Stanley County Weather in January
Average highs run from 31°F on January 1 to 33°F on January 31, and lows from 8°F to 9°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.41 in over about 6 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
- 32°F
- Average low
- 8°F
- Precipitation
- 0.41 in
- Snowfall
- 6.1 in
- Record high
- 68°FJan 23, 1981
- Record low
- -33°FJan 29, 1966
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 55 min to 9 h 49 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point
- 15°F
- Wind
- 11.2 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 | 31°F | 8°F | 64°F 1998 | -22°F 2018 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 2 | 31°F | 8°F | 63°F 1998 | -21°F 2018 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 3 | 31°F | 8°F | 62°F 1962 | -24°F 1968 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 4 | 31°F | 8°F | 60°F 1935 | -24°F 1950 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 5 | 31°F | 8°F | 66°F 2012 | -22°F 1960 | 17% | 14% |
| Jan 6 | 31°F | 8°F | 52°F 1990 | -26°F 1988 | 17% | 15% |
| Jan 7 | 31°F | 8°F | 61°F 2003 | -24°F 1942 | 17% | 15% |
| Jan 8 | 31°F | 8°F | 61°F 1958 | -23°F 2010 | 17% | 15% |
| Jan 9 | 31°F | 8°F | 57°F 2012 | -22°F 1977 | 18% | 15% |
| Jan 10 | 31°F | 8°F | 63°F 1990 | -27°F 1997 | 18% | 15% |
| Jan 11 | 31°F | 7°F | 63°F 1987 | -18°F 1974 | 18% | 15% |
| Jan 12 | 31°F | 7°F | 64°F 1983 | -20°F 1974 | 18% | 15% |
| Jan 13 | 31°F | 7°F | 60°F 1983 | -21°F 1998 | 18% | 15% |
| Jan 14 | 31°F | 7°F | 57°F 2006 | -21°F 1972 | 18% | 15% |
| Jan 15 | 32°F | 7°F | 54°F 1974 | -27°F 1972 | 18% | 16% |
| Jan 16 | 32°F | 7°F | 65°F 1974 | -23°F 1977 | 18% | 16% |
| Jan 17 | 32°F | 7°F | 56°F 1934 | -22°F 1943 | 18% | 16% |
| Jan 18 | 32°F | 7°F | 54°F 1964 | -27°F 1970 | 18% | 16% |
| Jan 19 | 32°F | 7°F | 56°F 1999 | -32°F 1970 | 18% | 16% |
| Jan 20 | 32°F | 7°F | 65°F 1964 | -25°F 1954 | 18% | 16% |
| Jan 21 | 32°F | 8°F | 62°F 1942 | -26°F 1949 | 18% | 16% |
| Jan 22 | 32°F | 8°F | 58°F 1967 | -19°F 1966 | 18% | 15% |
| Jan 23 | 32°F | 8°F | 68°F 1981 | -20°F 1952 | 18% | 15% |
| Jan 24 | 32°F | 8°F | 67°F 1981 | -22°F 1961 | 18% | 15% |
| Jan 25 | 32°F | 8°F | 58°F 2002 | -22°F 1950 | 18% | 15% |
| Jan 26 | 32°F | 8°F | 64°F 2006 | -25°F 1950 | 18% | 15% |
| Jan 27 | 33°F | 8°F | 61°F 1934 | -23°F 1948 | 18% | 15% |
| Jan 28 | 33°F | 8°F | 60°F 1942 | -25°F 1966 | 18% | 15% |
| Jan 29 | 33°F | 8°F | 54°F 1974 | -33°F 1966 | 18% | 15% |
| Jan 30 | 33°F | 8°F | 63°F 1989 | -20°F 1996 | 18% | 15% |
| Jan 31 | 33°F | 9°F | 62°F 1992 | -20°F 1985 | 18% | 15% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 4:14 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 4:51 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00393076 (Ft Pierre 17 Wsw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024025, 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.