Thompson climate

Thompson Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Grand Forks Univ (nws), 16.5 km from Thompson

Average highs run from 16°F on January 1 to 16°F on January 31, and lows from 1°F to -1°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.49 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 Thompson, in °F, with the record for each date.-60-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
15°F
Average low
-1°F
Precipitation
0.49 in
Snowfall
9.5 in
Record high
52°FJan 10, 1990
Record low
-43°FJan 30, 2004
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 30 min to 9 h 31 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
92%
Dew point
3°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 116°F1°F37°F 1944-37°F 202224%30%
Jan 216°F0°F40°F 1944-35°F 201024%30%
Jan 316°F0°F41°F 2007-31°F 198224%30%
Jan 416°F0°F43°F 2007-33°F 196824%30%
Jan 515°F0°F47°F 2012-39°F 200524%30%
Jan 615°F0°F43°F 1990-31°F 196824%30%
Jan 715°F-1°F42°F 2003-33°F 197324%30%
Jan 815°F-1°F47°F 2002-33°F 197324%30%
Jan 915°F-1°F47°F 1958-29°F 197724%30%
Jan 1015°F-1°F52°F 1990-33°F 198924%30%
Jan 1115°F-1°F42°F 1986-30°F 197423%30%
Jan 1215°F-1°F43°F 1996-32°F 200923%30%
Jan 1315°F-1°F41°F 1942-38°F 200923%30%
Jan 1415°F-2°F42°F 1942-29°F 199423%30%
Jan 1515°F-2°F39°F 2014-35°F 197123%29%
Jan 1615°F-2°F43°F 1942-34°F 197723%29%
Jan 1715°F-2°F39°F 2015-37°F 200523%29%
Jan 1815°F-2°F40°F 1991-34°F 197023%29%
Jan 1915°F-2°F43°F 1942-35°F 197023%29%
Jan 2015°F-2°F49°F 1944-35°F 197023%29%
Jan 2115°F-2°F45°F 1942-35°F 197023%29%
Jan 2215°F-2°F48°F 1942-32°F 194823%29%
Jan 2315°F-2°F51°F 1942-35°F 194823%28%
Jan 2415°F-2°F45°F 1942-32°F 196623%28%
Jan 2515°F-2°F42°F 2002-31°F 197223%28%
Jan 2616°F-2°F46°F 1990-32°F 195022%28%
Jan 2716°F-2°F41°F 1990-31°F 196622%28%
Jan 2816°F-2°F42°F 2025-37°F 200422%28%
Jan 2916°F-2°F43°F 1992-40°F 200422%27%
Jan 3016°F-2°F40°F 1992-43°F 200422%27%
Jan 3116°F-1°F49°F 2024-32°F 201922%27%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Thompson, 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 8:17 AM, sunset 4:47 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:57 AM, sunset 5:28 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00323621 (Grand Forks Univ (nws)), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014916, 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.