Average December Temperature in Medicine Hat by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Medicine Hat, Alberta for the month of December each year between 1884 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest December Ever in Medicine Hat?

2023 was the warmest December in the history of Medicine Hat, Alberta. The average daily high temperature was 7.1 °C, and the average low was -5.0 °C.

What Was the Coldest December Ever in Medicine Hat?

1983 was the coolest December in the history of Medicine Hat, Alberta. The average daily high temperature was -14.9 °C, and the average low was -25.4 °C.

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Year	Rank	High (°C)	Low (°C)
2023	1	7.1	-5.0
2022	125	-7.3	-19.7
2021	111	-6.1	-17.9
2020	21	2.1	-7.4
2019	46	-0.2	-9.4
2018	32	1.5	-8.6
2017	78	-2.4	-13.1
2016	104	-6.2	-16.3
2015	47	-0.1	-9.7
2014	42	0.5	-9.4
2012	85	-2.8	-14.0
2011	26	2.7	-8.9
2010	93	-4.2	-13.8
2009	130	-9.6	-20.0
2008	123	-6.9	-19.1
2007	88	-3.3	-14.1
2006	28	2.7	-9.1
2005	54	-0.3	-10.3
2004	49	0.6	-10.7
2003	38	0.7	-8.8
2002	24	3.4	-9.3
2001	75	-1.6	-13.0
2000	109	-5.9	-17.5
1999	5	5.2	-6.9
1998	80	-2.0	-13.7
1997	20	3.4	-8.6
1996	127	-8.2	-19.7
1995	120	-7.4	-18.0
1994	39	2.0	-10.5
1991	17	4.0	-9.0
1990	106	-5.7	-17.1
1989	73	-1.5	-12.5
1988	59	-0.3	-11.0
1987	35	2.5	-9.9
1986	16	2.9	-7.9
1985	70	-1.6	-11.5
1984	126	-8.0	-19.2
1983	135	-14.9	-25.4
1982	60	-0.5	-10.9
1980	94	-3.6	-14.8
1979	12	4.6	-8.6
1978	101	-5.4	-16.1
1977	121	-7.9	-17.5
1976	44	1.1	-10.4
1975	76	-1.0	-13.7
1974	15	3.9	-8.5
1973	72	-1.8	-11.7
1972	117	-6.3	-18.7
1971	128	-7.5	-20.5
1970	108	-5.5	-17.5
1969	40	0.8	-9.5
1968	112	-6.4	-17.7
1967	86	-2.0	-14.7
1966	63	-1.1	-10.9
1965	74	-2.7	-11.4
1964	133	-12.6	-23.6
1963	92	-3.9	-14.0
1962	37	2.5	-10.3
1961	110	-5.6	-18.1
1960	65	-1.6	-10.8
1959	4	4.2	-5.7
1958	62	-1.5	-10.4
1957	7	3.8	-6.2
1956	67	-0.7	-12.2
1955	115	-5.6	-18.7
1954	9	4.5	-7.3
1953	13	3.9	-7.9
1952	48	0.3	-10.1
1951	114	-7.4	-16.8
1950	71	-0.8	-12.3
1949	124	-7.5	-19.0
1948	118	-7.1	-18.0
1947	51	-0.1	-10.3
1946	89	-2.8	-14.7
1945	105	-6.0	-16.6
1944	82	-2.8	-13.1
1943	18	4.2	-9.3
1942	91	-3.5	-14.0
1941	45	1.5	-11.0
1940	34	1.3	-8.8
1939	11	4.6	-8.2
1938	61	-0.6	-11.1
1937	81	-2.6	-13.1
1936	98	-4.6	-15.1
1935	36	1.4	-8.9
1934	90	-3.9	-13.6
1933	122	-8.3	-17.5
1932	77	-2.8	-12.4
1931	55	-0.5	-10.3
1930	2	5.1	-5.4
1929	84	-3.9	-12.7
1928	27	2.7	-8.9
1927	132	-12.0	-22.9
1926	87	-3.7	-13.6
1925	22	2.3	-8.0
1924	129	-9.6	-18.6
1923	41	0.2	-9.0
1922	107	-6.5	-16.4
1921	68	-1.6	-11.4
1920	50	0.5	-10.8
1919	95	-3.5	-15.4
1918	31	1.8	-8.8
1917	131	-9.6	-20.5
1916	119	-7.1	-18.0
1915	30	1.8	-8.3
1914	100	-5.9	-15.2
1913	23	3.6	-9.4
1912	10	4.6	-7.5
1911	64	-1.6	-10.4
1909	102	-5.6	-16.0
1908	58	0.4	-11.5
1907	33	2.1	-9.2
1906	96	-4.5	-14.4
1905	29	1.5	-8.0
1904	52	0.3	-10.8
1903	8	4.2	-6.7
1902	103	-5.5	-16.8
1901	19	2.6	-7.7
1900	3	5.3	-6.0
1899	57	-0.9	-10.2
1898	66	-0.3	-12.4
1897	79	-2.3	-13.3
1896	25	2.7	-8.8
1895	69	0.1	-13.2
1894	53	0.5	-11.1
1893	83	-2.7	-13.6
1892	113	-6.6	-17.5
1891	43	1.8	-10.8
1890	6	4.8	-6.8
1889	97	-5.1	-14.5
1888	56	-0.7	-10.3
1887	116	-7.2	-17.4
1886	99	-5.1	-15.1
1885	14	4.1	-8.5
1884	134	-13.0	-24.1

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
2010–2024	Medicine Hat	location
2008–2012	Medicine Hat AWOS	location
1883–2008	Medicine Hat A	location