Bancroft climate

Bancroft Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hancock Exp Farm, 21.4 km from Bancroft

Average highs run from 35°F on December 1 to 26°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.42 in over about 8 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 Bancroft, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
30°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
1.42 in
Snowfall
7.5 in
Record high
62°FDec 5, 2001
Record low
-32°FDec 26, 1914
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 06 min to 8 h 55 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
17°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 135°F19°F58°F 1962-19°F 189327%15%
Dec 235°F19°F60°F 1962-21°F 189327%16%
Dec 334°F18°F61°F 1982-18°F 194027%16%
Dec 434°F18°F61°F 1998-13°F 189327%17%
Dec 533°F18°F62°F 2001-4°F 202527%17%
Dec 633°F17°F61°F 2001-14°F 192627%18%
Dec 733°F17°F52°F 1939-23°F 189327%18%
Dec 832°F16°F56°F 1946-17°F 191727%18%
Dec 932°F16°F54°F 2023-19°F 191027%19%
Dec 1032°F16°F53°F 1939-20°F 191927%19%
Dec 1131°F15°F55°F 2020-17°F 197227%19%
Dec 1231°F15°F51°F 1968-14°F 192727%19%
Dec 1331°F15°F51°F 1968-26°F 190327%19%
Dec 1430°F14°F55°F 2015-26°F 190127%20%
Dec 1530°F14°F53°F 1998-28°F 190127%20%
Dec 1630°F14°F60°F 2021-22°F 190127%20%
Dec 1729°F13°F49°F 1984-19°F 190327%20%
Dec 1829°F13°F46°F 1997-25°F 195027%20%
Dec 1929°F13°F51°F 2002-26°F 198327%20%
Dec 2028°F12°F51°F 1894-21°F 190127%20%
Dec 2128°F12°F51°F 1967-23°F 198927%20%
Dec 2228°F12°F50°F 1957-22°F 198927%20%
Dec 2328°F11°F47°F 2019-25°F 198327%20%
Dec 2427°F11°F51°F 2015-28°F 195127%20%
Dec 2527°F11°F50°F 1936-24°F 192127%20%
Dec 2627°F11°F54°F 1936-32°F 191427%20%
Dec 2727°F10°F50°F 1936-24°F 193327%20%
Dec 2827°F10°F53°F 1984-25°F 192427%20%
Dec 2926°F10°F55°F 1984-21°F 191727%20%
Dec 3026°F10°F51°F 1936-19°F 197627%20%
Dec 3126°F9°F53°F 1965-22°F 189827%20%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bancroft, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 4:20 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 4:29 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00473405 (Hancock Exp Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00478171, 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.