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 4:14 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 4:22 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00456747 (Priest Rapids Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00458207, 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.