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 1.25 1975 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 1984 -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. Visit the Naval Observatory for more details.
...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