Dexter climate

Dexter Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Winterset 1S, 28.5 km from Dexter

Average highs run from 31°F on January 1 to 31°F on January 31, and lows from 12°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.78 in over about 5 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 Dexter, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
30°F
Average low
10°F
Precipitation
0.78 in
Snowfall
7.3 in
Record high
67°FJan 27, 2002
Record low
-32°FJan 12, 1974
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 15 min to 10 h 03 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
11.9 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 131°F12°F54°F 1954-22°F 201818%12%
Jan 231°F12°F54°F 1964-25°F 201818%12%
Jan 330°F12°F55°F 2004-22°F 201018%12%
Jan 430°F11°F57°F 1916-25°F 194218%12%
Jan 530°F11°F65°F 1956-26°F 192417%12%
Jan 630°F11°F65°F 2012-24°F 191017%12%
Jan 730°F11°F54°F 1948-30°F 191217%12%
Jan 830°F11°F62°F 2026-24°F 194217%12%
Jan 930°F10°F64°F 2003-18°F 197717%12%
Jan 1030°F10°F63°F 1928-28°F 194217%12%
Jan 1130°F10°F58°F 2012-19°F 191817%12%
Jan 1230°F10°F61°F 1928-32°F 197417%12%
Jan 1330°F10°F55°F 2022-25°F 191617%12%
Jan 1430°F10°F59°F 1987-31°F 195717%12%
Jan 1529°F10°F54°F 1914-26°F 200917%12%
Jan 1629°F9°F58°F 1990-20°F 197717%12%
Jan 1730°F9°F60°F 1990-22°F 193017%12%
Jan 1830°F9°F57°F 1951-23°F 193017%12%
Jan 1930°F9°F56°F 2013-28°F 197017%12%
Jan 2030°F9°F57°F 1944-28°F 197017%12%
Jan 2130°F9°F55°F 1964-29°F 197017%13%
Jan 2230°F9°F59°F 1992-27°F 193017%13%
Jan 2330°F9°F58°F 1947-21°F 196318%13%
Jan 2430°F9°F59°F 1981-23°F 190418%13%
Jan 2530°F9°F65°F 1944-20°F 190418%13%
Jan 2630°F9°F61°F 1944-22°F 190418%13%
Jan 2730°F9°F67°F 2002-22°F 190218%13%
Jan 2830°F9°F58°F 2006-19°F 197218%13%
Jan 2930°F9°F57°F 1919-23°F 196618%13%
Jan 3031°F9°F54°F 1964-20°F 199118%14%
Jan 3131°F9°F63°F 2012-27°F 191818%14%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dexter, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 4:58 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:29 AM, sunset 5:32 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00139132 (Winterset 1S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00136566, 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.