Shell Knob climate

Shell Knob Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Galena, 24.4 km from Shell Knob

Average highs run from 45°F on January 1 to 47°F on January 31, and lows from 23°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.48 in over about 7 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 Shell Knob, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
2.48 in
Snowfall
3.6 in
Record high
76°FJan 4, 2004
Record low
-21°FJan 19, 1984
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 43 min to 10 h 22 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
7.8 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 145°F23°F70°F 1965-2°F 197421%3%
Jan 245°F23°F72°F 2006-6°F 197421%3%
Jan 345°F23°F73°F 2004-6°F 197021%3%
Jan 445°F23°F76°F 2004-4°F 197421%3%
Jan 544°F22°F65°F 1997-3°F 197221%3%
Jan 644°F22°F70°F 2008-4°F 201021%3%
Jan 744°F22°F76°F 1965-4°F 199621%3%
Jan 844°F22°F70°F 1965-11°F 197921%3%
Jan 944°F22°F72°F 2003-4°F 199621%3%
Jan 1044°F22°F66°F 2009-9°F 197720%3%
Jan 1145°F22°F70°F 1990-18°F 197720%3%
Jan 1245°F22°F73°F 2017-7°F 197720%3%
Jan 1345°F22°F71°F 2000-6°F 199720%3%
Jan 1445°F22°F70°F 2026-7°F 197920%4%
Jan 1545°F22°F70°F 1996-6°F 197920%4%
Jan 1645°F22°F69°F 1990-4°F 201820%4%
Jan 1745°F22°F70°F 2023-12°F 201820%4%
Jan 1845°F21°F70°F 1974-12°F 201820%4%
Jan 1945°F21°F68°F 1964-21°F 198420%4%
Jan 2045°F21°F71°F 1986-14°F 198520%4%
Jan 2145°F21°F72°F 1964-15°F 198420%4%
Jan 2245°F22°F74°F 1964-8°F 198420%4%
Jan 2345°F22°F72°F 19642°F 196620%4%
Jan 2446°F22°F70°F 1981-2°F 201420%4%
Jan 2546°F22°F70°F 20170°F 197920%4%
Jan 2646°F22°F70°F 1964-14°F 202619%4%
Jan 2746°F22°F69°F 1975-12°F 202619%4%
Jan 2846°F22°F71°F 1970-1°F 199719%4%
Jan 2946°F22°F73°F 2013-8°F 197919%4%
Jan 3046°F22°F71°F 2011-2°F 196619%4%
Jan 3147°F22°F71°F 2016-4°F 197719%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shell Knob, 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 7:27 AM, sunset 5:10 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 5:39 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00233094 (Galena), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00233094, 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.