Dent County climate

Dent County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salem, 3.9 km from Dent County

Average highs run from 42°F on January 1 to 44°F on January 31, and lows from 23°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.69 in over about 9 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 Dent County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
2.69 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
72°FJan 12, 2017
Record low
-13°FJan 7, 2014
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 38 min to 10 h 19 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
5.6 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 142°F23°F66°F 2022-5°F 201829%1%
Jan 242°F23°F63°F 2023-6°F 201829%1%
Jan 342°F22°F65°F 2023-6°F 201829%1%
Jan 442°F22°F71°F 2009-2°F 201429%1%
Jan 542°F22°F53°F 20122°F 201029%1%
Jan 642°F22°F67°F 2026-9°F 201429%1%
Jan 742°F22°F71°F 2008-13°F 201429%1%
Jan 842°F22°F69°F 2008-10°F 201429%1%
Jan 942°F22°F63°F 2008-3°F 201529%1%
Jan 1042°F22°F65°F 2009-5°F 201029%1%
Jan 1142°F22°F65°F 2017-7°F 201029%1%
Jan 1242°F22°F72°F 2017-7°F 201028%1%
Jan 1342°F22°F64°F 2014-2°F 201128%1%
Jan 1442°F21°F66°F 2026-6°F 202428%1%
Jan 1542°F21°F63°F 2016-6°F 202428%1%
Jan 1642°F21°F59°F 2010-4°F 201828%1%
Jan 1742°F21°F69°F 2012-4°F 201828%1%
Jan 1842°F21°F63°F 2012-3°F 201828%1%
Jan 1943°F21°F62°F 20151°F 201628%1%
Jan 2043°F21°F65°F 2015-2°F 202528%1%
Jan 2143°F22°F62°F 20100°F 202428%1%
Jan 2243°F22°F70°F 20181°F 202228%1%
Jan 2343°F22°F55°F 20123°F 201428%1%
Jan 2443°F22°F56°F 2015-1°F 201428%1%
Jan 2543°F22°F59°F 2017-3°F 201428%1%
Jan 2643°F22°F65°F 2018-3°F 202629%1%
Jan 2744°F22°F62°F 2014-3°F 202629%1%
Jan 2844°F22°F61°F 20085°F 201429%1%
Jan 2944°F22°F61°F 2025-1°F 201429%1%
Jan 3044°F22°F66°F 2013-1°F 201429%1%
Jan 3144°F22°F71°F 20160°F 201929%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dent County, 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 7:21 AM, sunset 4:59 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 5:29 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00237506 (Salem), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00232981, 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.