Morton County climate

Morton County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Richfield, 8.1 km from Morton County

Average highs run from 47°F on January 1 to 50°F on January 31, and lows from 19°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.39 in over about 2 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 Morton County, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
0.39 in
Snowfall
4.8 in
Record high
83°FJan 30, 1986
Record low
-22°FJan 19, 1984
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 40 min to 10 h 20 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
59%
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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 147°F19°F73°F 1927-16°F 19198%6%
Jan 247°F19°F74°F 1997-15°F 19198%6%
Jan 347°F19°F79°F 1997-13°F 19198%6%
Jan 447°F19°F77°F 1927-16°F 19598%6%
Jan 547°F19°F82°F 1927-8°F 19717%5%
Jan 647°F19°F75°F 1903-13°F 19127%5%
Jan 747°F19°F74°F 1948-19°F 19887%5%
Jan 847°F19°F81°F 2006-15°F 19137%5%
Jan 947°F19°F77°F 2002-9°F 19377%5%
Jan 1048°F19°F76°F 1928-9°F 19187%5%
Jan 1148°F19°F78°F 1990-19°F 19187%5%
Jan 1248°F19°F80°F 1953-19°F 19127%5%
Jan 1348°F19°F78°F 1928-19°F 19057%5%
Jan 1448°F19°F80°F 1928-11°F 20247%5%
Jan 1548°F19°F70°F 1990-12°F 19057%5%
Jan 1648°F19°F75°F 1995-13°F 19307%5%
Jan 1749°F19°F77°F 1923-15°F 19307%5%
Jan 1849°F19°F73°F 1920-21°F 19847%5%
Jan 1949°F19°F81°F 1986-22°F 19847%5%
Jan 2049°F19°F82°F 1986-17°F 19848%5%
Jan 2149°F19°F76°F 2018-14°F 19848%5%
Jan 2249°F19°F76°F 1943-9°F 19308%5%
Jan 2349°F19°F74°F 1972-9°F 19638%5%
Jan 2449°F20°F75°F 1970-2°F 19308%5%
Jan 2550°F20°F78°F 1968-6°F 19408%5%
Jan 2650°F20°F82°F 1982-12°F 19028%5%
Jan 2750°F20°F75°F 1970-10°F 19258%5%
Jan 2850°F20°F78°F 1986-11°F 19488%5%
Jan 2950°F20°F74°F 1920-7°F 19498%5%
Jan 3050°F20°F83°F 1986-10°F 19028%5%
Jan 3150°F20°F78°F 2018-11°F 19188%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Morton County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 8:01 AM, sunset 5:41 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:51 AM, sunset 6:11 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00146808 (Richfield), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00142432, 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.