Ruthven climate

Ruthven Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Emmetsburg, 17.8 km from Ruthven

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 Ruthven, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • 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
64°FJan 26, 2002
Record low
-37°FJan 2, 2010
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 04 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°F49°F 1998-25°F 201016%13%
Jan 227°F9°F49°F 1998-37°F 201016%13%
Jan 327°F9°F50°F 2022-31°F 201016%13%
Jan 426°F9°F46°F 2012-33°F 201016%14%
Jan 526°F9°F58°F 2012-24°F 201016%14%
Jan 626°F8°F48°F 2012-19°F 201416%14%
Jan 726°F8°F57°F 2003-13°F 201516%14%
Jan 826°F8°F59°F 2002-12°F 199916%14%
Jan 926°F8°F53°F 2002-23°F 199916%14%
Jan 1026°F8°F57°F 2012-18°F 201616%14%
Jan 1126°F8°F50°F 2022-14°F 199716%14%
Jan 1226°F7°F53°F 2026-16°F 201116%14%
Jan 1326°F7°F50°F 2026-18°F 201516%15%
Jan 1426°F7°F41°F 2014-20°F 200916%15%
Jan 1526°F7°F48°F 2012-26°F 200916%15%
Jan 1626°F7°F46°F 2013-26°F 200916%15%
Jan 1726°F7°F44°F 2025-21°F 201617%15%
Jan 1826°F7°F50°F 2013-12°F 200817%15%
Jan 1926°F7°F53°F 2014-19°F 201117%15%
Jan 2026°F7°F51°F 2018-21°F 200817%16%
Jan 2126°F7°F47°F 2002-21°F 201217%16%
Jan 2226°F7°F52°F 2002-15°F 200817%16%
Jan 2326°F7°F50°F 2004-20°F 202617%16%
Jan 2426°F7°F43°F 2002-23°F 200817%16%
Jan 2526°F7°F54°F 2002-18°F 202218%16%
Jan 2627°F7°F64°F 2002-19°F 202618%16%
Jan 2727°F7°F56°F 2002-16°F 199718%16%
Jan 2827°F7°F57°F 2025-19°F 199718%16%
Jan 2927°F7°F51°F 2025-22°F 201918%16%
Jan 3027°F7°F62°F 2025-25°F 201918%16%
Jan 3127°F7°F54°F 2024-19°F 201918%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ruthven, 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 4:55 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 5:31 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 USW00014972, 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.