Canada · 1991–2020 normal

Norman Wells in
December.

Typical December weather in Norman Wells: -19.5°C by day, -27.1°C at night, 18 mm of rain over 6.1 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-19.5°C
Typical low-27.1°C
Rain18 mm
Wet days6.1

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 83). Daylight is calculated as 3 h 28 from latitude 65.28°.

Event window

Long northern nights in December

At 65.3° the calculated mid-month daylight is 3 h 28. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in December. Typical nights are -27.1°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in December

The measured night-time normal is -27.1°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 6089245
NOAA station
CA002202800 · NORMAN WELLS A
Station distance
1.5 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 19 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.