Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport weather in December: Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Florida: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport in December has a normal high of 78°F and a normal low of 63°F, a daily mean of 70°F, falling from 79°F on the 1st to 77°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal December, 2.79 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 25°C and low of 17°C, 71 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationFort Lauderdale Executive Airport
- Station IDUSW00012885
- Location26.20°N 80.17°W
- Elevation14 ft (4 m)
- Jan 76° 59°
- Feb 78° 61°
- Mar 81° 64°
- Apr 84° 68°
- May 87° 72°
- Jun 89° 76°
- Jul 91° 76°
- Aug 91° 77°
- Sep 89° 76°
- Oct 86° 73°
- Nov 81° 67°
- Dec 78° 63°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport in December?
The normal high is 78°F and the normal low 63°F, for a daily mean of 70.3°F. December is 3.6°F cooler than November and 2.6°F warmer than January. December is the 10th warmest month of the year in Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 2°F, from 79°F on December 1 to 77°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 3.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 67°F and 74°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 29%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 79°F | 65°F | 29% | 15% |
| December 8 | 78°F | 64°F | 28% | 14% |
| December 15 | 78°F | 63°F | 27% | 14% |
| December 22 | 77°F | 62°F | 26% | 13% |
| December 31 | 77°F | 60°F | 25% | 13% |
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 | 79°F | 65°F | 29% | 15% | 10 h 40 min |
| December 2 | 79°F | 65°F | 29% | 15% | 10 h 40 min |
| December 3 | 79°F | 65°F | 29% | 15% | 10 h 40 min |
| December 4 | 79°F | 64°F | 29% | 15% | 10 h 40 min |
| December 5 | 79°F | 64°F | 29% | 15% | 10 h 40 min |
| December 6 | 79°F | 64°F | 28% | 15% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 7 | 79°F | 64°F | 28% | 15% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 8 | 78°F | 64°F | 28% | 14% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 9 | 78°F | 64°F | 28% | 14% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 10 | 78°F | 64°F | 28% | 14% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 11 | 78°F | 64°F | 28% | 14% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 12 | 78°F | 63°F | 28% | 14% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 13 | 78°F | 63°F | 27% | 14% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 14 | 78°F | 63°F | 27% | 14% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 15 | 78°F | 63°F | 27% | 14% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 16 | 78°F | 63°F | 27% | 14% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 17 | 78°F | 63°F | 27% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 18 | 78°F | 63°F | 27% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 19 | 78°F | 62°F | 26% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 20 | 78°F | 62°F | 26% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 21 | 77°F | 62°F | 26% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 22 | 77°F | 62°F | 26% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 23 | 77°F | 62°F | 26% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 24 | 77°F | 62°F | 26% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 25 | 77°F | 61°F | 26% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 26 | 77°F | 61°F | 26% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 27 | 77°F | 61°F | 25% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 28 | 77°F | 61°F | 25% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 29 | 77°F | 61°F | 25% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 30 | 77°F | 61°F | 25% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
| December 31 | 77°F | 60°F | 25% | 13% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 78°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 63°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 2.79 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 10 h 40 min to 10 h 30 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 28
- Days at 80°F or more
- 16
- Sunshine
- 78%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00012885; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 27% on average, highest around December 1 (29%). In all, 2.79 in falls on 9 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00012885.
What are the records for December in Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1998) is 90°F, on December 3, 2018; the coldest is 34°F, on December 14, 2010. The wettest December brought 10.25 in (2019).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 70.3°F: 2021 73.7°F (+3.4), 2022 71.1°F (+0.8), 2023 70.4°F (+0.1), 2024 71.9°F (+1.6). 4 of 4 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 73.7°F | +3.4°F | 2.24 in |
| 2022 | 71.1°F | +0.8°F | 1.89 in |
| 2023 | 70.4°F | +0.1°F | 4.75 in |
| 2024 | 71.9°F | +1.6°F | 4.14 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00012885; recent months: ACIS, station USW00012885. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport compare across Florida?
Across the 106 places PlainClimate covers in Florida, December normal highs run from 63°F in Milton to 80°F in Everglades; Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport's is 78°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport in November81°F by day, 67°F at night
- Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport in January76°F by day, 59°F at night
- Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Florida in DecemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Everglades: Florida's warmest Decembernormal high 80°F