Valentine, NE: December

31 December 2025: December 2025 averaged 33.6°F in Valentine, NE, the warmest December since 1939, 4th warmest of 137.

December 2025

Mean temperature: 33.6°F; Warmest since 1939; 4th warmest of 137
Precipitation: 0.19 in; Driest since 2024; 39th driest of 137

A normal December in Valentine, NE (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 26.9°F, between 18.5°F and 30°F in eight years of ten and 0.32 in of precipitation, between 0.03 in and 0.91 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every December in Valentine, NE since 1889: 33.6°F in 2025; the highest is 35.6°F, in 1889.

Normal range, 18.5 to 30°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every December in Valentine, NE from 1889 to 2025, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank
2025	33.6	4	49.1	1	18.1	16	0.19	98
2024	30.9	13	45.5	8	16.4	35	0.16	105
2023	32.5	6	45.1	11	19.9	7	0.64	36
2022	18.5	117	29.4	121	7.7	112	2.22	1
2021	31.5	12	44.8	12	18.2	15	0.71	31
2020	32.3	7	46.5	5	18.1	16	0.43	58
2019	28.7	35	40	48	17.4	25	0.88	21
2018	27.1	55	39.8	49	14.3	63	0.89	20
2017	25.2	78	36.5	82	13.9	70	0.34	71
2016	19.1	115	32.7	104	5.5	125	0.94	16
2015	25	80	35.7	87	14.3	63	1.04	11
2014	26	70	38.6	62	13.5	73	0.90	19
2013	18.5	117	30.8	118	6.1	118	0.71	31
2012	26.9	56	39.3	55	14.4	61	0.29	78
2011	28.5	39	42	29	15	53	0.20	96
2010	23.1	94	36.3	83	9.9	100	0.86	24
2009	16.1	128	25.8	132	6.4	116	0.37	69
2008	18.8	116	31.7	110	5.9	119	0.24	89
2007	22.2	99	33.3	102	11	94	0.91	18
2006	26.9	56	40.2	45	13.7	72	1.11	10
2005	23	95	35.2	93	10.8	97	0.23	91
2004	30.6	16	44.8	12	16.5	33	0.01	132
2003	29	31	40.1	47	17.9	20	0.41	63
2002	29.9	22	44.6	14	15.2	51	0.20	96
2001	26.5	63	38.4	64	14.5	59	trace	134
2000	18.4	120	31	116	5.8	121	0.18	100
1999	30.9	13	45.7	7	16.1	38	0.11	115
1998	28	45	43.1	21	12.8	82	0.04	126
1997	29.3	28	40.5	42	18.1	16	0.03	129
1996	17.4	123	28.9	124	5.9	119	0.14	110
1995	28.7	35	41.2	38	16.3	37	0.06	120
1994	28	45	41.9	31	14	67	0.64	36
1993	28.7	35	39.8	49	17.6	21	0.50	47
1992	20.6	106	33.4	101	7.8	111	0.14	110
1991	29.6	27	43.8	17	15.4	46	trace	134
1990	17.1	124	32.2	107	2.1	134	0.27	83
1989	16.3	127	29.2	122	3.4	131	0.33	72
1988	26.2	67	41.3	36	11.1	93	0.18	100
1987	26.1	68	40.5	42	11.8	89	1.81	2
1986	29.3	28	43.7	18	14.9	54	trace	134
1985	15.9	130	28.8	125	2.9	132	0.29	78
1984	21.2	104	36.9	80	5.6	122	0.12	114
1983	3.9	137	15.7	137	-7.9	137	0.56	42
1982	26.5	63	39.6	52	13.5	73	0.53	44
1981	23.6	92	34	100	13.2	77	0.76	29
1980	28.4	41	41.3	36	15.4	46	0.42	61
1979	32.2	8	46.9	4	17.5	23	0.02	131
1978	12.5	135	24.2	134	0.8	136	0.68	33
1977	19.8	112	31.5	112	8	109	1.00	14
1976	24.3	86	39	59	9.6	102	0.22	94
1975	25.6	77	37.2	74	14	67	0.23	91
1974	27.2	51	41.6	33	12.9	81	0.01	132
1973	23.8	88	34.6	97	13	79	0.13	113
1972	17.1	124	28.6	126	5.5	125	0.32	73
1971	24.4	85	37.9	67	10.8	97	0.27	83
1970	21.1	105	34.7	96	7.5	113	0.28	81
1969	26.1	68	37.5	71	14.6	58	0.27	83
1968	16.5	126	27.4	129	5.6	122	0.62	38
1967	19.9	111	32.6	105	7.3	115	0.38	68
1966	24.9	81	37.2	74	12.5	86	0.44	57
1965	30.3	21	42.2	26	18.4	13	0.29	78
1964	19.5	114	31.6	111	7.4	114	0.45	53
1963	19.8	112	31.2	113	8.4	107	0.17	104
1962	27.2	51	41.7	32	12.7	83	0.10	117
1961	21.6	102	35.3	91	7.9	110	0.10	117
1960	23.5	93	35.2	93	11.8	89	0.26	86
1959	32	11	43.4	20	20.6	5	0.04	126
1958	23.7	89	39.2	56	8.3	108	0.10	117
1957	32.7	5	48	2	17.5	23	0.06	120
1956	30.9	13	43.6	19	18.1	16	0.04	126
1955	17.8	122	29.2	122	6.4	116	0.46	51
1954	30.6	16	41.4	34	19.9	7	0.06	120
1953	28.5	39	39.5	53	17.4	25	0.55	43
1952	24.6	83	34.9	95	14.4	61	0.52	46
1951	16.1	128	26.6	131	5.6	122	1.37	5
1950	26.5	63	39.8	49	13.2	77	0.05	124
1949	25.1	79	38.1	65	12.1	87	0.43	58
1948	23.7	89	35.3	91	12.1	87	0.57	40
1947	28.2	43	38.1	65	18.4	13	0.23	91
1946	28.9	33	41.1	39	16.6	32	0.25	88
1945	20.2	108	30.4	119	9.9	100	0.19	98
1944	22.9	96	32.8	103	13	79	0.14	110
1943	28.1	44	42.1	27	14.2	66	trace	134
1942	27.2	51	38.8	60	15.7	43	0.11	115
1941	29.7	24	40.9	40	18.5	12	0.48	50
1940	30.6	16	40.7	41	20.4	6	1.00	14
1939	34.2	2	46.3	6	22.1	3	0.77	28
1938	28.6	38	42.5	23	14.7	56	0.06	120
1937	25.7	75	37.1	77	14.3	63	0.30	76
1936	27.3	49	37.8	69	16.8	31	0.26	86
1935	25.8	74	36.3	83	15.3	49	0.32	73
1934	25.9	72	37.4	73	14.5	59	0.28	81
1933	29.9	22	42.4	24	17.3	28	0.53	44
1932	20.1	109	31	116	9.2	104	0.18	100
1931	26.8	58	37.5	71	16.1	38	0.61	39
1930	27.9	48	36.7	81	19	11	0.18	100
1929	26.6	60	37.8	69	15.4	46	0.41	63
1928	29.7	24	42.1	27	17.3	28	0.66	35
1927	13.9	133	25.5	133	2.3	133	1.30	6
1926	24.1	87	35.6	88	12.6	84	0.45	53
1925	26	70	37	79	14.9	54	1.01	13
1924	13.7	134	23.4	135	4	129	1.56	3
1923	29	31	42.4	24	15.6	44	0.41	63
1922	22.6	98	34.2	98	11	94	0.43	58
1921	26.6	60	37.9	67	15.2	51	0.74	30
1920	24.8	82	35.5	89	14	67	0.87	23
1919	20	110	30	120	10	99	0.22	94
1918	27.3	49	37.1	77	17.6	21	0.80	27
1917	18.2	121	31.1	115	5.2	127	0.45	53
1916	14.9	132	27.8	128	1.9	135	0.50	47
1915	26.7	59	38.7	61	14.7	56	0.49	49
1914	15.8	131	27.2	130	4.4	128	0.68	33
1913	29.3	28	41.4	34	17.2	30	0.88	21
1912	28	45	40.2	45	15.8	41	0.24	89
1911	23.7	89	34.1	99	13.3	76	0.30	76
1910	26.4	66	37.2	74	15.6	44	1.22	8
1909	12.3	136	20.7	136	3.9	130	1.14	9
1908	24.5	84	35.5	89	13.4	75	1.38	4
1907	28.9	33	42	29	15.8	41	0.57	40
1906	28.3	42	39.2	56	17.4	25	0.40	66
1905	29.7	24	43	22	16.4	35	0.03	129
1904	25.9	72	39.2	56	12.6	84	0.16	105
1903	26.6	60	39.5	53	13.8	71	0.15	107
1902	18.5	117	28.4	127	8.7	105	1.28	7
1901	21.7	100	32.4	106	11	94	0.93	17
1900	32.1	10	44.3	15	19.9	7	0.15	107
1899	20.5	107	32.2	107	8.7	105	0.40	66
1898	22.7	97	35.8	86	9.5	103	0.37	69
1897	21.4	103	31.2	113	11.7	91	1.03	12
1896	34	3	45.2	10	22.7	2	0.46	51
1895	27.2	51	38.5	63	16	40	0.15	107
1894	30.4	20	44.3	15	16.5	33	0.05	124
1893	25.7	75	36.2	85	15.3	49	0.83	26
1892	21.7	100	32.1	109	11.3	92	0.45	53
1891	30.6	16	40.3	44	20.9	4	0.42	61
1890	32.2	8	45.3	9	19.2	10	0.32	73
1889	35.6	1	47.8	3	23.3	1	0.84	25

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1889	35.6
1939	34.2
1896	34
2025	33.6
1957	32.7
2023	32.5
2020	32.3
1979	32.2
1890	32.2
1900	32.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1983	3.9
1909	12.3
1978	12.5
1924	13.7
1927	13.9
1916	14.9
1914	15.8
1985	15.9
2009	16.1
1951	16.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2022	2.22
1987	1.81
1924	1.56
1908	1.38
1951	1.37
1927	1.30
1902	1.28
1910	1.22
1909	1.14
2006	1.11

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2001	trace
1991	trace
1986	trace
1943	trace
2004	0.01
1974	0.01
1979	0.02
1997	0.03
1905	0.03
1998	0.04
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 76°F; 22 December 2025
Coldest night: -6°F; 13 December 2025
Wettest day: 0.07 in; 12 December 2025

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December 2025 brought 0.19 in of precipitation in Valentine, NE, the driest December since 2024, tied 39th driest of 137 (with 1945).
The hottest day of December 2025 in Valentine, NE: 76°F on Monday 22 December 2025.
The coldest night of December 2025 in Valentine, NE: a low of -6°F on Saturday 13 December 2025.
The wettest day of December 2025 in Valentine, NE: 0.07 in on Friday 12 December 2025.