Big Spring weather in December: Big Spring, Texas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Big Spring in December has a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 33°F, a daily mean of 46°F, falling from 61°F on the 1st to 57°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 3 days in a normal December, 0.78 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 15°C and low of 0°C, 20 mm of precipitation and 2 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationBig Spring
- Station IDUSW00023041
- Location32.24°N 101.45°W
- Elevation2,510 ft (765 m)
- Population22,541
- Jan 58° 31°
- Feb 63° 35°
- Mar 71° 42°
- Apr 79° 50°
- May 87° 60°
- Jun 94° 68°
- Jul 96° 72°
- Aug 95° 72°
- Sep 88° 64°
- Oct 79° 53°
- Nov 67° 41°
- Dec 58° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Big Spring in December?
The normal high is 58°F and the normal low 33°F, for a daily mean of 45.5°F. December is 8.4°F cooler than November and 0.8°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Big Spring and the 11th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high falls 4°F, from 61°F on December 1 to 57°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 44°F and 48°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 9%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 61°F | 35°F | 9% | 5% |
| December 8 | 59°F | 34°F | 9% | 5% |
| December 15 | 58°F | 33°F | 9% | 5% |
| December 22 | 57°F | 32°F | 9% | 5% |
| December 31 | 57°F | 31°F | 8% | 5% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 61°F | 35°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 2 | 61°F | 35°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 3 | 61°F | 35°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 4 | 60°F | 35°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 5 | 60°F | 34°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 6 | 60°F | 34°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 7 | 60°F | 34°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 8 | 59°F | 34°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 9 | 59°F | 34°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 10 | 59°F | 33°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 11 | 59°F | 33°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 12 | 59°F | 33°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 13 | 58°F | 33°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 14 | 58°F | 33°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 15 | 58°F | 33°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 16 | 58°F | 33°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 17 | 58°F | 32°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 18 | 58°F | 32°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 19 | 57°F | 32°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 20 | 57°F | 32°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 21 | 57°F | 32°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 22 | 57°F | 32°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 23 | 57°F | 32°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 24 | 57°F | 32°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 25 | 57°F | 32°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 26 | 57°F | 32°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 27 | 57°F | 32°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 28 | 57°F | 32°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 29 | 57°F | 31°F | 9% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 30 | 57°F | 31°F | 8% | 5% | 10 h |
| December 31 | 57°F | 31°F | 8% | 5% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 58°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 33°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 0.78 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 30.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.7 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 16
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 hDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 6
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 81%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00023041; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Big Spring in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 9% on average, highest around December 18 (9%). In all, 0.78 in falls on 3 days of a normal December.
In a normal December in Big Spring, 16 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 0.7 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00023041.
What are the records for December in Big Spring?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1948) is 86°F, on December 4, 1954; the coldest is 1°F, on December 23, 1989. The wettest December brought 3.55 in (1991); the snowiest, 7.0 inches (1998).
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00023041. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Big Spring compare across Texas?
Across the 321 places PlainClimate covers in Texas, December normal highs run from 49°F in Dumas to 74°F in Brownsville; Big Spring's is 58°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.