Centralia weather in December: Centralia, Washington: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Centralia in December has a normal high of 45°F and a normal low of 34°F, a daily mean of 39°F, falling from 47°F on the 1st to 45°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 22 days in a normal December, 6.44 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 7°C and low of 1°C, 164 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationCentralia
- Station IDUSC00451276
- Location46.72°N 122.95°W
- Elevation185 ft (56 m)
- Population19,061
- Jan 46° 34°
- Feb 50° 34°
- Mar 54° 36°
- Apr 60° 39°
- May 67° 44°
- Jun 71° 49°
- Jul 78° 53°
- Aug 78° 53°
- Sep 73° 48°
- Oct 61° 43°
- Nov 51° 37°
- Dec 45° 34°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Centralia in December?
The normal high is 45°F and the normal low 34°F, for a daily mean of 39.4°F. December is 4.5°F cooler than November and 0.8°F cooler than January. December is the 12th warmest month of the year in Centralia and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 2°F, from 47°F on December 1 to 45°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 37°F and 41°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 72%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 47°F | 35°F | 72% | 45% |
| December 8 | 46°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% |
| December 15 | 45°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% |
| December 22 | 44°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% |
| December 31 | 45°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 17)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 47°F | 35°F | 72% | 45% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 2 | 47°F | 35°F | 72% | 45% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 3 | 46°F | 35°F | 72% | 45% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 4 | 46°F | 35°F | 72% | 45% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 5 | 46°F | 34°F | 72% | 45% | 8 h 50 min |
| December 6 | 46°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 7 | 46°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 8 | 46°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 9 | 45°F | 34°F | 72% | 45% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 10 | 45°F | 34°F | 72% | 45% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 11 | 45°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 12 | 45°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 13 | 45°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 14 | 45°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 15 | 45°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 16 | 45°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 17 | 45°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 18 | 45°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 19 | 44°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 20 | 44°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 21 | 44°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 22 | 44°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 23 | 44°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 24 | 44°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 25 | 44°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 26 | 44°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 27 | 44°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 28 | 45°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 29 | 45°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 30 min |
| December 30 | 45°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 40 min |
| December 31 | 45°F | 34°F | 72% | 44% | 8 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 45°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 34°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 6.44 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 220.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 11
- Daylight
- 8 h 50 min to 8 h 40 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 52%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00451276; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Centralia in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 72% on average, highest around December 13 (72%). In all, 6.44 in falls on 22 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Centralia, 11 nights fall to freezing and 1 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00451276.
What are the records for December in Centralia?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 73°F, on December 13, 1913; the coldest is 0°F, on December 31, 1978. The wettest December brought 22.12 in (1933); the snowiest, 10.5 inches (1919).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00451276. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Centralia compare across Washington?
Across the 96 places PlainClimate covers in Washington, December normal highs run from 29°F in Winthrop to 48°F in Grayland; Centralia's is 45°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Centralia in November51°F by day, 37°F at night
- Centralia in January46°F by day, 34°F at night
- Centralia through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Washington in DecemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Grayland: Washington's warmest Decembernormal high 48°F