Average December Temperature in Hot Springs by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Hot Springs, South Dakota for the month of December each year between 1898 and 2021. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest December Ever in Hot Springs?

1939 was the warmest December in the history of Hot Springs, South Dakota. The average daily high temperature was 50.2 °F, and the average low was 22.9 °F.

What Was the Coldest December Ever in Hot Springs?

1983 was the coolest December in the history of Hot Springs, South Dakota. The average daily high temperature was 22.0 °F, and the average low was -2.2 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2021	31	44.8	16.5
2020	9	48.3	17.0
2019	16	44.0	19.4
2018	47	40.7	17.9
2017	73	39.9	13.7
2016	108	31.8	6.5
2015	60	40.0	17.0
2014	30	42.8	18.7
2013	103	33.5	7.5
2012	66	40.5	15.1
2011	43	43.3	15.8
2010	65	40.0	15.6
2009	110	30.3	7.1
2008	100	35.3	7.9
2007	83	36.0	13.5
2006	29	43.9	17.6
2005	70	38.1	16.0
2004	10	46.2	18.9
2003	12	44.7	19.6
2002	14	46.0	17.9
2001	52	41.8	16.3
2000	98	35.9	7.5
1999	3	48.0	20.0
1998	62	43.4	13.3
1997	40	41.7	18.4
1996	93	35.2	9.6
1995	68	42.6	11.8
1994	37	43.7	17.0
1993	23	41.9	20.1
1992	99	34.4	8.9
1991	11	46.2	18.5
1990	96	37.2	6.8
1989	94	34.3	10.2
1988	25	44.8	17.0
1987	53	43.4	14.5
1986	15	43.7	20.0
1985	92	36.0	9.3
1984	78	40.2	10.6
1983	115	22.0	-2.2
1982	45	40.7	18.1
1981	63	40.7	15.9
1980	13	45.5	18.5
1979	5	49.5	18.2
1978	109	30.1	8.0
1977	80	36.6	13.8
1976	41	42.4	17.2
1975	20	44.6	17.9
1974	56	42.4	15.0
1973	57	41.6	15.7
1972	101	34.7	6.9
1971	72	40.6	13.1
1970	71	40.5	13.4
1969	54	42.8	14.9
1968	97	33.9	10.0
1967	90	35.4	10.5
1966	74	38.7	14.6
1965	8	45.5	20.1
1964	86	36.8	10.6
1963	84	36.1	11.5
1962	35	43.7	17.3
1961	85	37.3	10.3
1960	61	41.4	15.5
1959	7	45.6	20.3
1958	69	39.4	14.7
1957	2	48.5	20.2
1956	28	43.6	18.0
1955	76	38.9	13.9
1954	6	46.2	20.9
1953	38	43.0	17.5
1952	48	41.3	17.3
1951	102	33.7	7.7
1950	46	43.0	15.7
1949	81	38.8	11.5
1948	79	38.1	12.4
1947	33	42.1	18.9
1946	27	45.8	15.8
1945	88	36.1	11.0
1944	75	40.9	12.0
1943	22	46.2	16.2
1942	21	43.6	18.8
1941	17	44.5	18.5
1940	19	44.2	18.5
1939	1	50.2	22.9
1938	34	43.7	17.3
1937	49	41.6	16.9
1936	50	43.0	15.4
1935	32	43.2	17.9
1934	39	43.3	16.8
1933	4	48.1	19.7
1932	107	30.1	8.5
1931	36	44.6	16.1
1930	18	45.9	17.1
1929	64	40.9	15.5
1928	44	43.2	15.6
1927	113	29.3	3.6
1926	67	40.2	15.2
1925	26	44.5	17.3
1924	111	30.4	5.0
1923	42	43.8	15.7
1922	89	35.9	11.2
1921	51	41.2	17.0
1920	59	40.6	16.5
1919	105	30.9	9.7
1918	77	33.7	18.2
1916	112	31.0	2.6
1915	58	42.4	14.7
1914	106	32.9	6.1
1913	24	44.0	17.9
1912	55	42.8	14.8
1911	95	34.5	9.8
1910	91	35.6	10.2
1909	114	23.6	2.1
1908	82	36.9	13.2
1899	104	36.4	4.4
1898	87	36.4	10.9

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1894–2024	Hot Springs	location