Moorcroft climate

Moorcroft Weather in December

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Moorcroft 3S, 5.4 km from Moorcroft

Average highs run from 37°F on December 1 to 33°F on December 31, and lows from 15°F to 11°F.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Moorcroft, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

December at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
12°F
Snowfall
6.7 in
Record high
75°FDec 1, 2021
Record low
-29°FDec 21, 2022
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 06 min to 8 h 56 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
17°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 137°F15°F75°F 2021-3°F 200711%
Dec 237°F15°F68°F 2021-10°F 200711%
Dec 337°F15°F61°F 2024-5°F 200911%
Dec 436°F14°F61°F 20071°F 200811%
Dec 536°F14°F58°F 2012-7°F 201111%
Dec 636°F13°F60°F 2023-15°F 200511%
Dec 735°F13°F61°F 2024-22°F 200512%
Dec 835°F13°F66°F 2020-19°F 201612%
Dec 935°F13°F64°F 2020-18°F 200912%
Dec 1035°F12°F60°F 2014-11°F 200012%
Dec 1135°F12°F60°F 2014-20°F 200012%
Dec 1234°F12°F65°F 2014-12°F 200012%
Dec 1334°F12°F61°F 2014-10°F 200812%
Dec 1434°F11°F60°F 1998-20°F 200812%
Dec 1534°F11°F63°F 2025-21°F 200812%
Dec 1634°F11°F60°F 2023-13°F 200012%
Dec 1734°F11°F59°F 2025-24°F 201613%
Dec 1834°F11°F57°F 2023-18°F 201613%
Dec 1933°F11°F59°F 2023-12°F 199813%
Dec 2033°F11°F59°F 2023-24°F 199813%
Dec 2133°F11°F62°F 2024-29°F 202213%
Dec 2233°F11°F59°F 2020-29°F 202213%
Dec 2333°F11°F61°F 2025-26°F 202213%
Dec 2433°F11°F65°F 2025-10°F 200913%
Dec 2533°F11°F55°F 2005-6°F 201713%
Dec 2633°F11°F54°F 2005-4°F 201413%
Dec 2733°F11°F53°F 2006-11°F 202113%
Dec 2833°F11°F60°F 2002-6°F 202513%
Dec 2933°F11°F56°F 2002-16°F 201413%
Dec 3033°F11°F48°F 2023-22°F 201413%
Dec 3133°F11°F54°F 2025-17°F 201713%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Moorcroft, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

December 1
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 4:22 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 4:31 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024088 (Moorcroft 3S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094023, 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.