Mellette County Weather in January
Average highs run from 35°F on January 1 to 36°F on January 31, and lows from 13°F to 12°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.46 in over about 4 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
- 35°F
- Average low
- 12°F
- Precipitation
- 0.46 in
- Snowfall
- 6.6 in
- Record high
- 75°FJan 17, 1974
- Record low
- -28°FJan 6, 1988
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 01 min to 9 h 53 min
- Cloud cover
- 65%
- Humidity
- 72%
- Dew point
- 17°F
- Wind
- 12.1 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 | 35°F | 13°F | 54°F 2000 | -20°F 1974 | 13% | 12% |
| Jan 2 | 35°F | 13°F | 61°F 1998 | -17°F 1974 | 14% | 12% |
| Jan 3 | 35°F | 13°F | 65°F 1998 | -19°F 1969 | 14% | 12% |
| Jan 4 | 35°F | 13°F | 61°F 2012 | -20°F 1976 | 14% | 12% |
| Jan 5 | 35°F | 13°F | 60°F 2012 | -26°F 1988 | 14% | 12% |
| Jan 6 | 35°F | 13°F | 67°F 2012 | -28°F 1988 | 14% | 12% |
| Jan 7 | 35°F | 13°F | 55°F 2006 | -23°F 1968 | 14% | 12% |
| Jan 8 | 35°F | 13°F | 65°F 2003 | -22°F 1968 | 14% | 12% |
| Jan 9 | 35°F | 12°F | 65°F 2002 | -21°F 1973 | 14% | 12% |
| Jan 10 | 35°F | 12°F | 57°F 2012 | -28°F 1982 | 14% | 12% |
| Jan 11 | 35°F | 12°F | 65°F 1990 | -22°F 1982 | 14% | 12% |
| Jan 12 | 35°F | 12°F | 60°F 1995 | -22°F 1974 | 14% | 12% |
| Jan 13 | 35°F | 12°F | 69°F 1987 | -18°F 1979 | 14% | 12% |
| Jan 14 | 35°F | 12°F | 58°F 1983 | -26°F 1972 | 14% | 12% |
| Jan 15 | 35°F | 12°F | 70°F 2006 | -24°F 1972 | 14% | 12% |
| Jan 16 | 35°F | 12°F | 64°F 2006 | -23°F 1977 | 14% | 13% |
| Jan 17 | 35°F | 12°F | 75°F 1974 | -20°F 1977 | 14% | 13% |
| Jan 18 | 35°F | 12°F | 60°F 1972 | -15°F 1984 | 14% | 13% |
| Jan 19 | 35°F | 12°F | 55°F 2006 | -23°F 1970 | 14% | 13% |
| Jan 20 | 35°F | 12°F | 59°F 1974 | -20°F 1984 | 14% | 13% |
| Jan 21 | 35°F | 12°F | 58°F 2005 | -20°F 1984 | 14% | 13% |
| Jan 22 | 35°F | 12°F | 60°F 1972 | -8°F 2008 | 15% | 13% |
| Jan 23 | 35°F | 12°F | 63°F 1981 | -20°F 2003 | 15% | 13% |
| Jan 24 | 35°F | 12°F | 67°F 1981 | -17°F 1969 | 15% | 13% |
| Jan 25 | 35°F | 12°F | 67°F 2005 | -20°F 1969 | 15% | 13% |
| Jan 26 | 35°F | 12°F | 62°F 2006 | -18°F 1972 | 15% | 14% |
| Jan 27 | 35°F | 12°F | 63°F 2002 | -18°F 1972 | 15% | 14% |
| Jan 28 | 35°F | 12°F | 61°F 1989 | -25°F 1977 | 15% | 14% |
| Jan 29 | 35°F | 12°F | 57°F 1967 | -24°F 1977 | 15% | 14% |
| Jan 30 | 36°F | 12°F | 57°F 1976 | -16°F 1996 | 15% | 14% |
| Jan 31 | 36°F | 12°F | 62°F 1989 | -22°F 1980 | 15% | 14% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 8:16 AM, sunset 5:17 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 8:00 AM, sunset 5:53 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00391539 (Cedar Butte), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00395620, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.