Weather Almanac: Prairie City, IL 61470

🗓️ Historical norms for December 2025

November January

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

December avg. precipitation

🌧️ 2.18"

December days below freezing

📉 ≈27.8 days

Average December lows ≈19.6°F

USDA Zone

Annual extreme lows -10°F to -5°F

Last Spring Frost (36°F)

🌷 May 6

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First Fall Frost (36°F)

🍂 Sep 28

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F: Forecast

H: Normal High Temp

L: Normal Low Temp

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Mon. December 1

🌅 7:06 a.m.

H: ≈43.1°F

L: ≈24.0°F

🌇 4:35 p.m.

Tue. December 2

🌅 7:07 a.m.

H: ≈42.6°F

L: ≈23.6°F

🌇 4:35 p.m.

Wed. December 3

🌅 7:08 a.m.

H: ≈42.0°F

L: ≈23.2°F

🌇 4:35 p.m.

Thu. December 4

🌅 7:09 a.m.

H: ≈41.5°F

L: ≈22.9°F

🌇 4:34 p.m.

Fri. December 5

🌅 7:10 a.m.

H: ≈41.0°F

L: ≈22.5°F

🌇 4:34 p.m.

Sat. December 6

🌅 7:11 a.m.

H: ≈40.5°F

L: ≈22.1°F

🌇 4:34 p.m.

Sun. December 7

🌅 7:12 a.m.

H: ≈40.0°F

L: ≈21.8°F

🌇 4:34 p.m.

Mon. December 8

🌅 7:13 a.m.

H: ≈39.6°F

L: ≈21.5°F

🌇 4:34 p.m.

Tue. December 9

🌅 7:14 a.m.

H: ≈39.1°F

L: ≈21.2°F

🌇 4:34 p.m.

Wed. December 10

🌅 7:15 a.m.

H: ≈38.7°F

L: ≈20.9°F

🌇 4:34 p.m.

Thu. December 11

🌅 7:15 a.m.

H: ≈38.2°F

L: ≈20.6°F

🌇 4:35 p.m.

Fri. December 12

🌅 7:16 a.m.

H: ≈37.8°F

L: ≈20.3°F

🌇 4:35 p.m.

Sat. December 13

🌅 7:17 a.m.

H: ≈37.5°F

L: ≈20.0°F

🌇 4:35 p.m.

Sun. December 14

🌅 7:18 a.m.

H: ≈37.1°F

L: ≈19.7°F

🌇 4:35 p.m.

Mon. December 15

🌅 7:18 a.m.

H: ≈36.7°F

L: ≈19.5°F

🌇 4:35 p.m.

Tue. December 16

🌅 7:19 a.m.

H: ≈36.4°F

L: ≈19.2°F

🌇 4:36 p.m.

Wed. December 17

🌅 7:20 a.m.

H: ≈36.1°F

L: ≈19.0°F

🌇 4:36 p.m.

Thu. December 18

🌅 7:20 a.m.

H: ≈35.8°F

L: ≈18.8°F

🌇 4:36 p.m.

Fri. December 19

🌅 7:21 a.m.

H: ≈35.5°F

L: ≈18.6°F

🌇 4:37 p.m.

Sat. December 20

🌅 7:21 a.m.

H: ≈35.3°F

L: ≈18.4°F

🌇 4:37 p.m.

Sun. December 21 Winter Solstice

🌅 7:22 a.m.

H: ≈35.0°F

L: ≈18.2°F

🌇 4:38 p.m.

Mon. December 22

🌅 7:22 a.m.

H: ≈34.8°F

L: ≈18.0°F

🌇 4:38 p.m.

Tue. December 23

🌅 7:23 a.m.

H: ≈34.6°F

L: ≈17.8°F

🌇 4:39 p.m.

Wed. December 24 Christmas Eve

🌅 7:23 a.m.

H: ≈34.4°F

L: ≈17.6°F

🌇 4:39 p.m.

Thu. December 25 Christmas Day

🌅 7:24 a.m.

H: ≈34.2°F

L: ≈17.4°F

🌇 4:40 p.m.

Fri. December 26

🌅 7:24 a.m.

H: ≈34.1°F

L: ≈17.2°F

🌇 4:41 p.m.

Sat. December 27

🌅 7:24 a.m.

H: ≈33.9°F

L: ≈17.1°F

🌇 4:41 p.m.

Sun. December 28

🌅 7:25 a.m.

H: ≈33.8°F

L: ≈16.9°F

🌇 4:42 p.m.

Mon. December 29

🌅 7:25 a.m.

H: ≈33.7°F

L: ≈16.8°F

🌇 4:43 p.m.

Tue. December 30

🌅 7:25 a.m.

H: ≈33.5°F

L: ≈16.6°F

🌇 4:44 p.m.

Wed. December 31

🌅 7:25 a.m.

H: ≈33.5°F

L: ≈16.5°F

🌇 4:44 p.m.

November January

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Temperature climatic data from weather station: PRAIRIE CITY 2S (USC00116970)

Precipitation climatic data from weather station: PRAIRIE CITY 2S (USC00116970)

Agricultural climatic data from weather station: GALESBURG (USC00113320)