Merrill Weather in January
Average highs run from 23°F on January 1 to 22°F on January 31, and lows from 6°F to 2°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.19 in over about 11 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
- 22°F
- Average low
- 3°F
- Precipitation
- 1.19 in
- Snowfall
- 12.4 in
- Record high
- 57°FJan 23, 1942
- Record low
- -48°FJan 12, 1909
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 8 h 49 min to 9 h 45 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 94%
- Dew point
- 10°F
- Wind
- 11.9 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 | 23°F | 6°F | 49°F 1910 | -25°F 1968 | 35% | 31% |
| Jan 2 | 23°F | 6°F | 42°F 1926 | -33°F 1974 | 35% | 31% |
| Jan 3 | 23°F | 6°F | 43°F 1944 | -30°F 1912 | 35% | 31% |
| Jan 4 | 23°F | 6°F | 41°F 2007 | -32°F 1912 | 35% | 31% |
| Jan 5 | 23°F | 5°F | 43°F 1930 | -31°F 1972 | 35% | 31% |
| Jan 6 | 23°F | 5°F | 45°F 1933 | -34°F 1909 | 35% | 31% |
| Jan 7 | 22°F | 5°F | 46°F 1928 | -40°F 1912 | 35% | 31% |
| Jan 8 | 22°F | 5°F | 44°F 2003 | -32°F 1979 | 35% | 31% |
| Jan 9 | 22°F | 4°F | 48°F 2003 | -39°F 1977 | 34% | 31% |
| Jan 10 | 22°F | 4°F | 47°F 2002 | -37°F 1977 | 34% | 31% |
| Jan 11 | 22°F | 4°F | 45°F 2012 | -38°F 1979 | 34% | 31% |
| Jan 12 | 22°F | 4°F | 44°F 2012 | -48°F 1909 | 34% | 31% |
| Jan 13 | 22°F | 4°F | 47°F 1987 | -32°F 1912 | 34% | 31% |
| Jan 14 | 22°F | 3°F | 45°F 1944 | -30°F 1924 | 34% | 31% |
| Jan 15 | 22°F | 3°F | 47°F 1933 | -38°F 1972 | 34% | 31% |
| Jan 16 | 22°F | 3°F | 45°F 1973 | -33°F 1972 | 34% | 31% |
| Jan 17 | 22°F | 3°F | 42°F 1913 | -45°F 1982 | 34% | 31% |
| Jan 18 | 22°F | 3°F | 49°F 1926 | -38°F 1948 | 34% | 31% |
| Jan 19 | 22°F | 3°F | 49°F 1981 | -35°F 1994 | 33% | 31% |
| Jan 20 | 22°F | 2°F | 47°F 1921 | -34°F 1994 | 33% | 31% |
| Jan 21 | 22°F | 2°F | 45°F 1981 | -32°F 1984 | 33% | 30% |
| Jan 22 | 22°F | 2°F | 48°F 1933 | -28°F 1924 | 33% | 30% |
| Jan 23 | 22°F | 2°F | 57°F 1942 | -34°F 1963 | 33% | 30% |
| Jan 24 | 22°F | 2°F | 52°F 1942 | -36°F 1922 | 33% | 30% |
| Jan 25 | 22°F | 2°F | 54°F 1973 | -34°F 1922 | 32% | 30% |
| Jan 26 | 22°F | 2°F | 53°F 1944 | -34°F 1927 | 32% | 30% |
| Jan 27 | 22°F | 2°F | 45°F 1919 | -33°F 1927 | 32% | 29% |
| Jan 28 | 22°F | 2°F | 55°F 1906 | -34°F 1915 | 32% | 29% |
| Jan 29 | 22°F | 2°F | 47°F 1906 | -32°F 1915 | 32% | 29% |
| Jan 30 | 22°F | 2°F | 42°F 1926 | -37°F 1950 | 31% | 29% |
| Jan 31 | 22°F | 2°F | 45°F 1952 | -31°F 1996 | 31% | 29% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 4:27 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 5:05 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00475364 (Merrill), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00475364, 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.