Joel Weather in December
Average highs run from 32°F on December 1 to 23°F on December 31, and lows from 17°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.50 in over about 9 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
- 27°F
- Average low
- 12°F
- Precipitation
- 1.50 in
- Snowfall
- 11.6 in
- Record high
- 60°FDec 3, 1998
- Record low
- -39°FDec 19, 1983
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 00 min to 8 h 48 min
- Cloud cover
- 68%
- Humidity
- 91%
- Dew point
- 14°F
- Wind
- 10.7 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 32°F | 17°F | 53°F 1962 | -8°F 1966 | 27% | 18% |
| Dec 2 | 32°F | 17°F | 58°F 1998 | -20°F 1976 | 27% | 19% |
| Dec 3 | 32°F | 17°F | 60°F 1998 | -25°F 1940 | 28% | 19% |
| Dec 4 | 31°F | 16°F | 59°F 1998 | -12°F 1991 | 28% | 19% |
| Dec 5 | 31°F | 16°F | 54°F 1998 | -16°F 1991 | 28% | 20% |
| Dec 6 | 30°F | 15°F | 57°F 2001 | -17°F 1972 | 28% | 20% |
| Dec 7 | 30°F | 15°F | 50°F 1939 | -26°F 1936 | 28% | 20% |
| Dec 8 | 29°F | 14°F | 48°F 1990 | -20°F 1976 | 28% | 21% |
| Dec 9 | 29°F | 14°F | 55°F 1939 | -15°F 1932 | 28% | 21% |
| Dec 10 | 29°F | 14°F | 46°F 1939 | -21°F 1978 | 28% | 21% |
| Dec 11 | 28°F | 13°F | 48°F 1949 | -33°F 1936 | 28% | 21% |
| Dec 12 | 28°F | 13°F | 47°F 1946 | -15°F 1995 | 28% | 21% |
| Dec 13 | 28°F | 13°F | 46°F 1998 | -20°F 1942 | 28% | 22% |
| Dec 14 | 27°F | 12°F | 50°F 1998 | -20°F 1950 | 28% | 22% |
| Dec 15 | 27°F | 12°F | 50°F 1936 | -19°F 1932 | 28% | 22% |
| Dec 16 | 27°F | 11°F | 54°F 2021 | -29°F 1932 | 28% | 22% |
| Dec 17 | 26°F | 11°F | 48°F 1939 | -20°F 1985 | 28% | 22% |
| Dec 18 | 26°F | 11°F | 46°F 1931 | -29°F 1983 | 28% | 22% |
| Dec 19 | 26°F | 10°F | 47°F 1997 | -39°F 1983 | 28% | 23% |
| Dec 20 | 25°F | 10°F | 40°F 1967 | -31°F 1983 | 27% | 23% |
| Dec 21 | 25°F | 10°F | 48°F 1967 | -28°F 1989 | 27% | 23% |
| Dec 22 | 25°F | 9°F | 43°F 1941 | -26°F 1983 | 27% | 23% |
| Dec 23 | 25°F | 9°F | 40°F 1931 | -29°F 1983 | 27% | 23% |
| Dec 24 | 24°F | 9°F | 43°F 1940 | -29°F 1983 | 27% | 23% |
| Dec 25 | 24°F | 8°F | 49°F 2023 | -36°F 1933 | 27% | 23% |
| Dec 26 | 24°F | 8°F | 50°F 2023 | -25°F 1934 | 27% | 24% |
| Dec 27 | 24°F | 8°F | 46°F 2011 | -35°F 1933 | 27% | 24% |
| Dec 28 | 23°F | 8°F | 40°F 2003 | -25°F 1933 | 26% | 24% |
| Dec 29 | 23°F | 7°F | 40°F 1936 | -20°F 1976 | 26% | 24% |
| Dec 30 | 23°F | 7°F | 45°F 1999 | -26°F 1976 | 26% | 24% |
| Dec 31 | 23°F | 7°F | 43°F 1965 | -32°F 1946 | 26% | 24% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 4:28 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 4:36 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00470175 (Amery), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00471923, 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.