Whiting climate

Whiting Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chicago Midway AP 3SW, 24.4 km from Whiting

Average highs run from 34°F on January 1 to 33°F on January 31, and lows from 21°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.30 in over about 12 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 Whiting, 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
20°F
Precipitation
2.30 in
Snowfall
12.5 in
Record high
65°FJan 8, 2008
Record low
-27°FJan 20, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 13 min to 10 h 01 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
13.0 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°F21°F57°F 2005-15°F 196836%25%
Jan 234°F21°F55°F 2005-14°F 197936%25%
Jan 334°F21°F61°F 2000-14°F 201836%25%
Jan 434°F21°F59°F 1997-11°F 195936%26%
Jan 533°F21°F64°F 1997-20°F 199936%26%
Jan 633°F20°F55°F 1998-18°F 198836%26%
Jan 733°F20°F60°F 2008-17°F 201437%26%
Jan 833°F20°F65°F 2008-13°F 201437%27%
Jan 933°F20°F65°F 2008-12°F 196237%27%
Jan 1033°F20°F58°F 1975-18°F 198237%27%
Jan 1133°F20°F55°F 2018-13°F 197737%27%
Jan 1233°F20°F59°F 1960-14°F 197437%28%
Jan 1333°F19°F61°F 2005-8°F 195737%28%
Jan 1433°F19°F47°F 2006-14°F 195737%28%
Jan 1533°F19°F56°F 1953-18°F 197937%28%
Jan 1632°F19°F51°F 1990-22°F 197737%28%
Jan 1732°F19°F56°F 1990-22°F 197737%28%
Jan 1832°F19°F58°F 1996-20°F 199437%28%
Jan 1932°F19°F59°F 1996-20°F 199437%29%
Jan 2032°F19°F55°F 2006-27°F 198537%29%
Jan 2132°F19°F54°F 1957-25°F 198537%29%
Jan 2232°F19°F60°F 2017-14°F 197036%29%
Jan 2332°F19°F56°F 1967-17°F 196336%29%
Jan 2432°F19°F65°F 1967-16°F 196336%29%
Jan 2533°F19°F52°F 1973-8°F 196336%29%
Jan 2633°F19°F52°F 1974-13°F 198236%29%
Jan 2733°F19°F54°F 2002-16°F 195536%28%
Jan 2833°F19°F54°F 1970-16°F 196336%28%
Jan 2933°F19°F57°F 2013-16°F 196636%28%
Jan 3033°F19°F59°F 2013-21°F 201935%28%
Jan 3133°F19°F55°F 1988-23°F 201935%28%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Whiting, 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 7:17 AM, sunset 4:30 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 5:04 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111577 (Chicago Midway AP 3SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116616, 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.