Tornado climate

Tornado Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Charleston WFO, 11.4 km from Tornado

Average highs run from 43°F on January 1 to 43°F on January 31, and lows from 24°F to 23°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.47 in over about 15 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 Tornado, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
3.47 in
Snowfall
4.1 in
Record high
80°FJan 11, 2020
Record low
-16°FJan 19, 1994
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 34 min to 10 h 16 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
5.4 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 143°F24°F76°F 19854°F 196349%7%
Jan 243°F24°F73°F 2000-2°F 201849%7%
Jan 343°F24°F74°F 20230°F 201849%7%
Jan 443°F24°F74°F 19503°F 198149%7%
Jan 543°F24°F70°F 1997-2°F 198149%8%
Jan 643°F24°F67°F 19500°F 195949%8%
Jan 742°F23°F71°F 2008-3°F 201449%8%
Jan 842°F23°F71°F 2008-4°F 196849%8%
Jan 942°F23°F68°F 19491°F 197049%8%
Jan 1042°F23°F68°F 2020-7°F 198249%8%
Jan 1142°F23°F80°F 2020-9°F 196249%8%
Jan 1242°F23°F72°F 2013-1°F 197849%8%
Jan 1342°F23°F76°F 2005-3°F 197749%8%
Jan 1442°F23°F72°F 19958°F 199449%8%
Jan 1542°F23°F69°F 1950-4°F 199449%9%
Jan 1642°F23°F70°F 1949-12°F 199449%9%
Jan 1742°F22°F66°F 2017-13°F 198249%9%
Jan 1842°F22°F72°F 1974-10°F 199449%9%
Jan 1942°F22°F68°F 1949-16°F 199449%9%
Jan 2042°F22°F74°F 1951-15°F 198550%9%
Jan 2142°F22°F73°F 1959-15°F 198550%9%
Jan 2242°F22°F75°F 1999-10°F 198450%9%
Jan 2342°F22°F69°F 1967-6°F 196350%9%
Jan 2443°F22°F74°F 1950-12°F 196350%9%
Jan 2543°F23°F79°F 1950-6°F 196150%9%
Jan 2643°F23°F74°F 1950-1°F 194850%9%
Jan 2743°F23°F71°F 1999-3°F 198250%9%
Jan 2843°F23°F71°F 1970-10°F 196350%9%
Jan 2943°F23°F72°F 2002-8°F 196350%9%
Jan 3043°F23°F72°F 2013-1°F 201450%9%
Jan 3143°F23°F78°F 20022°F 195550%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tornado, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 5:18 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 5:49 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00461579 (Charleston WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013866, 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.