Preston County Weather in January
Average highs run from 35°F on January 1 to 35°F on January 31, and lows from 19°F to 17°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.70 in over about 22 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
- 34°F
- Average low
- 18°F
- Precipitation
- 4.70 in
- Snowfall
- 44.1 in
- Record high
- 76°FJan 1, 1892
- Record low
- -20°FJan 16, 1972
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 27 min to 10 h 11 min
- Cloud cover
- 77%
- Humidity
- 88%
- Dew point
- 23°F
- Wind
- 7.6 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 | 19°F | 76°F 1892 | -4°F 1968 | 67% | 44% |
| Jan 2 | 35°F | 19°F | 70°F 2000 | -8°F 1968 | 67% | 45% |
| Jan 3 | 35°F | 19°F | 67°F 2000 | -5°F 1879 | 67% | 45% |
| Jan 4 | 35°F | 19°F | 71°F 1950 | -2°F 1981 | 68% | 45% |
| Jan 5 | 34°F | 19°F | 69°F 1998 | -4°F 1968 | 68% | 46% |
| Jan 6 | 34°F | 19°F | 72°F 1946 | -4°F 2014 | 68% | 46% |
| Jan 7 | 34°F | 18°F | 68°F 2008 | -7°F 2014 | 68% | 47% |
| Jan 8 | 34°F | 18°F | 72°F 2008 | -11°F 1970 | 68% | 47% |
| Jan 9 | 34°F | 18°F | 70°F 1946 | -9°F 1970 | 68% | 48% |
| Jan 10 | 34°F | 18°F | 64°F 2020 | -8°F 1982 | 68% | 48% |
| Jan 11 | 34°F | 18°F | 74°F 2020 | -6°F 1982 | 68% | 48% |
| Jan 12 | 34°F | 18°F | 68°F 2013 | -4°F 1981 | 68% | 49% |
| Jan 13 | 34°F | 18°F | 72°F 2005 | -12°F 1977 | 68% | 49% |
| Jan 14 | 34°F | 18°F | 71°F 1995 | 2°F 1964 | 68% | 49% |
| Jan 15 | 34°F | 17°F | 67°F 1995 | -14°F 1972 | 68% | 49% |
| Jan 16 | 34°F | 17°F | 62°F 1949 | -20°F 1972 | 68% | 50% |
| Jan 17 | 34°F | 17°F | 66°F 1990 | -16°F 1982 | 68% | 50% |
| Jan 18 | 34°F | 17°F | 68°F 1996 | -13°F 1994 | 68% | 50% |
| Jan 19 | 34°F | 17°F | 69°F 1996 | -19°F 1994 | 68% | 50% |
| Jan 20 | 34°F | 17°F | 69°F 1951 | -17°F 1985 | 68% | 50% |
| Jan 21 | 34°F | 17°F | 73°F 1959 | -18°F 1985 | 68% | 50% |
| Jan 22 | 34°F | 17°F | 72°F 1999 | -9°F 2025 | 68% | 51% |
| Jan 23 | 34°F | 17°F | 73°F 1999 | -3°F 1977 | 68% | 51% |
| Jan 24 | 34°F | 17°F | 72°F 1967 | -15°F 1963 | 68% | 51% |
| Jan 25 | 34°F | 17°F | 75°F 1950 | -7°F 1961 | 68% | 51% |
| Jan 26 | 34°F | 17°F | 68°F 1950 | -4°F 1948 | 67% | 51% |
| Jan 27 | 34°F | 17°F | 64°F 1967 | -1°F 2003 | 67% | 51% |
| Jan 28 | 34°F | 17°F | 64°F 2002 | -9°F 2014 | 67% | 51% |
| Jan 29 | 34°F | 17°F | 69°F 1975 | -12°F 1963 | 67% | 51% |
| Jan 30 | 34°F | 17°F | 74°F 2013 | -2°F 2014 | 67% | 51% |
| Jan 31 | 35°F | 17°F | 75°F 2002 | -7°F 2026 | 66% | 50% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 5:06 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 5:38 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00468777 (Terra Alta #1), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013736, 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.