Thomas County climate

Thomas County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Colby 1SW, 4.8 km from Thomas County

Average highs run from 43°F on January 1 to 43°F on January 31, and lows from 15°F to 16°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.41 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 Thomas County, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
15°F
Precipitation
0.41 in
Snowfall
5.1 in
Record high
83°FJan 28, 2015
Record low
-24°FJan 4, 1959
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 28 min to 10 h 12 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
19°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 143°F15°F64°F 2000-9°F 196911%9%
Jan 243°F15°F72°F 1997-10°F 202211%9%
Jan 343°F15°F71°F 1997-11°F 197411%9%
Jan 443°F15°F70°F 2006-24°F 195911%9%
Jan 543°F15°F73°F 2026-15°F 195910%9%
Jan 643°F15°F74°F 2012-16°F 197410%9%
Jan 743°F15°F66°F 1965-16°F 197410%9%
Jan 843°F15°F71°F 1965-14°F 197310%9%
Jan 943°F15°F72°F 2002-13°F 197310%9%
Jan 1043°F15°F68°F 2018-10°F 196210%9%
Jan 1143°F15°F76°F 1990-11°F 201110%9%
Jan 1243°F15°F74°F 2006-16°F 196310%9%
Jan 1343°F15°F67°F 1987-15°F 196310%9%
Jan 1443°F15°F74°F 1996-15°F 197910%9%
Jan 1543°F15°F63°F 1990-15°F 197910%9%
Jan 1643°F15°F69°F 2000-17°F 202411%9%
Jan 1743°F15°F65°F 1996-14°F 202411%9%
Jan 1843°F15°F65°F 1986-23°F 198411%9%
Jan 1943°F15°F68°F 2006-21°F 198411%9%
Jan 2043°F15°F76°F 2018-18°F 196211%10%
Jan 2143°F15°F71°F 1971-19°F 198411%10%
Jan 2243°F15°F70°F 1964-17°F 196611%10%
Jan 2343°F15°F75°F 1967-8°F 196311%10%
Jan 2443°F15°F68°F 1981-8°F 196311%10%
Jan 2543°F15°F71°F 1970-14°F 202611%10%
Jan 2643°F15°F70°F 2002-14°F 196611%10%
Jan 2743°F15°F77°F 2002-15°F 196312%10%
Jan 2843°F15°F83°F 2015-13°F 198012%10%
Jan 2943°F16°F69°F 2015-6°F 196612%10%
Jan 3043°F16°F66°F 1971-7°F 196612%10%
Jan 3143°F16°F71°F 2012-12°F 197912%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Thomas 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 8:04 AM, sunset 5:32 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:52 AM, sunset 6:04 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00141699 (Colby 1SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00141699, 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.