Merton climate

Merton Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Richfield 3 Ssw, 10.7 km from Merton

Average highs run from 29°F on January 1 to 28°F on January 31, and lows from 13°F to 10°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.74 in.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Merton, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
28°F
Average low
11°F
Precipitation
1.74 in
Snowfall
10.4 in
Record high
62°FJan 26, 1944
Record low
-27°FJan 18, 1994
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 04 min to 9 h 54 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
89%
Dew point
15°F
Wind
12.3 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 129°F13°F53°F 1897-15°F 190119%
Jan 229°F13°F54°F 1897-15°F 192020%
Jan 328°F12°F57°F 2000-16°F 191920%
Jan 428°F12°F52°F 1998-21°F 191920%
Jan 528°F12°F58°F 1997-21°F 192420%
Jan 628°F12°F50°F 1933-23°F 190920%
Jan 728°F12°F50°F 2008-24°F 194221%
Jan 828°F11°F58°F 2008-24°F 194221%
Jan 928°F11°F56°F 2026-19°F 198221%
Jan 1028°F11°F53°F 1939-25°F 198221%
Jan 1127°F11°F49°F 1980-18°F 191221%
Jan 1227°F11°F55°F 2012-21°F 191221%
Jan 1327°F11°F55°F 1961-22°F 191221%
Jan 1427°F10°F51°F 1928-18°F 192922%
Jan 1527°F10°F53°F 1953-23°F 197222%
Jan 1627°F10°F51°F 1949-22°F 198222%
Jan 1727°F10°F50°F 1913-25°F 198222%
Jan 1827°F10°F54°F 1996-27°F 199422%
Jan 1927°F10°F56°F 1996-26°F 199422%
Jan 2027°F10°F50°F 1968-26°F 198522%
Jan 2127°F10°F53°F 1934-21°F 192422%
Jan 2227°F10°F53°F 1964-23°F 193622%
Jan 2327°F10°F52°F 1909-23°F 193622%
Jan 2427°F10°F58°F 1967-24°F 193622%
Jan 2527°F10°F56°F 1973-27°F 190422%
Jan 2628°F10°F62°F 1944-20°F 193022%
Jan 2728°F10°F55°F 1916-17°F 190422%
Jan 2828°F10°F55°F 2002-23°F 191522%
Jan 2928°F10°F53°F 1914-22°F 196622%
Jan 3028°F10°F57°F 2013-27°F 195122%
Jan 3128°F10°F55°F 2025-20°F 199622%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Merton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 4:29 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:10 AM, sunset 5:04 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00477148 (Richfield 3 Ssw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00478937, 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.