Merton climate

Merton Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Richfield 3 Ssw, 10.7 km from Merton

Average highs run from 38°F on December 1 to 29°F on December 31, and lows from 22°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.10 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 Merton, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
2.10 in
Snowfall
8.8 in
Record high
68°FDec 6, 2001
Record low
-28°FDec 19, 1945
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 14 min to 9 h 03 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
11.2 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 138°F22°F62°F 19703°F 194012%
Dec 237°F22°F63°F 1982-7°F 194012%
Dec 337°F22°F61°F 1982-15°F 194013%
Dec 437°F21°F65°F 19981°F 200513%
Dec 536°F21°F60°F 1960-2°F 200513%
Dec 636°F21°F68°F 2001-5°F 197214%
Dec 735°F20°F60°F 1946-11°F 193614%
Dec 835°F20°F61°F 1946-6°F 190214%
Dec 935°F20°F60°F 1946-10°F 195815%
Dec 1034°F19°F56°F 1911-15°F 191915%
Dec 1134°F19°F59°F 1949-9°F 197215%
Dec 1234°F19°F54°F 1965-7°F 196215%
Dec 1333°F18°F56°F 1975-17°F 190316%
Dec 1433°F18°F57°F 1975-16°F 190116%
Dec 1533°F18°F54°F 1971-16°F 190116%
Dec 1632°F17°F57°F 1984-14°F 193216%
Dec 1732°F17°F51°F 2006-12°F 191417%
Dec 1832°F17°F51°F 1957-16°F 194517%
Dec 1932°F16°F54°F 1918-28°F 194517%
Dec 2031°F16°F52°F 1894-14°F 192417%
Dec 2131°F16°F55°F 1967-12°F 191617%
Dec 2231°F16°F53°F 1957-14°F 191618%
Dec 2331°F15°F55°F 1941-17°F 198318%
Dec 2430°F15°F56°F 1932-23°F 198318%
Dec 2530°F15°F60°F 1982-15°F 198318%
Dec 2630°F14°F52°F 2023-20°F 191418%
Dec 2730°F14°F54°F 1946-17°F 195018%
Dec 2829°F14°F63°F 1984-20°F 192419%
Dec 2929°F14°F63°F 1984-12°F 191719%
Dec 3029°F13°F57°F 1936-12°F 190919%
Dec 3129°F13°F55°F 1965-12°F 196819%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Merton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 4:19 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 4:28 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00477148 (Richfield 3 Ssw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00478937, 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.