Turtle Lake climate

Turtle Lake Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cumberland, 18.1 km from Turtle Lake

Average highs run from 30°F on December 1 to 20°F on December 31, and lows from 15°F to 3°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.29 in over about 9 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 Turtle Lake, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
24°F
Average low
9°F
Precipitation
1.29 in
Snowfall
11.6 in
Record high
60°FDec 3, 1998
Record low
-39°FDec 19, 1983
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 59 min to 8 h 47 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Dec 130°F15°F53°F 1962-8°F 196627%18%
Dec 230°F14°F58°F 1998-20°F 197627%19%
Dec 329°F14°F60°F 1998-25°F 194027%19%
Dec 429°F13°F59°F 1998-12°F 199128%19%
Dec 528°F13°F54°F 1998-16°F 199128%20%
Dec 628°F13°F57°F 2001-17°F 197228%20%
Dec 727°F12°F50°F 1939-26°F 193628%20%
Dec 827°F12°F48°F 1990-20°F 197628%21%
Dec 926°F11°F55°F 1939-15°F 193228%21%
Dec 1026°F11°F46°F 1939-21°F 197828%21%
Dec 1126°F11°F48°F 1949-33°F 193628%21%
Dec 1225°F10°F47°F 1946-15°F 199528%21%
Dec 1325°F10°F46°F 1998-20°F 194228%22%
Dec 1425°F9°F50°F 1998-20°F 195028%22%
Dec 1524°F9°F50°F 1936-19°F 193228%22%
Dec 1624°F9°F54°F 2021-29°F 193228%22%
Dec 1724°F8°F48°F 1939-20°F 198528%22%
Dec 1823°F8°F46°F 1931-29°F 198328%22%
Dec 1923°F7°F47°F 1997-39°F 198328%23%
Dec 2023°F7°F40°F 1967-31°F 198328%23%
Dec 2122°F7°F48°F 1967-28°F 198928%23%
Dec 2222°F6°F43°F 1941-26°F 198328%23%
Dec 2322°F6°F40°F 1931-29°F 198328%23%
Dec 2422°F6°F43°F 1940-29°F 198328%23%
Dec 2521°F5°F49°F 2023-36°F 193328%23%
Dec 2621°F5°F50°F 2023-25°F 193428%24%
Dec 2721°F5°F46°F 2011-35°F 193328%24%
Dec 2821°F4°F40°F 2003-25°F 193328%24%
Dec 2921°F4°F40°F 1936-20°F 197628%24%
Dec 3020°F4°F45°F 1999-26°F 197628%24%
Dec 3120°F3°F43°F 1965-32°F 194628%24%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Turtle Lake, 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 7:28 AM, sunset 4:27 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 4:35 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00471923 (Cumberland), 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.