Fertile Weather in January
Average highs run from 17°F on January 1 to 17°F on January 31, and lows from -1°F to -5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.78 in over about 6 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
- 16°F
- Average low
- -4°F
- Precipitation
- 0.78 in
- Snowfall
- 10.1 in
- Record high
- 48°FJan 23, 1942
- Record low
- -50°FJan 19, 1996
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 32 min to 9 h 32 min
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Humidity
- 92%
- Dew point
- 4°F
- Wind
- 11.6 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 | -1°F | 39°F 1964 | -32°F 1974 | 24% | 28% |
| Jan 2 | 17°F | -1°F | 43°F 1944 | -36°F 1912 | 24% | 28% |
| Jan 3 | 17°F | -2°F | 40°F 1962 | -41°F 1919 | 24% | 28% |
| Jan 4 | 17°F | -2°F | 38°F 2007 | -38°F 1968 | 23% | 28% |
| Jan 5 | 17°F | -2°F | 41°F 1984 | -38°F 1912 | 23% | 28% |
| Jan 6 | 16°F | -3°F | 46°F 2008 | -41°F 1968 | 23% | 27% |
| Jan 7 | 16°F | -3°F | 40°F 1914 | -37°F 1912 | 23% | 27% |
| Jan 8 | 16°F | -3°F | 41°F 1990 | -33°F 1966 | 23% | 27% |
| Jan 9 | 16°F | -3°F | 44°F 1958 | -39°F 1930 | 23% | 27% |
| Jan 10 | 16°F | -3°F | 41°F 2002 | -40°F 1989 | 23% | 27% |
| Jan 11 | 16°F | -4°F | 43°F 1986 | -48°F 1912 | 23% | 27% |
| Jan 12 | 16°F | -4°F | 42°F 1928 | -40°F 1913 | 23% | 27% |
| Jan 13 | 16°F | -4°F | 40°F 1980 | -47°F 1916 | 22% | 27% |
| Jan 14 | 16°F | -4°F | 38°F 1942 | -44°F 2009 | 22% | 27% |
| Jan 15 | 16°F | -4°F | 42°F 1973 | -44°F 1994 | 22% | 26% |
| Jan 16 | 16°F | -4°F | 41°F 1942 | -44°F 1994 | 22% | 26% |
| Jan 17 | 16°F | -4°F | 46°F 1973 | -39°F 1962 | 22% | 26% |
| Jan 18 | 16°F | -5°F | 37°F 1974 | -44°F 1994 | 22% | 26% |
| Jan 19 | 16°F | -5°F | 40°F 1921 | -50°F 1996 | 22% | 26% |
| Jan 20 | 16°F | -5°F | 45°F 1944 | -50°F 1996 | 22% | 26% |
| Jan 21 | 16°F | -5°F | 41°F 1944 | -46°F 1996 | 22% | 26% |
| Jan 22 | 16°F | -5°F | 39°F 1992 | -39°F 1935 | 22% | 25% |
| Jan 23 | 16°F | -5°F | 48°F 1942 | -41°F 1935 | 22% | 25% |
| Jan 24 | 16°F | -5°F | 44°F 1944 | -44°F 1936 | 22% | 25% |
| Jan 25 | 16°F | -5°F | 45°F 1973 | -40°F 1996 | 22% | 25% |
| Jan 26 | 16°F | -5°F | 42°F 1973 | -47°F 1997 | 22% | 25% |
| Jan 27 | 16°F | -5°F | 47°F 2006 | -43°F 1915 | 22% | 25% |
| Jan 28 | 16°F | -5°F | 41°F 2008 | -38°F 1948 | 22% | 24% |
| Jan 29 | 16°F | -5°F | 42°F 1931 | -39°F 1951 | 22% | 24% |
| Jan 30 | 17°F | -5°F | 42°F 1960 | -50°F 2004 | 22% | 24% |
| Jan 31 | 17°F | -5°F | 41°F 1999 | -38°F 1996 | 22% | 24% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:13 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:53 AM, sunset 5:25 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00210018 (Ada), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00212916, 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.