Plains Weather in January
Average highs run from 53°F on January 1 to 56°F on January 31, and lows from 24°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.52 in over about 2 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
- 54°F
- Average low
- 25°F
- Precipitation
- 0.52 in
- Snowfall
- 0.5 in
- Record high
- 83°FJan 17, 2000
- Record low
- -2°FJan 26, 2026
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 00 min to 10 h 35 min
- Cloud cover
- 47%
- Humidity
- 53%
- Dew point
- 23°F
- Wind
- 11.0 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 | 53°F | 24°F | 75°F 2006 | 6°F 2018 | 8% | 2% |
| Jan 2 | 53°F | 24°F | 73°F 2006 | 6°F 2018 | 8% | 2% |
| Jan 3 | 53°F | 24°F | 74°F 2006 | 10°F 2022 | 8% | 2% |
| Jan 4 | 53°F | 24°F | 81°F 2006 | 14°F 1999 | 8% | 2% |
| Jan 5 | 53°F | 24°F | 71°F 1999 | 18°F 2014 | 8% | 2% |
| Jan 6 | 53°F | 24°F | 73°F 1994 | 9°F 2014 | 8% | 2% |
| Jan 7 | 53°F | 24°F | 76°F 2023 | 9°F 2014 | 8% | 2% |
| Jan 8 | 53°F | 24°F | 77°F 2006 | 10°F 2017 | 8% | 2% |
| Jan 9 | 53°F | 24°F | 75°F 2006 | 15°F 2010 | 8% | 2% |
| Jan 10 | 53°F | 24°F | 79°F 2005 | 14°F 2010 | 8% | 2% |
| Jan 11 | 54°F | 24°F | 75°F 2023 | 11°F 2011 | 8% | 2% |
| Jan 12 | 54°F | 24°F | 79°F 2017 | 10°F 2011 | 8% | 2% |
| Jan 13 | 54°F | 24°F | 75°F 2014 | 11°F 2021 | 7% | 2% |
| Jan 14 | 54°F | 24°F | 71°F 2002 | 10°F 2024 | 7% | 2% |
| Jan 15 | 54°F | 24°F | 74°F 2020 | 8°F 2024 | 7% | 2% |
| Jan 16 | 54°F | 24°F | 73°F 1999 | 6°F 2024 | 7% | 2% |
| Jan 17 | 54°F | 24°F | 83°F 2000 | 6°F 2024 | 7% | 2% |
| Jan 18 | 54°F | 24°F | 80°F 2000 | 9°F 2018 | 7% | 2% |
| Jan 19 | 54°F | 24°F | 80°F 2000 | 8°F 2025 | 7% | 1% |
| Jan 20 | 55°F | 25°F | 80°F 2012 | 8°F 2025 | 7% | 1% |
| Jan 21 | 55°F | 25°F | 78°F 2012 | 5°F 2025 | 7% | 1% |
| Jan 22 | 55°F | 25°F | 77°F 2009 | 5°F 2025 | 7% | 1% |
| Jan 23 | 55°F | 25°F | 81°F 2009 | 16°F 2019 | 7% | 1% |
| Jan 24 | 55°F | 25°F | 81°F 1999 | 10°F 2014 | 7% | 1% |
| Jan 25 | 55°F | 25°F | 78°F 2013 | 11°F 2026 | 7% | 1% |
| Jan 26 | 56°F | 25°F | 76°F 2009 | -2°F 2026 | 7% | 1% |
| Jan 27 | 56°F | 25°F | 77°F 1987 | -2°F 2026 | 8% | 1% |
| Jan 28 | 56°F | 25°F | 74°F 2013 | 9°F 2014 | 8% | 1% |
| Jan 29 | 56°F | 25°F | 78°F 2003 | 11°F 2014 | 8% | 1% |
| Jan 30 | 56°F | 25°F | 78°F 2016 | 12°F 2014 | 8% | 1% |
| Jan 31 | 56°F | 26°F | 79°F 2016 | 16°F 1991 | 8% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:55 AM, sunset 5:55 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 6:22 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00417074 (Plains), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00412408, 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.