Glidden climate

Glidden Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Butternut 3SW, 17.4 km from Glidden

Average highs run from 30°F on December 1 to 21°F on December 31, and lows from 15°F to 4°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.80 in.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Glidden, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
25°F
Average low
10°F
Precipitation
1.80 in
Snowfall
22.1 in
Record high
64°FDec 3, 1998
Record low
-43°FDec 19, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 54 min to 8 h 41 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
94%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
7.4 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 130°F15°F57°F 1962-26°F 191931%
Dec 229°F15°F56°F 1962-29°F 197632%
Dec 329°F15°F64°F 1998-31°F 192732%
Dec 428°F14°F56°F 1998-29°F 194033%
Dec 528°F14°F56°F 1998-13°F 193633%
Dec 628°F13°F60°F 2001-21°F 192634%
Dec 727°F13°F44°F 1918-33°F 197634%
Dec 827°F13°F53°F 1946-30°F 197635%
Dec 927°F12°F54°F 1946-29°F 192735%
Dec 1026°F12°F50°F 1930-28°F 191935%
Dec 1126°F11°F48°F 1913-30°F 197735%
Dec 1226°F11°F50°F 1913-23°F 198936%
Dec 1325°F11°F50°F 1913-26°F 190336%
Dec 1425°F10°F48°F 1998-32°F 190136%
Dec 1525°F10°F50°F 1998-30°F 190137%
Dec 1625°F9°F48°F 1913-35°F 193237%
Dec 1724°F9°F48°F 1913-32°F 191937%
Dec 1824°F9°F47°F 1923-35°F 198338%
Dec 1924°F8°F46°F 1931-43°F 198338%
Dec 2024°F8°F46°F 1923-40°F 198339%
Dec 2123°F8°F49°F 1967-35°F 198939%
Dec 2223°F7°F46°F 1941-29°F 198939%
Dec 2323°F7°F42°F 1931-32°F 198340%
Dec 2423°F6°F44°F 1940-34°F 200440%
Dec 2522°F6°F42°F 1940-39°F 196840%
Dec 2622°F6°F49°F 1936-34°F 196240%
Dec 2722°F5°F48°F 1936-33°F 199040%
Dec 2822°F5°F42°F 1984-29°F 192441%
Dec 2922°F5°F43°F 1984-34°F 191741%
Dec 3021°F5°F50°F 1904-32°F 197641%
Dec 3121°F4°F47°F 1904-37°F 197342%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Glidden, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 4:18 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 4:26 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00471249 (Butternut 3SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00476859, 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.