Scott County Weather in January
Average highs run from 43°F on January 1 to 45°F on January 31, and lows from 16°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.44 in over about 3 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
- 44°F
- Average low
- 16°F
- Precipitation
- 0.44 in
- Snowfall
- 4.5 in
- Record high
- 81°FJan 12, 1953
- Record low
- -26°FJan 11, 1918
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 33 min to 10 h 15 min
- Cloud cover
- 56%
- Humidity
- 63%
- 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 43°F | 16°F | 68°F 2026 | -18°F 1901 | 10% | 7% |
| Jan 2 | 43°F | 16°F | 71°F 1997 | -14°F 1911 | 10% | 7% |
| Jan 3 | 43°F | 16°F | 77°F 1997 | -21°F 1911 | 10% | 7% |
| Jan 4 | 43°F | 16°F | 75°F 1956 | -17°F 1947 | 10% | 7% |
| Jan 5 | 43°F | 16°F | 78°F 1927 | -17°F 1910 | 10% | 7% |
| Jan 6 | 43°F | 16°F | 69°F 1935 | -18°F 1912 | 10% | 7% |
| Jan 7 | 43°F | 16°F | 72°F 1948 | -24°F 1912 | 10% | 7% |
| Jan 8 | 43°F | 16°F | 75°F 2006 | -17°F 1988 | 10% | 7% |
| Jan 9 | 44°F | 16°F | 77°F 2003 | -9°F 1988 | 10% | 7% |
| Jan 10 | 44°F | 16°F | 74°F 1928 | -8°F 1901 | 10% | 7% |
| Jan 11 | 44°F | 16°F | 76°F 1990 | -26°F 1918 | 10% | 7% |
| Jan 12 | 44°F | 16°F | 81°F 1953 | -26°F 1912 | 10% | 7% |
| Jan 13 | 44°F | 16°F | 76°F 1986 | -15°F 1916 | 10% | 7% |
| Jan 14 | 44°F | 16°F | 74°F 1928 | -15°F 2024 | 10% | 7% |
| Jan 15 | 44°F | 16°F | 71°F 1938 | -12°F 1972 | 10% | 7% |
| Jan 16 | 44°F | 16°F | 72°F 1999 | -14°F 2024 | 10% | 7% |
| Jan 17 | 44°F | 16°F | 75°F 1923 | -15°F 1930 | 10% | 8% |
| Jan 18 | 44°F | 16°F | 67°F 1959 | -18°F 1984 | 10% | 8% |
| Jan 19 | 44°F | 16°F | 78°F 1986 | -22°F 1984 | 10% | 8% |
| Jan 20 | 44°F | 16°F | 80°F 1986 | -12°F 1984 | 10% | 8% |
| Jan 21 | 44°F | 16°F | 72°F 1943 | -14°F 1935 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 22 | 44°F | 16°F | 75°F 1943 | -13°F 1966 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 23 | 44°F | 16°F | 73°F 1981 | -8°F 1915 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 24 | 44°F | 16°F | 76°F 1970 | -7°F 1897 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 25 | 44°F | 16°F | 75°F 1953 | -10°F 1957 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 26 | 45°F | 16°F | 77°F 1982 | -11°F 1966 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 27 | 45°F | 16°F | 73°F 2002 | -13°F 1902 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 28 | 45°F | 16°F | 80°F 2015 | -16°F 1948 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 29 | 45°F | 17°F | 76°F 1911 | -9°F 1966 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 30 | 45°F | 17°F | 76°F 1986 | -14°F 1949 | 11% | 8% |
| Jan 31 | 45°F | 17°F | 73°F 1911 | -11°F 1918 | 11% | 8% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:01 AM, sunset 5:34 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:50 AM, sunset 6:05 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00147271 (Scott City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00147271, 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.