Platte County Weather in December
Average highs run from 46°F on December 1 to 43°F on December 31, and lows from 19°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.39 in over about 3 wet days.
December day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
December at a glance
- Average high
- 43°F
- Average low
- 16°F
- Precipitation
- 0.39 in
- Snowfall
- 5.7 in
- Record high
- 76°FDec 9, 1915
- Record low
- -39°FDec 22, 1989
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 20 min to 9 h 10 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 64%
- Dew point
- 16°F
- Wind
- 16.1 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 46°F | 19°F | 72°F 1995 | -21°F 1985 | 9% | 9% |
| Dec 2 | 45°F | 19°F | 71°F 2021 | -6°F 1985 | 9% | 9% |
| Dec 3 | 45°F | 18°F | 74°F 1941 | -20°F 1978 | 9% | 9% |
| Dec 4 | 45°F | 18°F | 68°F 1987 | -14°F 1955 | 9% | 9% |
| Dec 5 | 44°F | 18°F | 69°F 1939 | -19°F 1972 | 9% | 9% |
| Dec 6 | 44°F | 17°F | 71°F 1915 | -28°F 1972 | 9% | 9% |
| Dec 7 | 44°F | 17°F | 74°F 1915 | -18°F 2005 | 9% | 9% |
| Dec 8 | 43°F | 17°F | 75°F 1915 | -23°F 1978 | 9% | 9% |
| Dec 9 | 43°F | 17°F | 76°F 1915 | -34°F 1919 | 9% | 10% |
| Dec 10 | 43°F | 17°F | 70°F 1907 | -31°F 1972 | 9% | 10% |
| Dec 11 | 43°F | 16°F | 68°F 1939 | -27°F 1985 | 9% | 10% |
| Dec 12 | 43°F | 16°F | 70°F 1933 | -21°F 1972 | 9% | 10% |
| Dec 13 | 42°F | 16°F | 61°F 1962 | -18°F 1919 | 9% | 10% |
| Dec 14 | 42°F | 16°F | 75°F 1915 | -22°F 1940 | 9% | 10% |
| Dec 15 | 42°F | 16°F | 68°F 2006 | -14°F 2008 | 9% | 10% |
| Dec 16 | 42°F | 16°F | 65°F 1962 | -14°F 1964 | 9% | 10% |
| Dec 17 | 42°F | 16°F | 65°F 1939 | -32°F 1964 | 9% | 10% |
| Dec 18 | 42°F | 15°F | 64°F 1979 | -24°F 1924 | 9% | 10% |
| Dec 19 | 42°F | 15°F | 63°F 1979 | -27°F 1924 | 9% | 10% |
| Dec 20 | 42°F | 15°F | 65°F 1941 | -21°F 1990 | 9% | 10% |
| Dec 21 | 42°F | 15°F | 76°F 1915 | -32°F 1983 | 9% | 10% |
| Dec 22 | 42°F | 15°F | 72°F 1915 | -39°F 1989 | 9% | 10% |
| Dec 23 | 42°F | 15°F | 65°F 1955 | -35°F 1983 | 9% | 10% |
| Dec 24 | 42°F | 15°F | 64°F 1955 | -22°F 1983 | 9% | 10% |
| Dec 25 | 42°F | 15°F | 63°F 2005 | -27°F 1987 | 9% | 10% |
| Dec 26 | 42°F | 15°F | 69°F 1897 | -20°F 1987 | 9% | 10% |
| Dec 27 | 42°F | 15°F | 67°F 1980 | -17°F 2017 | 9% | 10% |
| Dec 28 | 42°F | 16°F | 62°F 1980 | -12°F 1941 | 9% | 10% |
| Dec 29 | 42°F | 16°F | 66°F 1933 | -24°F 1983 | 9% | 10% |
| Dec 30 | 42°F | 16°F | 63°F 1980 | -22°F 1978 | 9% | 10% |
| Dec 31 | 43°F | 16°F | 70°F 1897 | -35°F 1923 | 9% | 10% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- December 1
- sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 4:29 PM
- December 31
- sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 4:38 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00489615 (Wheatland 4 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00489615, 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.