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Brookings December Weather

Averages and records for weather in Brookings, South Dakota in the month of December.

Typical Brookings December Weather 1991–2020
Average daily high	27.5 °F
Average daily low	9.6 °F
Average monthly precipitation	0.6 inches
Average monthly snow	7.9 inches
Daily chance of precipitation	19.1%
Daily chance of snow	18.7%

Brookings December Weather Records 1893–2024
Highest temperature	68 °F	December 6, 1939
Lowest temperature	-36 °F	December 29, 1917
Highest daily low	46 °F	December 3, 1962
Lowest daily high	-17 °F	December 22, 1989
Hottest average high temperature	41.8 °F	1939
Coldest average high temperature	9.9 °F	1983
Most daily precipitation	1.0 inches	December 5, 1960
Most monthly precipitation	1.8 inches	2023
Most daily snow	10.2 inches	December 24, 1987
Most monthly snow	20.9 inches	2008

Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after

Day	Average (°F)		Record (°F)
Day	High	Low	High	Low
December 1	33.1	14.5	60	-20
December 2	32.7	14.1	63	-18
December 3	32.3	13.7	63	-20
December 4	31.8	13.2	59	-20
December 5	31.3	12.7	59	-20
December 6	30.9	12.4	68	-22
December 7	30.6	12.0	59	-21
December 8	30.1	11.7	59	-24
December 9	29.8	11.3	60	-22
December 10	29.3	10.9	56	-24
December 11	28.9	10.6	58	-23
December 12	28.6	10.5	55	-24
December 13	28.4	10.2	57	-34
December 14	28.1	10.0	53	-26
December 15	27.8	9.8	58	-23
December 16	27.5	9.5	61	-26
December 17	27.1	9.2	57	-22
December 18	26.7	8.7	61	-31
December 19	26.3	8.4	54	-30
December 20	26.1	8.1	57	-30
December 21	25.9	7.9	51	-33
December 22	25.7	7.6	49	-28
December 23	25.5	7.4	57	-27
December 24	25.2	7.2	53	-21
December 25	25.0	7.0	50	-21
December 26	24.9	6.8	46	-30
December 27	24.7	6.7	50	-24
December 28	24.5	6.4	52	-26
December 29	24.2	6.2	50	-36
December 30	23.9	5.9	52	-28
December 31	23.7	5.6	58	-32

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1893–2024	Brookings 2 NE	location