Hobbs weather in December: Hobbs, New Mexico: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Hobbs in December has a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 31°F, a daily mean of 43°F, falling from 59°F on the 1st to 54°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 2 days in a normal December, 0.51 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of −1°C, 13 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationHobbs
- Station IDUSC00294026
- Location32.73°N 103.13°W
- Elevation3,660 ft (1,116 m)
- Population41,061
- Jan 55° 30°
- Feb 61° 33°
- Mar 69° 40°
- Apr 77° 48°
- May 85° 57°
- Jun 93° 65°
- Jul 94° 69°
- Aug 92° 68°
- Sep 85° 61°
- Oct 76° 50°
- Nov 64° 38°
- Dec 56° 31°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Hobbs in December?
The normal high is 56°F and the normal low 31°F, for a daily mean of 43.1°F. December is 7.8°F cooler than November and 0.8°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Hobbs and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 5°F, from 59°F on December 1 to 54°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 41°F and 46°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 7%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 59°F | 33°F | 6% | 3% |
| December 8 | 57°F | 32°F | 6% | 3% |
| December 15 | 56°F | 30°F | 6% | 3% |
| December 22 | 55°F | 30°F | 7% | 4% |
| December 31 | 54°F | 29°F | 7% | 4% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 29)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 59°F | 33°F | 6% | 3% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 2 | 58°F | 33°F | 6% | 3% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 3 | 58°F | 33°F | 6% | 3% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 4 | 58°F | 33°F | 6% | 3% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 5 | 58°F | 32°F | 6% | 3% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 6 | 58°F | 32°F | 6% | 3% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 7 | 57°F | 32°F | 6% | 3% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 8 | 57°F | 32°F | 6% | 3% | 10 h |
| December 9 | 57°F | 31°F | 6% | 3% | 10 h |
| December 10 | 57°F | 31°F | 6% | 3% | 10 h |
| December 11 | 56°F | 31°F | 6% | 3% | 10 h |
| December 12 | 56°F | 31°F | 6% | 3% | 10 h |
| December 13 | 56°F | 31°F | 6% | 3% | 10 h |
| December 14 | 56°F | 31°F | 6% | 3% | 10 h |
| December 15 | 56°F | 30°F | 6% | 3% | 10 h |
| December 16 | 55°F | 30°F | 6% | 3% | 10 h |
| December 17 | 55°F | 30°F | 6% | 3% | 10 h |
| December 18 | 55°F | 30°F | 6% | 3% | 10 h |
| December 19 | 55°F | 30°F | 6% | 3% | 10 h |
| December 20 | 55°F | 30°F | 6% | 3% | 10 h |
| December 21 | 55°F | 30°F | 7% | 3% | 10 h |
| December 22 | 55°F | 30°F | 7% | 4% | 10 h |
| December 23 | 54°F | 29°F | 7% | 4% | 10 h |
| December 24 | 54°F | 29°F | 7% | 4% | 10 h |
| December 25 | 54°F | 29°F | 7% | 4% | 10 h |
| December 26 | 54°F | 29°F | 7% | 4% | 10 h |
| December 27 | 54°F | 29°F | 7% | 4% | 10 h |
| December 28 | 54°F | 29°F | 7% | 4% | 10 h |
| December 29 | 54°F | 29°F | 7% | 4% | 10 h |
| December 30 | 54°F | 29°F | 7% | 4% | 10 h |
| December 31 | 54°F | 29°F | 7% | 4% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 56°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 31°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 0.51 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 20.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.5 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 19
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 hDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 83%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00294026; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Hobbs in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 6% on average, highest around December 31 (7%). In all, 0.51 in falls on 2 days of a normal December.
In a normal December in Hobbs, 19 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 0.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00294026.
What are the records for December in Hobbs?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1913) is 84°F, on December 9, 1922; the coldest is −1°F, on December 24, 1983. The wettest December brought 5.08 in (1986); the snowiest, 9.5 inches (1986).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00294026. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Hobbs compare across New Mexico?
Across the 98 places PlainClimate covers in New Mexico, December normal highs run from 35°F in Red River to 60°F in Jal; Hobbs's is 56°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.