Corning weather in December: Corning, New York: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Corning in December has a normal high of 34°F and a normal low of 19°F, a daily mean of 27°F, falling from 39°F on the 1st to 31°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 15 days in a normal December, 2.66 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 1°C and low of −7°C, 68 mm of precipitation and 25 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationCorning
- Station IDUSC00301787
- Location42.13°N 77.07°W
- Elevation1,147 ft (350 m)
- Population10,605
- Jan 30° 12°
- Feb 33° 13°
- Mar 42° 20°
- Apr 55° 31°
- May 68° 42°
- Jun 75° 51°
- Jul 79° 55°
- Aug 77° 54°
- Sep 70° 47°
- Oct 58° 36°
- Nov 45° 27°
- Dec 34° 19°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Corning in December?
The normal high is 34°F and the normal low 19°F, for a daily mean of 26.7°F. December is 9.1°F cooler than November and 5.9°F warmer than January. December is the 10th warmest month of the year in Corning and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 8°F, from 39°F on December 1 to 31°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 4.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 22°F and 31°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 50%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 39°F | 23°F | 49% | 20% |
| December 8 | 36°F | 21°F | 49% | 20% |
| December 15 | 34°F | 20°F | 50% | 20% |
| December 22 | 33°F | 18°F | 49% | 20% |
| December 31 | 31°F | 15°F | 48% | 20% |
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 | 39°F | 23°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 2 | 38°F | 23°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 3 | 38°F | 22°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 4 | 38°F | 22°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 5 | 37°F | 22°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 6 | 37°F | 22°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| December 7 | 37°F | 21°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 8 | 36°F | 21°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 9 | 36°F | 21°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 10 | 36°F | 21°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 11 | 35°F | 21°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 12 | 35°F | 20°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 13 | 35°F | 20°F | 50% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 14 | 34°F | 20°F | 50% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 15 | 34°F | 20°F | 50% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 16 | 34°F | 19°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 17 | 34°F | 19°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 18 | 33°F | 19°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 19 | 33°F | 19°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 20 | 33°F | 18°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 21 | 33°F | 18°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 22 | 33°F | 18°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 23 | 32°F | 18°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 24 | 32°F | 17°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 25 | 32°F | 17°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 26 | 32°F | 17°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 27 | 32°F | 17°F | 49% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 28 | 31°F | 16°F | 48% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 29 | 31°F | 16°F | 48% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 30 | 31°F | 16°F | 48% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| December 31 | 31°F | 15°F | 48% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 34°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 19°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 2.66 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 150.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 10.0 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 28
- Daylight
- 9 h 20 min to 9 h 10 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Sunshine
- 50%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00301787; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Corning in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 49% on average, highest around December 13 (50%). In all, 2.66 in falls on 15 days of a normal December.
In a normal December in Corning, 28 nights fall to freezing, 12 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 10.0 inches.
Snow falls on 9 days in a normal December, and an inch or more covers the ground on 14 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00301787.
What are the records for December in Corning?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1992) is 69°F, on December 6, 1998; the coldest is −13°F, on December 27, 1993. The wettest December brought 5.83 in (1942); the snowiest, 20.9 inches (1926).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 26.7°F: 2021 31.9°F (+5.2), 2022 27.5°F (+0.8), 2023 34.8°F (+8.1), 2024 26.5°F (−0.2), 2025 24.1°F (−2.6). 3 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31.9°F | +5.2°F | 2.12 in |
| 2022 | 27.5°F | +0.8°F | 2.88 in |
| 2023 | 34.8°F | +8.1°F | 4.45 in |
| 2024 | 26.5°F | −0.2°F | 2.15 in |
| 2025 | 24.1°F | −2.6°F | 2.07 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00301787; recent months: ACIS, station USC00301787. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Corning compare across New York?
Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in New York, December normal highs run from 29°F in Lake Placid to 47°F in Wantagh; Corning's is 34°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.