United States · 1991–2020 normal

Fort Dodge in
December.

Typical December weather in Fort Dodge: -0.4°C by day, -9.7°C at night, 34 mm of rain over 4.9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-0.4°C
Typical low-9.7°C
Rain34 mm
Wet days4.9

Comfort score 5 this month (September leads the year at 82). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 05 from latitude 42.50°.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -9.7°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 4857486
NOAA station
USC00132999 · FT DODGE 5NNW
Station distance
9.9 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 30 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.