Clay County climate

Clay County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kearney 3E, 10 km from Clay County

Average highs run from 38°F on January 1 to 40°F on January 31, and lows from 18°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.27 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 Clay County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
1.27 in
Snowfall
5.0 in
Record high
75°FJan 29, 2013
Record low
-18°FJan 11, 2010
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 27 min to 10 h 11 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
11.4 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 138°F18°F66°F 2012-11°F 201819%10%
Jan 238°F18°F65°F 1997-14°F 200119%11%
Jan 338°F18°F66°F 1997-15°F 200119%11%
Jan 438°F18°F64°F 2009-6°F 201019%11%
Jan 538°F18°F58°F 2003-13°F 199919%11%
Jan 638°F18°F65°F 2012-11°F 201419%11%
Jan 738°F18°F57°F 2012-13°F 201419%11%
Jan 838°F18°F62°F 2019-10°F 199619%11%
Jan 938°F17°F69°F 2003-6°F 199919%11%
Jan 1038°F17°F65°F 2020-16°F 201019%11%
Jan 1138°F17°F58°F 2023-18°F 201019%11%
Jan 1238°F17°F64°F 2017-5°F 199719%11%
Jan 1338°F17°F68°F 1996-12°F 201119%11%
Jan 1438°F17°F61°F 1996-12°F 201119%11%
Jan 1538°F17°F61°F 2016-13°F 202419%11%
Jan 1638°F17°F63°F 2006-8°F 202419%11%
Jan 1738°F17°F66°F 1996-12°F 199719%11%
Jan 1838°F17°F49°F 2023-7°F 201819%11%
Jan 1938°F17°F58°F 2006-6°F 199619%11%
Jan 2038°F17°F64°F 2015-9°F 202419%11%
Jan 2138°F17°F63°F 1997-9°F 202419%11%
Jan 2238°F17°F61°F 2018-8°F 202519%11%
Jan 2338°F17°F66°F 2009-6°F 200320%11%
Jan 2438°F17°F57°F 2004-7°F 200320%11%
Jan 2539°F17°F52°F 1998-3°F 200020%11%
Jan 2639°F17°F65°F 20182°F 201920%11%
Jan 2739°F17°F64°F 20022°F 200420%11%
Jan 2839°F17°F67°F 2002-17°F 199721%11%
Jan 2939°F17°F75°F 2013-5°F 201421%11%
Jan 3039°F17°F65°F 2013-9°F 201921%11%
Jan 3140°F17°F67°F 2012-9°F 201921%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clay County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 5:05 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 5:37 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00234382 (Kearney 3E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00234382, 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.