Graettinger climate

Graettinger Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Emmetsburg, 16 km from Graettinger

Average highs run from 27°F on January 1 to 27°F on January 31, and lows from 9°F to 7°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.68 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 Graettinger, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
26°F
Average low
7°F
Precipitation
0.68 in
Snowfall
8.0 in
Record high
66°FJan 25, 1944
Record low
-31°FJan 27, 1904
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 03 min to 9 h 55 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
13°F
Wind
12.3 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 127°F9°F48°F 1964-26°F 197416%13%
Jan 227°F9°F52°F 1964-30°F 201016%13%
Jan 327°F9°F48°F 1909-29°F 201016%13%
Jan 426°F9°F48°F 1930-26°F 191116%14%
Jan 526°F9°F46°F 1956-30°F 192416%14%
Jan 626°F8°F54°F 2012-26°F 198816%14%
Jan 726°F8°F50°F 1902-30°F 191216%14%
Jan 826°F8°F56°F 2003-22°F 198816%14%
Jan 926°F8°F58°F 2002-25°F 197716%14%
Jan 1026°F8°F52°F 1896-27°F 198216%14%
Jan 1126°F8°F54°F 2012-27°F 198216%14%
Jan 1226°F7°F49°F 1958-30°F 191216%14%
Jan 1326°F7°F52°F 1987-29°F 191616%15%
Jan 1426°F7°F58°F 1987-28°F 191616%15%
Jan 1526°F7°F56°F 1914-27°F 197216%15%
Jan 1626°F7°F54°F 1990-26°F 197216%15%
Jan 1726°F7°F48°F 1919-26°F 197717%15%
Jan 1826°F7°F54°F 1919-30°F 196717%15%
Jan 1926°F7°F47°F 1900-27°F 197017%15%
Jan 2026°F7°F58°F 1944-26°F 197017%16%
Jan 2126°F7°F48°F 1942-30°F 197017%16%
Jan 2226°F7°F51°F 1900-30°F 193617%16%
Jan 2326°F7°F53°F 1942-26°F 193517%16%
Jan 2426°F7°F58°F 1981-28°F 190417%16%
Jan 2526°F7°F66°F 1944-28°F 190418%16%
Jan 2627°F7°F55°F 1944-27°F 190418%16%
Jan 2727°F7°F65°F 2002-31°F 190418%16%
Jan 2827°F7°F55°F 1931-25°F 190418%16%
Jan 2927°F7°F54°F 1919-25°F 196618%16%
Jan 3027°F7°F53°F 1931-29°F 201918%16%
Jan 3127°F7°F59°F 2025-29°F 191818%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Graettinger, 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 7:51 AM, sunset 4:54 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 5:30 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00132689 (Emmetsburg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00132724, 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.