Texarkana weather in December: Texarkana, Texas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Texarkana in December has a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 36°F, a daily mean of 46°F, falling from 60°F on the 1st to 54°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal December, 5.18 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 13°C and low of 2°C, 132 mm of precipitation and 0 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationTexarkana
- Station IDUSC00418942
- Location33.44°N 94.08°W
- Elevation390 ft (119 m)
- Population35,971
- Jan 54° 33°
- Feb 59° 37°
- Mar 67° 44°
- Apr 75° 51°
- May 82° 62°
- Jun 89° 70°
- Jul 93° 73°
- Aug 94° 72°
- Sep 87° 65°
- Oct 77° 53°
- Nov 65° 42°
- Dec 56° 36°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Texarkana in December?
The normal high is 56°F and the normal low 36°F, for a daily mean of 46.1°F. December is 7.5°F cooler than November and 2.4°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Texarkana and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 6°F, from 60°F on December 1 to 54°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 43°F and 49°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 37%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 60°F | 38°F | 31% | 20% |
| December 8 | 58°F | 37°F | 33% | 21% |
| December 15 | 56°F | 36°F | 34% | 21% |
| December 22 | 55°F | 35°F | 36% | 21% |
| December 31 | 54°F | 34°F | 37% | 21% |
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 | 60°F | 38°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 2 | 59°F | 38°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 3 | 59°F | 38°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 4 | 59°F | 38°F | 32% | 20% | 10 h |
| December 5 | 59°F | 38°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 6 | 58°F | 37°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 7 | 58°F | 37°F | 32% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 8 | 58°F | 37°F | 33% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 9 | 58°F | 37°F | 33% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 10 | 57°F | 37°F | 33% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 11 | 57°F | 37°F | 33% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 12 | 57°F | 36°F | 34% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 13 | 57°F | 36°F | 34% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 14 | 56°F | 36°F | 34% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 15 | 56°F | 36°F | 34% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 16 | 56°F | 36°F | 35% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 17 | 56°F | 36°F | 35% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 18 | 56°F | 35°F | 35% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 19 | 56°F | 35°F | 35% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 20 | 55°F | 35°F | 35% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 21 | 55°F | 35°F | 36% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 22 | 55°F | 35°F | 36% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 23 | 55°F | 35°F | 36% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 24 | 55°F | 35°F | 36% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 25 | 55°F | 34°F | 36% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 26 | 55°F | 34°F | 36% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 27 | 54°F | 34°F | 37% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 28 | 54°F | 34°F | 37% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 29 | 54°F | 34°F | 37% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 30 | 54°F | 34°F | 37% | 21% | 10 h |
| December 31 | 54°F | 34°F | 37% | 21% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 56°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 36°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 5.18 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.1 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 12
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 hDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 4
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00418942; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Texarkana in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around December 31 (37%). In all, 5.18 in falls on 11 days of a normal December, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Texarkana, 12 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.1 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00418942.
What are the records for December in Texarkana?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1968) is 83°F, on December 4, 2005; the coldest is −6°F, on December 23, 1989. The wettest December brought 14.86 in (1987); the snowiest, 2.0 inches (2000).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 46.1°F: 2021 57.7°F (+11.6), 2022 47.8°F (+1.7), 2024 51.8°F (+5.7), 2025 49.0°F (+2.9). 4 of 4 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57.7°F | +11.6°F | 4.26 in |
| 2022 | 47.8°F | +1.7°F | 6.44 in |
| 2024 | 51.8°F | +5.7°F | 8.31 in |
| 2025 | 49.0°F | +2.9°F | 0.77 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00418942; recent months: ACIS, station USC00418942. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Texarkana compare across Texas?
Across the 321 places PlainClimate covers in Texas, December normal highs run from 49°F in Dumas to 74°F in Brownsville; Texarkana's is 56°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.