Clifton climate

Clifton Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Watseka 2 Nw, 21.8 km from Clifton

Average highs run from 34°F on January 1 to 33°F on January 31, and lows from 18°F to 15°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.07 in over about 10 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Clifton, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
33°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
2.07 in
Snowfall
5.4 in
Record high
66°FJan 8, 2008
Record low
-29°FJan 20, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 19 min to 10 h 05 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
12.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 134°F18°F60°F 2007-14°F 197732%12%
Jan 234°F18°F62°F 2000-17°F 201832%12%
Jan 333°F17°F60°F 2000-15°F 201833%12%
Jan 433°F17°F60°F 1997-7°F 201433%13%
Jan 533°F17°F65°F 1997-22°F 199933%13%
Jan 633°F17°F56°F 1998-22°F 199933%13%
Jan 733°F17°F62°F 2008-15°F 201433%13%
Jan 833°F16°F66°F 2008-13°F 201433%13%
Jan 933°F16°F62°F 2026-10°F 197633%13%
Jan 1033°F16°F54°F 2002-25°F 198233%13%
Jan 1133°F16°F60°F 1975-16°F 198233%13%
Jan 1232°F16°F60°F 2018-13°F 197732%14%
Jan 1332°F16°F55°F 2006-10°F 197432%14%
Jan 1432°F15°F49°F 2007-13°F 202432%14%
Jan 1532°F15°F48°F 2016-18°F 197932%14%
Jan 1632°F15°F55°F 1990-19°F 200932%14%
Jan 1732°F15°F58°F 1990-19°F 197732%14%
Jan 1832°F15°F59°F 1990-21°F 199432%14%
Jan 1932°F15°F60°F 1996-22°F 199432%14%
Jan 2032°F15°F56°F 2006-29°F 198531%14%
Jan 2132°F15°F51°F 2017-24°F 198531%14%
Jan 2232°F15°F61°F 2017-12°F 200031%14%
Jan 2332°F15°F58°F 2002-5°F 198731%14%
Jan 2432°F15°F57°F 2002-11°F 198231%14%
Jan 2533°F15°F52°F 1990-10°F 200031%14%
Jan 2633°F15°F51°F 1989-10°F 198230%14%
Jan 2733°F15°F59°F 2002-9°F 201930%14%
Jan 2833°F15°F63°F 2002-17°F 197730%14%
Jan 2933°F15°F64°F 2002-13°F 197730%13%
Jan 3033°F15°F61°F 2013-22°F 201930%13%
Jan 3133°F15°F54°F 1974-22°F 201930%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clifton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 4:35 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 5:08 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00119021 (Watseka 2 Nw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00114603, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.