Poplar climate

Poplar Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Brule RS, 16.6 km from Poplar

Average highs run from 30°F on December 1 to 21°F on December 31, and lows from 17°F to 5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.44 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 Poplar, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
25°F
Average low
10°F
Precipitation
1.44 in
Snowfall
12.3 in
Record high
60°FDec 1, 1962
Record low
-32°FDec 19, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 51 min to 8 h 38 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
9.8 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°F17°F60°F 1962-18°F 191915%
Dec 230°F16°F55°F 1962-20°F 197615%
Dec 330°F16°F59°F 1962-19°F 198516%
Dec 429°F15°F58°F 1962-11°F 194016%
Dec 529°F15°F56°F 1941-11°F 195516%
Dec 628°F14°F46°F 1913-15°F 195516%
Dec 728°F14°F56°F 1939-25°F 197617%
Dec 828°F14°F46°F 1990-25°F 197617%
Dec 927°F13°F52°F 1990-20°F 192717%
Dec 1027°F13°F54°F 1939-21°F 191917%
Dec 1127°F12°F52°F 1913-21°F 197717%
Dec 1226°F12°F50°F 1949-15°F 196217%
Dec 1326°F11°F51°F 1913-21°F 198518%
Dec 1426°F11°F52°F 1998-26°F 192618%
Dec 1525°F10°F48°F 1959-27°F 198518%
Dec 1625°F10°F50°F 1913-21°F 191918%
Dec 1725°F10°F45°F 1939-22°F 198318%
Dec 1824°F9°F48°F 1997-27°F 198318%
Dec 1924°F9°F41°F 2006-32°F 198319%
Dec 2024°F8°F54°F 1923-28°F 198319%
Dec 2124°F8°F45°F 1923-24°F 198919%
Dec 2223°F8°F46°F 1994-22°F 198319%
Dec 2323°F7°F45°F 1994-25°F 198319%
Dec 2423°F7°F46°F 1994-22°F 192120%
Dec 2523°F7°F47°F 1940-26°F 193320%
Dec 2622°F6°F47°F 2011-26°F 193320%
Dec 2722°F6°F44°F 2003-26°F 196420%
Dec 2822°F5°F42°F 2003-32°F 191720%
Dec 2922°F5°F50°F 1999-30°F 191720%
Dec 3022°F5°F50°F 1999-26°F 191721%
Dec 3121°F5°F44°F 1929-24°F 196721%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Poplar, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 4:22 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:51 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 USC00471131 (Brule RS), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00478349, 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.