Waubay climate

Waubay Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Waubay Natl Wild Life, 10.4 km from Waubay

Average highs run from 22°F on January 1 to 23°F on January 31, and lows from 5°F to 3°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.60 in over about 6 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 Waubay, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
22°F
Average low
4°F
Precipitation
0.60 in
Snowfall
6.6 in
Record high
59°FJan 5, 2012
Record low
-35°FJan 2, 2010
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 48 min to 9 h 44 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
9°F
Wind
12.3 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 122°F5°F37°F 2020-26°F 201019%19%
Jan 222°F5°F43°F 2004-35°F 201019%19%
Jan 322°F5°F49°F 2012-25°F 201019%19%
Jan 422°F5°F53°F 2001-21°F 199919%19%
Jan 522°F5°F59°F 2012-20°F 201419%19%
Jan 622°F4°F48°F 2012-21°F 201419%19%
Jan 722°F4°F53°F 2026-24°F 202219%19%
Jan 822°F4°F54°F 2003-26°F 201019%19%
Jan 921°F4°F53°F 2012-27°F 201019%19%
Jan 1021°F4°F55°F 2012-15°F 202019%19%
Jan 1121°F4°F47°F 2006-21°F 202019%19%
Jan 1221°F3°F50°F 2026-19°F 199919%19%
Jan 1321°F3°F49°F 2021-24°F 200919%19%
Jan 1421°F3°F43°F 2021-23°F 200919%19%
Jan 1521°F3°F45°F 2026-31°F 200919%19%
Jan 1621°F3°F41°F 2010-23°F 200919%19%
Jan 1721°F3°F41°F 2015-20°F 200519%19%
Jan 1821°F3°F48°F 2018-11°F 201119%19%
Jan 1921°F3°F51°F 2018-18°F 201119%19%
Jan 2021°F3°F48°F 2018-23°F 201119%18%
Jan 2122°F3°F39°F 2002-24°F 201119%18%
Jan 2222°F3°F40°F 2015-18°F 202619%18%
Jan 2322°F3°F43°F 2015-22°F 200319%18%
Jan 2422°F3°F40°F 2005-18°F 202618%18%
Jan 2522°F3°F51°F 2002-19°F 202218%18%
Jan 2622°F3°F45°F 2006-19°F 202218%18%
Jan 2722°F3°F48°F 2008-21°F 200418%17%
Jan 2822°F3°F51°F 2008-20°F 200418%17%
Jan 2922°F3°F47°F 2024-27°F 201918%17%
Jan 3023°F3°F49°F 2012-30°F 201918%17%
Jan 3123°F3°F56°F 2024-31°F 201917%17%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Waubay, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 8:09 AM, sunset 4:57 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:51 AM, sunset 5:35 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00398980 (Waubay Natl Wild Life), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094993, 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.