Lyon County Weather in January
Average highs run from 26°F on January 1 to 26°F on January 31, and lows from 8°F to 6°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.61 in over about 5 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 25°F
- Average low
- 6°F
- Precipitation
- 0.61 in
- Snowfall
- 6.0 in
- Record high
- 68°FJan 27, 2002
- Record low
- -40°FJan 12, 1912
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 03 min to 9 h 53 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 86%
- Dew point
- 13°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 26°F | 8°F | 52°F 2000 | -27°F 1974 | 16% | 12% |
| Jan 2 | 26°F | 8°F | 56°F 1998 | -31°F 1911 | 16% | 12% |
| Jan 3 | 25°F | 7°F | 52°F 2004 | -31°F 2010 | 16% | 12% |
| Jan 4 | 25°F | 7°F | 50°F 1964 | -25°F 1942 | 16% | 12% |
| Jan 5 | 25°F | 7°F | 49°F 1989 | -32°F 1924 | 16% | 12% |
| Jan 6 | 25°F | 7°F | 60°F 2012 | -35°F 1912 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 7 | 25°F | 7°F | 48°F 1963 | -31°F 1988 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 8 | 25°F | 6°F | 55°F 1958 | -22°F 1894 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 9 | 25°F | 6°F | 59°F 2002 | -26°F 1974 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 10 | 25°F | 6°F | 54°F 1896 | -27°F 1982 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 11 | 25°F | 6°F | 57°F 2012 | -30°F 1918 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 12 | 25°F | 6°F | 52°F 1958 | -40°F 1912 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 13 | 25°F | 6°F | 59°F 1987 | -30°F 1916 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 14 | 25°F | 6°F | 62°F 1987 | -26°F 1972 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 15 | 25°F | 6°F | 50°F 1990 | -29°F 1972 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 16 | 25°F | 6°F | 54°F 1914 | -29°F 1972 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 17 | 25°F | 6°F | 49°F 1974 | -27°F 1930 | 15% | 12% |
| Jan 18 | 25°F | 6°F | 52°F 1944 | -24°F 1970 | 15% | 13% |
| Jan 19 | 25°F | 6°F | 53°F 1921 | -32°F 1970 | 15% | 13% |
| Jan 20 | 25°F | 6°F | 61°F 1944 | -31°F 1970 | 15% | 13% |
| Jan 21 | 25°F | 6°F | 52°F 1964 | -29°F 1970 | 15% | 13% |
| Jan 22 | 25°F | 6°F | 52°F 2002 | -29°F 1970 | 15% | 13% |
| Jan 23 | 25°F | 6°F | 57°F 1989 | -23°F 1935 | 15% | 13% |
| Jan 24 | 25°F | 6°F | 60°F 1931 | -29°F 1894 | 15% | 13% |
| Jan 25 | 25°F | 6°F | 66°F 1981 | -30°F 1897 | 15% | 13% |
| Jan 26 | 26°F | 6°F | 59°F 1947 | -26°F 1897 | 15% | 13% |
| Jan 27 | 26°F | 6°F | 68°F 2002 | -25°F 1895 | 15% | 13% |
| Jan 28 | 26°F | 6°F | 55°F 1931 | -23°F 1895 | 15% | 13% |
| Jan 29 | 26°F | 6°F | 64°F 1931 | -27°F 1966 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 30 | 26°F | 6°F | 58°F 1931 | -26°F 1895 | 16% | 13% |
| Jan 31 | 26°F | 6°F | 58°F 1989 | -30°F 1936 | 16% | 13% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:57 AM, sunset 5:00 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:35 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00137147 (Rock Rapids), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00137147, 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.