White Earth climate

White Earth Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Detroit Lakes 1 Nne, 28.9 km from White Earth

Average highs run from 18°F on January 1 to 18°F on January 31, and lows from 0°F to -5°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.82 in over about 6 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 White Earth, in °F, with the record for each date.-60-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
17°F
Average low
-4°F
Precipitation
0.82 in
Snowfall
8.3 in
Record high
51°FJan 24, 1981
Record low
-44°FJan 16, 1977
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 35 min to 9 h 35 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
5°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 118°F0°F37°F 1964-38°F 192826%25%
Jan 218°F0°F40°F 1997-30°F 192826%24%
Jan 317°F-1°F38°F 1984-29°F 198225%24%
Jan 417°F-1°F38°F 2019-37°F 196825%24%
Jan 517°F-1°F48°F 2012-31°F 197325%24%
Jan 617°F-2°F40°F 1928-41°F 196824%24%
Jan 717°F-2°F37°F 1961-40°F 202224%24%
Jan 817°F-2°F41°F 1990-36°F 193024%23%
Jan 917°F-3°F43°F 2012-36°F 193024%23%
Jan 1017°F-3°F44°F 2012-39°F 198924%23%
Jan 1117°F-3°F42°F 1986-37°F 197723%23%
Jan 1217°F-3°F42°F 1996-40°F 197723%23%
Jan 1317°F-4°F42°F 1987-33°F 197923%23%
Jan 1417°F-4°F40°F 1987-35°F 192923%22%
Jan 1517°F-4°F39°F 1973-39°F 199423%22%
Jan 1617°F-4°F38°F 1973-44°F 197723%22%
Jan 1717°F-4°F38°F 1972-37°F 196222%22%
Jan 1817°F-5°F38°F 2017-42°F 199422%22%
Jan 1917°F-5°F44°F 2017-39°F 199422%22%
Jan 2017°F-5°F39°F 1964-37°F 199422%22%
Jan 2117°F-5°F40°F 2018-37°F 197022%22%
Jan 2217°F-5°F40°F 1981-41°F 193622%22%
Jan 2317°F-5°F42°F 1981-40°F 193522%22%
Jan 2417°F-5°F51°F 1981-38°F 196622%22%
Jan 2517°F-5°F45°F 1981-40°F 192922%22%
Jan 2618°F-5°F41°F 1931-36°F 192922%22%
Jan 2718°F-5°F40°F 2024-32°F 196623%22%
Jan 2818°F-5°F44°F 2024-38°F 196623%22%
Jan 2918°F-5°F43°F 1931-39°F 196523%22%
Jan 3018°F-5°F40°F 1960-36°F 201923%22%
Jan 3118°F-5°F51°F 2024-36°F 201923%22%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at White Earth, 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 8:10 AM, sunset 4:45 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:50 AM, sunset 5:25 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00212142 (Detroit Lakes 1 Nne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00215012, 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.