Shell Lake climate

Shell Lake Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Spooner Ag Res Stn, 10.1 km from Shell Lake

Average highs run from 22°F on January 1 to 22°F on January 31, and lows from 4°F to 0°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.79 in over about 8 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 Shell Lake, in °F, with the record for each date.-60-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
21°F
Average low
1°F
Precipitation
0.79 in
Snowfall
11.3 in
Record high
54°FJan 23, 1942
Record low
-43°FJan 27, 1935
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 45 min to 9 h 43 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
93%
Dew point
8°F
Wind
11.6 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 122°F4°F40°F 1964-30°F 197429%27%
Jan 221°F3°F40°F 1998-32°F 197929%27%
Jan 321°F3°F42°F 1984-26°F 196828%27%
Jan 421°F3°F38°F 1944-27°F 193528%26%
Jan 521°F3°F42°F 1984-25°F 198828%26%
Jan 621°F2°F44°F 2012-28°F 197328%26%
Jan 721°F2°F43°F 1990-30°F 197328%26%
Jan 821°F2°F46°F 1990-27°F 193828%26%
Jan 921°F2°F51°F 2003-40°F 197728%26%
Jan 1021°F1°F46°F 2002-32°F 198228%26%
Jan 1120°F1°F50°F 2012-35°F 198227%26%
Jan 1220°F1°F43°F 1987-30°F 197727%26%
Jan 1320°F1°F42°F 2006-22°F 196527%26%
Jan 1420°F1°F41°F 1944-34°F 196527%26%
Jan 1520°F1°F38°F 1933-37°F 197227%26%
Jan 1620°F0°F45°F 1973-28°F 195327%26%
Jan 1720°F0°F42°F 1986-37°F 194827%26%
Jan 1820°F0°F46°F 1981-34°F 196726%25%
Jan 1920°F0°F43°F 1981-36°F 197026%25%
Jan 2020°F0°F46°F 1968-35°F 199426%25%
Jan 2120°F0°F45°F 1942-30°F 195426%25%
Jan 2220°F0°F48°F 1942-35°F 193626%25%
Jan 2321°F0°F54°F 1942-42°F 193526%25%
Jan 2421°F0°F51°F 1942-41°F 193525%25%
Jan 2521°F0°F52°F 1981-31°F 193625%24%
Jan 2621°F0°F50°F 1944-34°F 193725%24%
Jan 2721°F0°F46°F 2006-43°F 193525%24%
Jan 2821°F0°F46°F 2006-34°F 196625%24%
Jan 2921°F0°F43°F 2008-34°F 195125%24%
Jan 3021°F0°F42°F 2024-41°F 195024%24%
Jan 3122°F0°F49°F 1988-31°F 201924%24%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Shell Lake, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 4:34 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 5:13 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00478027 (Spooner Ag Res Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00471923, 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.