DECEMBER - COLUMBIA WEATHER CALENDAR
SUN RECORD TEMPS NORMAL TEMPS PRECIPITATION RECORD PRECIPITATION
RISE SET HIGH YEAR LOW YEAR HIGH LOW MEAN MONTH YEAR AMOUNT YEAR SNOW YEAR
1 7:09 4:47 68 1982 4 1893 48 31 39 0.08 39.42 0.92 2018 13.0 2006
2 7:10 4:47 72 1917 5 1985 48 30 39 0.15 39.49 2.71 1982 2.8 1967
3 7:10 4:47 75 2012 0 1895 48 30 39 0.22 39.56 1.12 1937 2.8 1921
4 7:11 4:47 70 2017 2 2006 47 30 38 0.29 39.63 2.01 1999 3.2 1908
5 7:12 4:47 74 1998 -4 1895 47 29 38 0.36 39.70 1.22 2014 5.6 1942
6 7:13 4:46 73 1951 -2 1950 46 29 38 0.43 39.77 1.54 1892 2.1 1909
7 7:14 4:46 72 1966 -3 1950 46 29 38 0.49 39.83 1.13 1916 2.8 1917
8 7:15 4:46 76 1991 -9 1917 46 29 37 0.56 39.90 0.88 1956 3.1 1961
9 7:16 4:47 73 1940 -5 1909 45 28 37 0.63 39.97 1.14 2007 5.8 1944
10 7:17 4:47 69 2020 -9 1917 45 28 37 0.69 40.03 1.73 1985 3.0 2003
11 7:17 4:47 73 1949 -3 1917 45 28 36 0.76 40.10 0.77 1960 3.9 1963
12 7:18 4:47 74 1889 -7 1962 45 28 36 0.82 40.16 1.43 1923 4.0 1898
13 7:19 4:47 75 1948 -6 1917 44 27 36 0.89 40.23 2.15 2015 5.7 2003
14 7:20 4:47 70 1975 -12 1898 44 27 35 0.95 40.29 2.05 2024 9.7 1987
15 7:20 4:48 70 1948 -15 1901 44 27 35 1.02 40.36 1.49 1992 7.0 1911
16 7:21 4:48 76 2021 -11 1989 43 27 35 1.08 40.42 0.86 1928 3.5 1911
17 7:22 4:48 65 1962 -5 1989 43 26 35 1.15 40.49 1.46 1924 2.0 1945
18 7:22 4:49 71 1939 -8 1983 43 26 34 1.21 40.55 3.86 1895 4.8 1945
19 7:23 4:49 75 1889 -16 1901 43 26 34 1.28 40.62 2.45 1895 4.7 1973
20 7:23 4:49 69 1949 -23 1901 42 26 34 1.34 40.68 1.01 1991 2.0 1960
21 7:24 4:50 66 1889 -15 1989 42 25 34 1.41 40.75 2.07 1949 1.7 1983
22 7:25 4:50 67 1893 -20 1989 42 25 34 1.48 40.82 1.85 1988 6.7 1913
23 7:25 4:51 70 1893 -19 1989 42 25 33 1.55 40.89 1.90 1932 5.0 1918
24 7:25 4:52 74 2021 -16 1983 41 25 33 1.61 40.95 1.33 1982 11.1 1915
25 7:26 4:52 74 1889 -19 1983 41 25 33 1.68 41.02 0.56 1957 3.4 1987
26 7:26 4:53 69 1942 -10 1948 41 24 33 1.75 41.09 2.20 2015 4.1 1939
27 7:27 4:53 71 1946 -7 1924 41 24 33 1.82 41.16 2.05 1968 4.0 1915
28 7:27 4:54 71 2025 -12 1924 41 24 32 1.89 41.23 1.53 2021 6.6 1943
29 7:27 4:55 73 2022 -8 1917 40 24 32 1.95 41.29 2.04 1984 6.9 1954
30 7:27 4:56 72 1965 -7 1983 40 24 32 2.02 41.36 0.84 1973 11.2 1973
31 7:28 4:56 72 1951 -12 1976 40 24 32 2.09 41.43 2.06 2018 2.7 1958
NOTE: The actual sunrise sunset times may vary by a minute or two from year to year.
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...NORMALS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER...
TEMPERATURES PRECIPITATION HEATING
HIGH 43.6 MONTH 2.06 MONTH 925
LOW 26.7 YEAR TO DATE 41.43 SEASON TO DATE 1832
MEAN 35.2
SNOWFALL COOLING
MONTH 3.4 MONTH 0
YEAR TO DATE 16.5 YEAR TO DATE 1447
SEASON TO DATE 4.2
...EXTREMES FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER...
RECORD HIGH TEMP 76 IN 2021 AND 1991
RECORD LOW TEMP -23 IN 1901
LOWEST HIGH TEMP -7 IN 1983
HIGHEST LOW TEMP 61 IN 2021 AND 1984
HIGHEST MEAN TEMP 66 IN 1984
LOWEST MEAN TEMP -13 IN 1989
COLDEST DECEMBER 17.6 IN 1983
WARMEST DECEMBER 49.3 IN 1889
WETTEST DECEMBER 7.82 INCHES IN 1895
DRIEST DECEMBER 0.19 INCHES IN 1955
MAXIMUM 24 HR RAINFALL 3.86 INCHES IN 1895
MAXIMUM 24 HR SNOWFALL 13.0 INCHES IN 2006
MAXIMUM DECEMBER SNOWFALL 17.8 INCHES IN 1973
MINIMUM DECEMBER SNOWFALL 0.0 INCHES IN 2004 AND 1891
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 58 MPH IN 1971
HIGHEST PRESSURE 31.07 INCHES IN 1924
LOWEST PRESSURE 29.09 INCHES IN 1973