Downs climate

Downs Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Glen Elder Lake, 19.5 km from Downs

Average highs run from 41°F on January 1 to 41°F on January 31, and lows from 15°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.67 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 Downs, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
14°F
Precipitation
0.67 in
Snowfall
4.5 in
Record high
79°FJan 10, 1990
Record low
-26°FJan 4, 1959
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 26 min to 10 h 11 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
10.3 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 141°F15°F64°F 2026-14°F 19749%6%
Jan 240°F15°F68°F 1964-12°F 19199%6%
Jan 340°F14°F58°F 2009-16°F 19199%6%
Jan 440°F14°F67°F 1956-26°F 19599%6%
Jan 540°F14°F69°F 2026-22°F 19249%6%
Jan 640°F14°F70°F 2012-14°F 19719%6%
Jan 740°F14°F64°F 2026-14°F 19689%6%
Jan 840°F14°F68°F 2002-24°F 19139%6%
Jan 940°F14°F63°F 1963-10°F 19889%7%
Jan 1040°F14°F79°F 1990-15°F 19829%7%
Jan 1140°F14°F66°F 1999-22°F 191810%7%
Jan 1240°F14°F66°F 1987-18°F 198510%7%
Jan 1340°F13°F69°F 1987-16°F 191610%7%
Jan 1440°F13°F66°F 2026-14°F 202410%7%
Jan 1540°F13°F64°F 1999-14°F 202410%7%
Jan 1640°F13°F67°F 2006-15°F 202410%7%
Jan 1740°F13°F66°F 1986-12°F 192410%7%
Jan 1840°F13°F62°F 1920-17°F 198410%7%
Jan 1940°F13°F64°F 1986-15°F 198410%7%
Jan 2040°F13°F68°F 1964-15°F 198510%7%
Jan 2140°F13°F63°F 1964-8°F 202510%7%
Jan 2240°F13°F63°F 1976-12°F 196610%7%
Jan 2340°F13°F68°F 1981-9°F 196310%7%
Jan 2440°F13°F71°F 1981-6°F 196110%7%
Jan 2541°F13°F70°F 1968-12°F 202610%7%
Jan 2641°F13°F72°F 2002-12°F 202610%7%
Jan 2741°F13°F69°F 2015-13°F 196110%7%
Jan 2841°F14°F71°F 2015-15°F 191811%7%
Jan 2941°F14°F72°F 2015-9°F 196611%7%
Jan 3041°F14°F65°F 1989-13°F 191811%7%
Jan 3141°F14°F77°F 1989-15°F 191811%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Downs, 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 7:55 AM, sunset 5:21 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 5:53 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00143100 (Glen Elder Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00147542, 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.