Plains Weather in January
Average highs run from 34°F on January 1 to 38°F on January 31, and lows from 21°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.19 in over about 10 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 36°F
- Average low
- 22°F
- Precipitation
- 1.19 in
- Snowfall
- 2.5 in
- Record high
- 60°FJan 2, 1939
- Record low
- -36°FJan 20, 1937
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 32 min to 9 h 33 min
- Cloud cover
- 73%
- Humidity
- 98%
- Dew point
- 19°F
- Wind
- 4.3 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 34°F | 21°F | 57°F 1939 | -27°F 1979 | 35% | 12% |
| Jan 2 | 34°F | 21°F | 60°F 1939 | -28°F 1979 | 35% | 12% |
| Jan 3 | 34°F | 21°F | 51°F 2007 | -16°F 1949 | 35% | 12% |
| Jan 4 | 34°F | 21°F | 51°F 1989 | -22°F 1949 | 35% | 12% |
| Jan 5 | 34°F | 21°F | 51°F 2012 | -23°F 1979 | 35% | 12% |
| Jan 6 | 34°F | 21°F | 46°F 2001 | -25°F 1979 | 35% | 12% |
| Jan 7 | 35°F | 21°F | 51°F 2002 | -27°F 1937 | 35% | 12% |
| Jan 8 | 35°F | 21°F | 51°F 1945 | -22°F 1979 | 35% | 12% |
| Jan 9 | 35°F | 21°F | 56°F 1953 | -16°F 1979 | 34% | 12% |
| Jan 10 | 35°F | 21°F | 52°F 1953 | -21°F 1949 | 34% | 12% |
| Jan 11 | 35°F | 21°F | 51°F 2002 | -22°F 1949 | 34% | 12% |
| Jan 12 | 35°F | 22°F | 53°F 1928 | -20°F 1963 | 34% | 12% |
| Jan 13 | 35°F | 22°F | 55°F 1945 | -17°F 1993 | 34% | 11% |
| Jan 14 | 36°F | 22°F | 55°F 1994 | -17°F 1930 | 34% | 11% |
| Jan 15 | 36°F | 22°F | 55°F 1961 | -14°F 1950 | 34% | 11% |
| Jan 16 | 36°F | 22°F | 54°F 1961 | -23°F 1916 | 33% | 11% |
| Jan 17 | 36°F | 22°F | 50°F 1971 | -29°F 1930 | 33% | 11% |
| Jan 18 | 36°F | 22°F | 52°F 1994 | -28°F 1930 | 33% | 11% |
| Jan 19 | 36°F | 22°F | 54°F 1921 | -23°F 1916 | 33% | 10% |
| Jan 20 | 36°F | 22°F | 52°F 1919 | -36°F 1937 | 33% | 10% |
| Jan 21 | 36°F | 22°F | 48°F 1919 | -30°F 1930 | 32% | 10% |
| Jan 22 | 37°F | 22°F | 50°F 1919 | -30°F 1930 | 32% | 10% |
| Jan 23 | 37°F | 22°F | 50°F 1953 | -27°F 1929 | 32% | 10% |
| Jan 24 | 37°F | 22°F | 56°F 1935 | -28°F 1930 | 32% | 9% |
| Jan 25 | 37°F | 22°F | 50°F 1942 | -28°F 1949 | 32% | 9% |
| Jan 26 | 37°F | 22°F | 52°F 1934 | -29°F 1957 | 32% | 9% |
| Jan 27 | 37°F | 22°F | 54°F 1934 | -22°F 1957 | 32% | 9% |
| Jan 28 | 38°F | 22°F | 60°F 1935 | -18°F 1972 | 32% | 8% |
| Jan 29 | 38°F | 22°F | 54°F 1971 | -26°F 1950 | 32% | 8% |
| Jan 30 | 38°F | 22°F | 58°F 1989 | -31°F 1937 | 32% | 8% |
| Jan 31 | 38°F | 22°F | 57°F 1953 | -31°F 1937 | 32% | 8% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:27 AM, sunset 4:59 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 8:07 AM, sunset 5:40 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024159 (Superior), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024159, 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.