Watkins climate

Watkins Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kimball 3N, 9.1 km from Watkins

Average highs run from 20°F on January 1 to 21°F on January 31, and lows from 5°F to 2°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.76 in.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Watkins, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
20°F
Average low
3°F
Precipitation
0.76 in
Snowfall
11.2 in
Record high
60°FJan 24, 1981
Record low
-37°FJan 9, 1977
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 49 min to 9 h 45 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
8°F
Wind
12.1 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 120°F5°F42°F 1981-30°F 197426%
Jan 220°F5°F40°F 1998-27°F 201026%
Jan 320°F5°F42°F 1962-27°F 201026%
Jan 420°F4°F39°F 1964-26°F 196826%
Jan 520°F4°F42°F 1984-25°F 196026%
Jan 620°F4°F54°F 2012-28°F 190926%
Jan 720°F4°F45°F 2012-27°F 198226%
Jan 820°F3°F49°F 2003-25°F 199426%
Jan 919°F3°F53°F 2003-37°F 197725%
Jan 1019°F3°F49°F 2012-31°F 198225%
Jan 1119°F3°F52°F 2012-30°F 197725%
Jan 1219°F3°F50°F 1987-31°F 197725%
Jan 1319°F2°F48°F 1987-25°F 200925%
Jan 1419°F2°F45°F 2021-30°F 198225%
Jan 1519°F2°F43°F 1942-31°F 197225%
Jan 1619°F2°F50°F 1961-36°F 197724%
Jan 1719°F2°F42°F 1961-32°F 197724%
Jan 1819°F2°F47°F 1981-33°F 199424%
Jan 1920°F2°F48°F 1947-31°F 194324%
Jan 2020°F2°F53°F 1944-34°F 198524%
Jan 2120°F2°F50°F 1944-31°F 197024%
Jan 2220°F2°F52°F 1942-28°F 194923%
Jan 2320°F2°F56°F 1942-26°F 194823%
Jan 2420°F2°F60°F 1981-27°F 198223%
Jan 2520°F2°F57°F 1981-23°F 194323%
Jan 2620°F2°F57°F 1944-24°F 195023%
Jan 2720°F2°F47°F 1989-23°F 194823%
Jan 2821°F2°F48°F 1989-29°F 196623%
Jan 2921°F2°F45°F 1990-34°F 195123%
Jan 3021°F2°F49°F 1964-31°F 195123%
Jan 3121°F2°F49°F 2025-31°F 201922%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Watkins, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:57 AM, sunset 4:46 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 5:24 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00214373 (Kimball 3N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00214778, 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.