Watson climate

Watson Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Effingham 3SW, 11.4 km from Watson

Average highs run from 38°F on January 1 to 38°F on January 31, and lows from 22°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.93 in over about 9 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 Watson, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
2.93 in
Snowfall
5.3 in
Record high
72°FJan 25, 1950
Record low
-29°FJan 24, 1915
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 30 min to 10 h 12 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
11.6 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 138°F22°F67°F 2005-14°F 196830%8%
Jan 238°F22°F64°F 1897-9°F 192830%8%
Jan 338°F22°F66°F 1950-8°F 192830%8%
Jan 438°F21°F62°F 2005-8°F 196930%8%
Jan 538°F21°F61°F 1955-14°F 192430%8%
Jan 638°F21°F61°F 1946-15°F 201430%9%
Jan 737°F21°F64°F 2008-25°F 191229%9%
Jan 837°F21°F69°F 2008-12°F 201429%9%
Jan 937°F21°F60°F 1963-6°F 191229%9%
Jan 1037°F20°F60°F 1950-17°F 198229%9%
Jan 1137°F20°F60°F 2020-20°F 197729%9%
Jan 1237°F20°F67°F 1898-18°F 197729%9%
Jan 1337°F20°F66°F 1995-18°F 191229%10%
Jan 1437°F20°F65°F 1928-10°F 195729%10%
Jan 1537°F20°F66°F 1950-17°F 197929%10%
Jan 1637°F20°F62°F 1894-16°F 191229%10%
Jan 1737°F20°F70°F 1952-22°F 197729%10%
Jan 1837°F20°F64°F 1990-24°F 193029%10%
Jan 1937°F19°F64°F 1951-22°F 199428%10%
Jan 2037°F19°F61°F 1919-22°F 198528%11%
Jan 2137°F19°F62°F 1933-15°F 198428%11%
Jan 2237°F19°F67°F 1986-14°F 193028%11%
Jan 2337°F19°F69°F 1967-15°F 193628%11%
Jan 2437°F19°F69°F 1950-29°F 191529%11%
Jan 2538°F19°F72°F 1950-7°F 194029%11%
Jan 2638°F19°F61°F 1944-9°F 191529%11%
Jan 2738°F20°F65°F 1944-13°F 193629%11%
Jan 2838°F20°F67°F 1914-14°F 196329%11%
Jan 2938°F20°F66°F 2002-12°F 191529%11%
Jan 3038°F20°F65°F 2013-12°F 193629%11%
Jan 3138°F20°F69°F 1989-11°F 200429%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Watson, 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 7:13 AM, sunset 4:43 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 5:14 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00112687 (Effingham 3SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00112687, 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.