Washburn climate

Washburn Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Madeline Island, 15.3 km from Washburn

Average highs run from 33°F on December 1 to 24°F on December 31, and lows from 21°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.82 in over about 11 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 Washburn, in °F, with the record for each date.-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
28°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
1.82 in
Snowfall
16.4 in
Record high
57°FDec 3, 1998
Record low
-20°FDec 30, 2013
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 50 min to 8 h 37 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
16°F
Wind
8.7 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 133°F21°F52°F 1998-7°F 201433%22%
Dec 232°F20°F47°F 2017-1°F 200233%22%
Dec 332°F20°F57°F 1998-6°F 200433%23%
Dec 431°F20°F52°F 2015-9°F 202534%24%
Dec 531°F19°F56°F 2001-2°F 200534%24%
Dec 631°F19°F44°F 2012-14°F 200734%25%
Dec 730°F19°F49°F 2023-19°F 201334%25%
Dec 830°F18°F49°F 2023-16°F 201334%25%
Dec 930°F18°F49°F 2020-10°F 201334%26%
Dec 1029°F18°F47°F 2020-10°F 201934%26%
Dec 1129°F17°F47°F 1998-14°F 201934%26%
Dec 1229°F17°F49°F 1998-12°F 202434%27%
Dec 1328°F16°F46°F 2021-12°F 202534%27%
Dec 1428°F16°F54°F 2023-9°F 202534%27%
Dec 1528°F16°F55°F 2021-14°F 201034%28%
Dec 1627°F15°F55°F 2021-18°F 200834%28%
Dec 1727°F15°F44°F 2025-12°F 200834%28%
Dec 1827°F15°F44°F 2025-17°F 200834%28%
Dec 1927°F14°F43°F 2006-12°F 200434%29%
Dec 2026°F14°F43°F 2006-9°F 199934%29%
Dec 2126°F14°F43°F 2003-12°F 199934%29%
Dec 2226°F13°F45°F 2019-14°F 200835%30%
Dec 2326°F13°F46°F 2023-15°F 200435%30%
Dec 2425°F13°F51°F 2023-19°F 200435%30%
Dec 2525°F13°F50°F 2023-15°F 200035%30%
Dec 2625°F12°F49°F 2011-17°F 201735%30%
Dec 2725°F12°F45°F 2024-18°F 201735%30%
Dec 2824°F12°F44°F 2003-16°F 201735%31%
Dec 2924°F11°F45°F 1999-14°F 201335%31%
Dec 3024°F11°F44°F 2004-20°F 201335%31%
Dec 3124°F11°F44°F 2004-19°F 201335%31%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washburn, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

December 1
sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 4:18 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 4:25 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00474953 (Madeline Island), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094929, 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.