Ford County Weather in January
Average highs run from 44°F on January 1 to 47°F on January 31, and lows from 20°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.60 in over about 4 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
- 46°F
- Average low
- 20°F
- Precipitation
- 0.60 in
- Snowfall
- 3.9 in
- Record high
- 80°FJan 27, 2015
- Record low
- -13°FJan 19, 1984
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 37 min to 10 h 18 min
- Cloud cover
- 54%
- Humidity
- 66%
- Dew point
- 21°F
- Wind
- 10.7 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 | 44°F | 20°F | 73°F 2000 | -9°F 2018 | 13% | 10% |
| Jan 2 | 44°F | 20°F | 73°F 1997 | -6°F 2022 | 13% | 10% |
| Jan 3 | 44°F | 20°F | 78°F 2006 | -9°F 1959 | 13% | 10% |
| Jan 4 | 45°F | 20°F | 73°F 1956 | -12°F 1959 | 12% | 10% |
| Jan 5 | 45°F | 20°F | 74°F 1956 | -10°F 1974 | 12% | 10% |
| Jan 6 | 45°F | 20°F | 67°F 2006 | -11°F 2014 | 12% | 10% |
| Jan 7 | 45°F | 20°F | 79°F 2006 | -9°F 1988 | 12% | 10% |
| Jan 8 | 45°F | 20°F | 74°F 2002 | -9°F 1976 | 12% | 10% |
| Jan 9 | 45°F | 20°F | 67°F 1950 | -12°F 1988 | 12% | 10% |
| Jan 10 | 45°F | 20°F | 74°F 1990 | -7°F 1962 | 12% | 10% |
| Jan 11 | 45°F | 20°F | 70°F 1986 | -8°F 1962 | 12% | 10% |
| Jan 12 | 45°F | 20°F | 72°F 1953 | -12°F 1963 | 12% | 10% |
| Jan 13 | 45°F | 20°F | 69°F 1996 | -6°F 1963 | 12% | 10% |
| Jan 14 | 45°F | 20°F | 69°F 1953 | -12°F 1979 | 12% | 10% |
| Jan 15 | 46°F | 20°F | 73°F 2006 | -8°F 1972 | 12% | 10% |
| Jan 16 | 46°F | 20°F | 69°F 1952 | -7°F 2024 | 12% | 10% |
| Jan 17 | 46°F | 20°F | 67°F 1976 | -9°F 1978 | 12% | 10% |
| Jan 18 | 46°F | 20°F | 68°F 1951 | -12°F 1984 | 12% | 10% |
| Jan 19 | 46°F | 20°F | 75°F 1986 | -13°F 1984 | 12% | 10% |
| Jan 20 | 46°F | 20°F | 77°F 1986 | -8°F 1984 | 12% | 10% |
| Jan 21 | 46°F | 20°F | 70°F 1953 | -7°F 1966 | 12% | 10% |
| Jan 22 | 46°F | 20°F | 78°F 1967 | -10°F 1966 | 12% | 10% |
| Jan 23 | 46°F | 20°F | 70°F 1981 | -11°F 1963 | 13% | 10% |
| Jan 24 | 46°F | 20°F | 74°F 1981 | -5°F 2026 | 13% | 11% |
| Jan 25 | 46°F | 21°F | 73°F 1968 | -8°F 2026 | 13% | 11% |
| Jan 26 | 47°F | 21°F | 78°F 1951 | -4°F 2026 | 13% | 11% |
| Jan 27 | 47°F | 21°F | 80°F 2015 | -6°F 1948 | 13% | 11% |
| Jan 28 | 47°F | 21°F | 74°F 2008 | -11°F 1948 | 13% | 11% |
| Jan 29 | 47°F | 21°F | 72°F 1971 | -7°F 1966 | 14% | 11% |
| Jan 30 | 47°F | 21°F | 73°F 1986 | -7°F 1979 | 14% | 11% |
| Jan 31 | 47°F | 21°F | 80°F 1989 | -11°F 1979 | 14% | 11% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:55 AM, sunset 5:32 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 6:02 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013985 (Dodge City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013985, 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.