Sheridan County climate

Sheridan County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sheridan Fld Stn, 6.5 km from Sheridan County

Average highs run from 33°F on January 1 to 34°F on January 31, and lows from 10°F to 11°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.52 in over about 4 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 Sheridan County, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
10°F
Precipitation
0.52 in
Snowfall
7.8 in
Record high
70°FJan 9, 1953
Record low
-35°FJan 12, 1997
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
8 h 53 min to 9 h 47 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
18°F
Wind
11.2 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 133°F10°F64°F 1997-27°F 197411%10%
Jan 233°F10°F59°F 1998-25°F 196811%10%
Jan 333°F10°F61°F 2003-24°F 195911%10%
Jan 433°F10°F65°F 2020-30°F 197211%10%
Jan 533°F10°F67°F 2012-30°F 197912%10%
Jan 634°F10°F67°F 2006-25°F 196812%10%
Jan 734°F10°F67°F 2003-20°F 196812%10%
Jan 834°F10°F69°F 2002-28°F 197312%10%
Jan 934°F10°F70°F 1953-25°F 197312%10%
Jan 1034°F10°F60°F 1953-21°F 194912%10%
Jan 1134°F10°F69°F 1953-31°F 199712%10%
Jan 1234°F10°F66°F 1953-35°F 199712%10%
Jan 1334°F10°F66°F 2021-31°F 202412%10%
Jan 1434°F10°F62°F 1995-24°F 197912%10%
Jan 1534°F10°F70°F 1974-21°F 202412%11%
Jan 1634°F10°F64°F 1974-20°F 195712%11%
Jan 1734°F10°F60°F 2022-18°F 198412%11%
Jan 1834°F10°F56°F 1989-30°F 196312%11%
Jan 1934°F10°F61°F 2003-35°F 196312%11%
Jan 2034°F10°F61°F 2009-28°F 198512%11%
Jan 2134°F10°F62°F 1981-22°F 194912%11%
Jan 2234°F10°F68°F 1981-24°F 196312%11%
Jan 2334°F10°F65°F 2005-23°F 196312%11%
Jan 2434°F10°F69°F 2005-28°F 194912%11%
Jan 2534°F10°F60°F 2002-28°F 194912%11%
Jan 2634°F11°F66°F 2015-28°F 197212%11%
Jan 2734°F11°F58°F 1988-24°F 197212%11%
Jan 2834°F11°F66°F 2024-28°F 195112%11%
Jan 2934°F11°F61°F 2024-30°F 195112%11%
Jan 3034°F11°F68°F 2024-28°F 198512%11%
Jan 3134°F11°F66°F 1992-23°F 195113%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sheridan County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

January 1
sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 4:38 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 5:15 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00488160 (Sheridan Fld Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024029, 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.