Hammond weather in December: Hammond, Louisiana: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Hammond in December has a normal high of 64°F and a normal low of 41°F, a daily mean of 52°F, falling from 66°F on the 1st to 62°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal December, 5.88 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 18°C and low of 5°C, 149 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationHammond (5 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00164030
- Location30.50°N 90.38°W
- Elevation35 ft (11 m)
- From the center5 miles
- Population23,426
- Jan 62° 38°
- Feb 65° 42°
- Mar 72° 49°
- Apr 78° 55°
- May 85° 63°
- Jun 90° 69°
- Jul 92° 72°
- Aug 92° 71°
- Sep 88° 67°
- Oct 81° 56°
- Nov 70° 46°
- Dec 64° 41°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Hammond in December?
The normal high is 64°F and the normal low 41°F, for a daily mean of 52.1°F. December is 5.9°F cooler than November and 2.2°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Hammond and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 4°F, from 66°F on December 1 to 62°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 49°F and 55°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 33%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 66°F | 42°F | 29% | 19% |
| December 8 | 65°F | 42°F | 30% | 20% |
| December 15 | 64°F | 41°F | 30% | 21% |
| December 22 | 63°F | 40°F | 32% | 22% |
| December 31 | 62°F | 39°F | 33% | 23% |
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 | 66°F | 42°F | 29% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 2 | 66°F | 42°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 3 | 66°F | 42°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 4 | 66°F | 42°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 5 | 65°F | 42°F | 29% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 6 | 65°F | 42°F | 30% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 7 | 65°F | 42°F | 30% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| December 8 | 65°F | 42°F | 30% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 9 | 65°F | 41°F | 30% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 10 | 65°F | 41°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 11 | 64°F | 41°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 12 | 64°F | 41°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 13 | 64°F | 41°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 14 | 64°F | 41°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 15 | 64°F | 41°F | 30% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 16 | 64°F | 40°F | 31% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 17 | 63°F | 40°F | 31% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 18 | 63°F | 40°F | 31% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 19 | 63°F | 40°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 20 | 63°F | 40°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 21 | 63°F | 40°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 22 | 63°F | 40°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 23 | 63°F | 40°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 24 | 63°F | 40°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 25 | 62°F | 39°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 26 | 62°F | 39°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 27 | 62°F | 39°F | 32% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 28 | 62°F | 39°F | 32% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 29 | 62°F | 39°F | 33% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 30 | 62°F | 39°F | 33% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 31 | 62°F | 39°F | 33% | 23% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 64°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 41°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 5.88 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 9
- Daylight
- 10 h 20 min to 10 h 10 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 10
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00164030; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Hammond in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 31% on average, highest around December 31 (33%). In all, 5.88 in falls on 9 days of a normal December, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Hammond, 9 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00164030.
What are the records for December in Hammond?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1981) is 84°F, on December 6, 1995; the coldest is 7°F, on December 23, 1989. The wettest December brought 12.70 in (2006).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00164030. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Hammond compare across Louisiana?
Across the 65 places PlainClimate covers in Louisiana, December normal highs run from 56°F in Bastrop to 66°F in Houma; Hammond's is 64°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.