Sunflower climate

Sunflower Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Moorhead, 10.5 km from Sunflower

Average highs run from 52°F on January 1 to 53°F on January 31, and lows from 36°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.11 in over about 10 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 Sunflower, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
52°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
5.11 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
80°FJan 1, 1952
Record low
-6°FJan 12, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 58 min to 10 h 34 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
9.6 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 152°F36°F80°F 195213°F 201835%0%
Jan 252°F36°F78°F 202212°F 201835%0%
Jan 352°F36°F76°F 202312°F 201835%0%
Jan 452°F36°F75°F 195512°F 191935%0%
Jan 552°F36°F74°F 200613°F 195935%0%
Jan 652°F35°F74°F 198914°F 201435%0%
Jan 752°F35°F72°F 195311°F 197035%0%
Jan 852°F35°F75°F 196511°F 197634%1%
Jan 952°F35°F76°F 19579°F 197034%1%
Jan 1052°F35°F77°F 1963-2°F 196234%1%
Jan 1152°F35°F79°F 1949-3°F 196234%1%
Jan 1252°F35°F76°F 2017-6°F 196234%1%
Jan 1352°F35°F78°F 20173°F 191834%1%
Jan 1452°F35°F76°F 200710°F 196334%1%
Jan 1552°F35°F75°F 195011°F 196434%1%
Jan 1652°F35°F74°F 19527°F 197234%1%
Jan 1752°F35°F73°F 19524°F 198234%1%
Jan 1852°F35°F75°F 20239°F 201834%1%
Jan 1952°F35°F75°F 19514°F 197734%1%
Jan 2052°F35°F75°F 19592°F 198534%1%
Jan 2152°F35°F74°F 19861°F 198534%1%
Jan 2252°F35°F73°F 201713°F 191834%1%
Jan 2352°F35°F75°F 197214°F 196334%1%
Jan 2452°F35°F79°F 19723°F 196334%1%
Jan 2553°F35°F80°F 195012°F 196334%1%
Jan 2653°F35°F77°F 195216°F 196134%1%
Jan 2753°F35°F75°F 190312°F 196334%1%
Jan 2853°F35°F74°F 190311°F 196334%1%
Jan 2953°F35°F79°F 19039°F 201434%1%
Jan 3053°F35°F77°F 2013-2°F 196634%1%
Jan 3153°F36°F76°F 1975-2°F 196634%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sunflower, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 5:05 PM
January 31
sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 5:33 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00226009 (Moorhead), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00221738, 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.