National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

DECEMBER NORMALS & EXTREMES
PLUS SUNRISE/SUNSET & CIVIL TWILIGHT TIMES

ALEXANDRIA

  TEMP NORMALS WARMEST COOLEST COOLEST WARMEST NORM RECORD NORMS
 DAY MAX MIN MEAN MAX/YR MAX/YR MIN/YR MIN/YR RAIN RAIN/YR HDD CDD
 1 64 42 53 80/2012* 35/1896 20/1911 69/1991 0.16 3.76/1982 12 0
CT STARTS 0625 CST    SUNRISE 0652 CST    SUNSET 1707 CST    CT ENDS 1733 CST
 2 64 42 53 84/1906 37/1896 23/1910 70/1982 0.17 1.70/1971 12 0
CT STARTS 0626 CST    SUNRISE 0653 CST    SUNSET 1707 CST    CT ENDS 1733 CST
 3 64 42 53 83/1906* 40/1929* 21/1929 72/1982 0.16 4.48/2016 13 0
CT STARTS 0627 CST    SUNRISE 0653 CST    SUNSET 1707 CST    CT ENDS 1733 CST
 4 63 42 53 85/1892 40/1902 21/1893 68/1922 0.16 2.50/1982 13 0
CT STARTS 0628 CST    SUNRISE 0654 CST    SUNSET 1707 CST    CT ENDS 1734 CST
 5 63 42 53 82/2013* 31/1897 20/1893 67/1922 0.17 3.00/1930 13 0
CT STARTS 0628 CST    SUNRISE 0655 CST    SUNSET 1707 CST    CT ENDS 1734 CST
 6 63 42 52 83/1906 41/1984* 22/1895 70/2022 0.17 5.58/1971 13 0
CT STARTS 0629 CST    SUNRISE 0656 CST    SUNSET 1707 CST    CT ENDS 1734 CST
 7 63 42 52 85/1924 36/2013 17/1950 71/1924 0.17 3.45/1916 13 0
CT STARTS 0630 CST    SUNRISE 0656 CST    SUNSET 1707 CST    CT ENDS 1734 CST
 8 63 41 52 83/2022* 41/2017* 20/1910 69/1922 0.17 3.36/1951 14 0
CT STARTS 0631 CST    SUNRISE 0657 CST    SUNSET 1707 CST    CT ENDS 1734 CST
 9 62 41 52 83/2007 37/1989* 18/2006 66/1923 0.17 3.45/1923 14 0
CT STARTS 0631 CST    SUNRISE 0658 CST    SUNSET 1708 CST    CT ENDS 1734 CST
 10 62 41 52 83/2007 31/1898 20/1917 70/2021 0.17 1.84/1932 14 0
CT STARTS 0632 CST    SUNRISE 0659 CST    SUNSET 1708 CST    CT ENDS 1735 CST
 11 62 41 51 82/2015* 38/1917 20/1898 71/1949 0.17 6.00/1964 14 0
CT STARTS 0633 CST    SUNRISE 0659 CST    SUNSET 1708 CST    CT ENDS 1735 CST
 12 62 41 51 83/2007 38/1917 18/1957 69/1931 0.16 4.10/1998 14 0
CT STARTS 0633 CST    SUNRISE 0700 CST    SUNSET 1708 CST    CT ENDS 1735 CST
 13 61 41 51 81/1996* 30/1917 14/1962 69/1927 0.17 3.36/1956 14 0
CT STARTS 0634 CST    SUNRISE 0701 CST    SUNSET 1709 CST    CT ENDS 1735 CST
 14 61 41 51 80/1922 38/1917* 14/1962 67/1925 0.17 2.63/2005 14 0
CT STARTS 0635 CST    SUNRISE 0701 CST    SUNSET 1709 CST    CT ENDS 1736 CST
 15 61 41 51 80/1987* 39/2000* 20/1901 67/2021* 0.17 6.10/1967 14 0
CT STARTS 0635 CST    SUNRISE 0702 CST    SUNSET 1709 CST    CT ENDS 1736 CST
 16 61 41 51 82/1924 37/1932 17/1943 67/1933* 0.18 2.28/1996 15 0
CT STARTS 0636 CST    SUNRISE 0703 CST    SUNSET 1710 CST    CT ENDS 1736 CST
 17 61 40 51 79/2016* 29/1932 18/1989 67/1933 0.18 3.13/1959 15 0
CT STARTS 0636 CST    SUNRISE 0703 CST    SUNSET 1710 CST    CT ENDS 1737 CST
 18 61 40 50 81/1908 30/1932 15/1901 65/1924 0.18 2.80/1917 15 0
CT STARTS 0637 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1710 CST    CT ENDS 1737 CST
 19 60 40 50 77/2012* 35/1989 20/1996* 67/1895 0.18 2.57/1995 15 0
CT STARTS 0637 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1711 CST    CT ENDS 1738 CST
 20 60 40 50 78/1978* 30/1909 18/1901 67/1978 0.17 3.55/1923 15 0
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1711 CST    CT ENDS 1738 CST
 21 60 40 50 79/2010* 32/1989 18/1901 69/1967 0.18 2.99/1972 15 0
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1712 CST    CT ENDS 1739 CST
 22 60 40 50 80/2017 31/1963 13/1989 69/2017 0.18 5.65/1920 15 0
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0706 CST    SUNSET 1712 CST    CT ENDS 1739 CST
 23 60 40 50 80/2015* 20/1989 7/1989 67/1931 0.17 2.93/1939 15 0
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0706 CST    SUNSET 1713 CST    CT ENDS 1740 CST
 24 60 40 50 79/2016* 25/1989 8/1989 67/1964 0.17 2.94/1997 16 0
CT STARTS 0640 CST    SUNRISE 0707 CST    SUNSET 1714 CST    CT ENDS 1740 CST
 25 60 40 50 81/1942 25/1983 9/1983 69/2015* 0.18 4.76/1926 16 0
CT STARTS 0640 CST    SUNRISE 0707 CST    SUNSET 1714 CST    CT ENDS 1741 CST
 26 60 40 50 81/2016* 24/1983 9/1983 72/2015 0.18 7.20/1982 16 0
CT STARTS 0641 CST    SUNRISE 0707 CST    SUNSET 1715 CST    CT ENDS 1742 CST
 27 60 40 50 80/2015 34/1983 16/1892 72/2015 0.17 4.63/1942 16 0
CT STARTS 0641 CST    SUNRISE 0708 CST    SUNSET 1715 CST    CT ENDS 1742 CST
 28 59 40 50 82/2021 35/1925 18/1925* 64/2019* 0.17 2.73/1934 16 0
CT STARTS 0641 CST    SUNRISE 0708 CST    SUNSET 1716 CST    CT ENDS 1743 CST
 29 59 39 49 83/2021 31/1894 10/1894 69/2021 0.16 3.05/1927 16 0
CT STARTS 0642 CST    SUNRISE 0708 CST    SUNSET 1717 CST    CT ENDS 1743 CST
 30 59 39 49 83/2021 34/1983* 14/1983 69/2021 0.16 3.40/2006 16 0
CT STARTS 0642 CST    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1717 CST    CT ENDS 1744 CST
 31 59 39 49 84/2021 34/1946* 13/1983 71/2021 0.16 2.39/1911 16 0
CT STARTS 0642 CST    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1718 CST    CT ENDS 1745 CST
 MON 61.2 40.6 50.9         5.28   449 12

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  0 0 8 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  11 7 3 2

 

Note: Daily sums/averages will not equal monthly sums/averages due to rounding - click here for more info

 

 Normals are for the 30-year period from 1991-2020

Extremes (or records) are for the period of record (1892-2023) 

 

 Bold colored records indicate extreme for the month

Italicized bold colored records indicate most recent of multiple monthly extreme occurrences 

 
* Asterisks indicate records which tied previous records; asterisked value was the last year record occurred
 
 All times are approximate and in Central Standard Time - add one hour during Daylight Saving Time

CT stands for Civil Twilight, essentially times of dawn & dusk - see definitions here