Cook Weather in January
Average highs run from 17°F on January 1 to 16°F on January 31, and lows from -2°F to -6°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.10 in over about 13 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
- 15°F
- Average low
- -5°F
- Precipitation
- 1.10 in
- Snowfall
- 12.7 in
- Record high
- 45°FJan 8, 2003
- Record low
- -44°FJan 17, 2005
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 29 min to 9 h 31 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 96%
- Dew point
- 3°F
- Wind
- 7.4 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 | 17°F | -2°F | 35°F 2007 | -31°F 2018 | 42% | 38% |
| Jan 2 | 17°F | -2°F | 27°F 2007 | -35°F 2014 | 42% | 38% |
| Jan 3 | 16°F | -3°F | 32°F 2006 | -36°F 2014 | 42% | 38% |
| Jan 4 | 16°F | -3°F | 37°F 2019 | -29°F 2010 | 42% | 38% |
| Jan 5 | 16°F | -3°F | 38°F 2007 | -30°F 2018 | 42% | 38% |
| Jan 6 | 16°F | -3°F | 42°F 2012 | -34°F 2014 | 42% | 37% |
| Jan 7 | 16°F | -4°F | 40°F 2008 | -34°F 2005 | 42% | 37% |
| Jan 8 | 16°F | -4°F | 45°F 2003 | -31°F 2022 | 42% | 37% |
| Jan 9 | 15°F | -4°F | 45°F 2003 | -27°F 2009 | 42% | 37% |
| Jan 10 | 15°F | -4°F | 41°F 2012 | -27°F 2009 | 42% | 37% |
| Jan 11 | 15°F | -5°F | 42°F 2013 | -31°F 2020 | 42% | 37% |
| Jan 12 | 15°F | -5°F | 34°F 2006 | -33°F 2020 | 42% | 37% |
| Jan 13 | 15°F | -5°F | 38°F 2006 | -32°F 2017 | 41% | 36% |
| Jan 14 | 15°F | -5°F | 36°F 2026 | -36°F 2009 | 41% | 36% |
| Jan 15 | 15°F | -5°F | 36°F 2021 | -31°F 2009 | 41% | 36% |
| Jan 16 | 15°F | -5°F | 33°F 2006 | -39°F 2005 | 41% | 36% |
| Jan 17 | 15°F | -6°F | 38°F 2010 | -44°F 2005 | 41% | 35% |
| Jan 18 | 15°F | -6°F | 36°F 2017 | -24°F 2016 | 41% | 35% |
| Jan 19 | 15°F | -6°F | 38°F 2017 | -36°F 2019 | 40% | 35% |
| Jan 20 | 15°F | -6°F | 41°F 2018 | -37°F 2019 | 40% | 35% |
| Jan 21 | 15°F | -6°F | 37°F 2017 | -37°F 2019 | 40% | 34% |
| Jan 22 | 15°F | -6°F | 38°F 2017 | -30°F 2025 | 40% | 34% |
| Jan 23 | 15°F | -6°F | 34°F 2017 | -32°F 2026 | 40% | 34% |
| Jan 24 | 15°F | -6°F | 34°F 2017 | -38°F 2026 | 39% | 34% |
| Jan 25 | 15°F | -6°F | 34°F 2010 | -38°F 2026 | 39% | 34% |
| Jan 26 | 15°F | -6°F | 38°F 2002 | -32°F 2019 | 39% | 34% |
| Jan 27 | 15°F | -6°F | 43°F 2006 | -36°F 2019 | 39% | 33% |
| Jan 28 | 15°F | -6°F | 44°F 2006 | -38°F 2019 | 38% | 33% |
| Jan 29 | 16°F | -6°F | 42°F 2024 | -27°F 2021 | 38% | 33% |
| Jan 30 | 16°F | -6°F | 38°F 2024 | -34°F 2004 | 38% | 33% |
| Jan 31 | 16°F | -6°F | 39°F 2016 | -38°F 2019 | 38% | 33% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:00 AM, sunset 4:29 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 5:10 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00211771 (Cook 8NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00211771, 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.