Howard County climate

Howard County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Big Spring, 7.1 km from Howard County

Average highs run from 57°F on January 1 to 60°F on January 31, and lows from 31°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.73 in over about 3 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 Howard County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
0.73 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
85°FJan 4, 2006
Record low
-2°FJan 12, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 05 min to 10 h 38 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
58%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
10.5 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 157°F31°F78°F 200610°F 20188%1%
Jan 257°F31°F78°F 20004°F 19798%1%
Jan 357°F31°F80°F 19974°F 19798%1%
Jan 457°F31°F85°F 20065°F 19599%1%
Jan 557°F31°F76°F 19489°F 19719%1%
Jan 657°F31°F79°F 19949°F 19599%1%
Jan 757°F31°F78°F 200813°F 19689%1%
Jan 857°F31°F82°F 196912°F 19769%1%
Jan 957°F31°F79°F 195411°F 19779%1%
Jan 1057°F31°F79°F 20094°F 19829%1%
Jan 1157°F31°F77°F 19950°F 19629%1%
Jan 1257°F31°F82°F 2017-2°F 19629%1%
Jan 1358°F31°F79°F 20004°F 19639%1%
Jan 1458°F31°F81°F 195711°F 19979%1%
Jan 1558°F31°F78°F 19809°F 19729%1%
Jan 1658°F31°F75°F 20069°F 19729%1%
Jan 1758°F31°F78°F 197113°F 19489%1%
Jan 1858°F31°F82°F 19746°F 19499%1%
Jan 1958°F31°F79°F 20008°F 19639%1%
Jan 2058°F31°F84°F 20006°F 19639%1%
Jan 2159°F31°F81°F 201215°F 19599%1%
Jan 2259°F32°F84°F 19746°F 19669%1%
Jan 2359°F32°F82°F 200911°F 19639%1%
Jan 2459°F32°F83°F 19728°F 196310%1%
Jan 2559°F32°F82°F 19529°F 196310%1%
Jan 2659°F32°F83°F 195315°F 196110%1%
Jan 2759°F32°F79°F 197011°F 196310%1%
Jan 2859°F32°F79°F 19709°F 194810%1%
Jan 2960°F32°F81°F 19677°F 194810%1%
Jan 3060°F32°F82°F 19678°F 195110%1%
Jan 3160°F32°F81°F 197110°F 195110%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Howard County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 5:52 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 6:18 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023041 (Big Spring), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023041, 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.