Barton County climate

Barton County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Great Bend 3W, 14.5 km from Barton County

Average highs run from 42°F on January 1 to 44°F on January 31, and lows from 18°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.71 in over about 3 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 Barton County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
0.71 in
Snowfall
2.2 in
Record high
79°FJan 10, 1990
Record low
-17°FJan 31, 1979
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 33 min to 10 h 15 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
11.0 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 142°F18°F67°F 1997-5°F 201812%5%
Jan 242°F18°F69°F 1997-10°F 197912%5%
Jan 342°F18°F77°F 2006-7°F 202212%5%
Jan 442°F18°F73°F 1956-12°F 195912%5%
Jan 542°F18°F71°F 1956-3°F 195912%5%
Jan 642°F18°F66°F 2019-7°F 202512%6%
Jan 742°F18°F74°F 2006-7°F 197112%6%
Jan 842°F18°F74°F 2006-13°F 197912%6%
Jan 942°F18°F65°F 1963-10°F 198812%6%
Jan 1042°F18°F79°F 1990-10°F 198211%6%
Jan 1142°F18°F70°F 1986-8°F 196311%6%
Jan 1242°F18°F69°F 1986-11°F 196311%6%
Jan 1342°F18°F73°F 1996-7°F 196311%6%
Jan 1442°F18°F68°F 1990-11°F 197911%6%
Jan 1542°F18°F69°F 1999-6°F 196311%6%
Jan 1642°F18°F67°F 1952-12°F 202411%6%
Jan 1743°F18°F70°F 1986-12°F 202411%6%
Jan 1843°F18°F68°F 1951-9°F 198411%6%
Jan 1943°F18°F70°F 1986-8°F 198411%6%
Jan 2043°F18°F78°F 1986-10°F 196211%6%
Jan 2143°F18°F72°F 1986-5°F 195411%6%
Jan 2243°F18°F72°F 1967-7°F 196611%6%
Jan 2343°F18°F69°F 1981-8°F 196311%6%
Jan 2443°F18°F78°F 1981-5°F 196312%6%
Jan 2543°F18°F69°F 1968-6°F 202612%6%
Jan 2643°F18°F78°F 1951-5°F 196312%6%
Jan 2744°F18°F70°F 2013-13°F 196312%6%
Jan 2844°F18°F74°F 2008-10°F 196312%6%
Jan 2944°F19°F70°F 1971-9°F 196312%7%
Jan 3044°F19°F71°F 1989-7°F 194912%6%
Jan 3144°F19°F76°F 1989-17°F 197912%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Barton County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 5:25 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 5:56 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00143218 (Great Bend 3W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00143218, 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.