Waxahachie weather in December: Waxahachie, Texas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Waxahachie in December has a normal high of 58°F and a normal low of 36°F, a daily mean of 47°F, falling from 61°F on the 1st to 56°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal December, 3.15 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 14°C and low of 2°C, 80 mm of precipitation in December.
- NOAA stationWaxahachie
- Station IDUSC00419522
- Location32.43°N 96.84°W
- Elevation626 ft (191 m)
- Population48,617
- Jan 57° 34°
- Feb 60° 38°
- Mar 67° 45°
- Apr 75° 53°
- May 82° 63°
- Jun 90° 71°
- Jul 95° 74°
- Aug 95° 74°
- Sep 88° 67°
- Oct 78° 55°
- Nov 66° 44°
- Dec 58° 36°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Waxahachie in December?
The normal high is 58°F and the normal low 36°F, for a daily mean of 46.9°F. December is 8.4°F cooler than November and 1.7°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Waxahachie and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 5°F, from 61°F on December 1 to 56°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 2.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 44°F and 50°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 24%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 61°F | 39°F | 24% | 17% |
| December 8 | 59°F | 37°F | 24% | 17% |
| December 15 | 58°F | 36°F | 24% | 16% |
| December 22 | 57°F | 35°F | 24% | 16% |
| December 31 | 56°F | 34°F | 24% | 15% |
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 | 61°F | 39°F | 24% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 2 | 61°F | 39°F | 24% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 3 | 60°F | 39°F | 24% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 4 | 60°F | 38°F | 24% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 5 | 60°F | 38°F | 24% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 6 | 59°F | 38°F | 24% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 7 | 59°F | 38°F | 24% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 8 | 59°F | 37°F | 24% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 9 | 59°F | 37°F | 24% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| December 10 | 59°F | 37°F | 24% | 17% | 10 h |
| December 11 | 58°F | 37°F | 24% | 17% | 10 h |
| December 12 | 58°F | 37°F | 24% | 17% | 10 h |
| December 13 | 58°F | 36°F | 24% | 17% | 10 h |
| December 14 | 58°F | 36°F | 24% | 17% | 10 h |
| December 15 | 58°F | 36°F | 24% | 16% | 10 h |
| December 16 | 57°F | 36°F | 24% | 16% | 10 h |
| December 17 | 57°F | 36°F | 24% | 16% | 10 h |
| December 18 | 57°F | 36°F | 24% | 16% | 10 h |
| December 19 | 57°F | 35°F | 24% | 16% | 10 h |
| December 20 | 57°F | 35°F | 24% | 16% | 10 h |
| December 21 | 57°F | 35°F | 24% | 16% | 10 h |
| December 22 | 57°F | 35°F | 24% | 16% | 10 h |
| December 23 | 56°F | 35°F | 24% | 16% | 10 h |
| December 24 | 56°F | 35°F | 24% | 16% | 10 h |
| December 25 | 56°F | 35°F | 24% | 16% | 10 h |
| December 26 | 56°F | 35°F | 24% | 16% | 10 h |
| December 27 | 56°F | 34°F | 24% | 16% | 10 h |
| December 28 | 56°F | 34°F | 24% | 15% | 10 h |
| December 29 | 56°F | 34°F | 24% | 15% | 10 h |
| December 30 | 56°F | 34°F | 24% | 15% | 10 h |
| December 31 | 56°F | 34°F | 24% | 15% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 58°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 36°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 3.15 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 9
- Daylight
- 10 h 10 min to 10 hDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 5
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00419522; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Waxahachie in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 24% on average, highest around December 12 (24%). In all, 3.15 in falls on 7 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Waxahachie, 9 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00419522.
What are the records for December in Waxahachie?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1896) is 93°F, on December 17, 1908; the coldest is −4°F, on December 23, 1989. The wettest December brought 9.05 in (1913); the snowiest, 3.0 inches (1930).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00419522. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Waxahachie 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; Waxahachie's is 58°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.