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Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

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JANUARY NORMALS & EXTREMES
PLUS SUNRISE/SUNSET & CIVIL TWILIGHT TIMES

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  TEMP NORMALS WARMEST COOLEST COOLEST WARMEST NORM RECORD NORMS
 DAY MAX MIN MEAN MAX/YR MAX/YR MIN/YR MIN/YR RAIN RAIN/YR HDD CDD
 1 63 43 53 82/1952 32/2018 23/1964 73/2022 0.20 2.00/1983 13 1
CT STARTS 0637 CST    SUNRISE 0703 CST    SUNSET 1719 CST    CT ENDS 1745 CST
 2 63 43 53 81/1952 32/2018 22/2018* 68/2023 0.19 1.70/1999 13 1
CT STARTS 0637 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1719 CST    CT ENDS 1746 CST
 3 63 43 53 81/2000 34/1979 19/1979 67/2023 0.20 2.14/2019 13 0
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1720 CST    CT ENDS 1746 CST
 4 63 43 53 78/2005* 41/2010* 20/1979 68/1949 0.19 4.04/2007 13 0
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1721 CST    CT ENDS 1747 CST
 5 63 43 53 80/2005 40/1999 22/1969 66/1997 0.19 3.00/1998 13 0
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1722 CST    CT ENDS 1748 CST
 6 62 43 53 79/2026 35/2014 17/1970 65/1989 0.19 3.08/1964 13 0
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1722 CST    CT ENDS 1748 CST
 7 62 43 53 78/2026* 37/2014 19/1970 66/1989 0.19 1.65/1998 13 0
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1723 CST    CT ENDS 1749 CST
 8 62 43 53 79/2008 33/1988 19/1970 62/1965 0.19 3.67/2013 13 1
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1724 CST    CT ENDS 1750 CST
 9 62 43 53 81/2022 36/1971 20/1979 69/2026* 0.19 2.72/2012 13 1
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1725 CST    CT ENDS 1751 CST
 10 62 43 53 79/2009* 25/1962 12/1962 66/1974* 0.20 3.35/2013 13 0
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1725 CST    CT ENDS 1752 CST
 11 62 43 53 80/2023 21/1962 9/1962 66/2023 0.19 1.92/1980 13 0
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1726 CST    CT ENDS 1752 CST
 12 62 43 53 80/2017 33/1962 12/1962 71/2013 0.18 1.73/1992 13 0
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1727 CST    CT ENDS 1753 CST
 13 62 43 53 80/2017 33/1963 11/1962 67/1950 0.19 2.10/1998 13 0
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1728 CST    CT ENDS 1754 CST
 14 62 43 53 78/2020* 34/1982 21/1964 67/2020 0.18 2.57/2016 13 0
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1729 CST    CT ENDS 1755 CST
 15 62 43 53 80/2020 39/1979 23/1979 67/2020* 0.17 1.30/1998 13 0
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1730 CST    CT ENDS 1755 CST
 16 62 43 53 80/2017* 31/2024 18/2024 63/1974 0.18 2.95/1955 13 0
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1731 CST    CT ENDS 1756 CST
 17 62 43 53 79/2023* 32/2018 17/2018 66/2023* 0.18 2.00/1980* 13 0
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1731 CST    CT ENDS 1757 CST
 18 63 43 53 80/1950 39/1978* 19/2018* 69/2017 0.17 2.60/1992 13 0
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1732 CST    CT ENDS 1758 CST
 19 63 43 53 80/1950 37/1984 19/1977 67/1974 0.17 1.39/2017 13 0
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0703 CST    SUNSET 1733 CST    CT ENDS 1759 CST
 20 63 43 53 81/1952 35/1978 17/1985 66/2012* 0.16 3.98/1993 13 0
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0703 CST    SUNSET 1734 CST    CT ENDS 1800 CST
 21 63 43 53 80/2012 34/1985* 8/2025 67/2012 0.17 2.02/1987 13 0
CT STARTS 0637 CST    SUNRISE 0703 CST    SUNSET 1735 CST    CT ENDS 1800 CST
 22 63 43 53 79/1952 34/2025 2/2025 68/2012 0.17 2.27/1992 12 0
CT STARTS 0637 CST    SUNRISE 0703 CST    SUNSET 1736 CST    CT ENDS 1801 CST
 23 63 43 53 80/2002 40/2003 20/2025 66/2002 0.16 1.40/1999 12 0
CT STARTS 0637 CST    SUNRISE 0702 CST    SUNSET 1737 CST    CT ENDS 1802 CST
 24 63 43 53 80/2002* 30/1963 16/1963 64/1972* 0.15 3.11/2026 12 0
CT STARTS 0636 CST    SUNRISE 0702 CST    SUNSET 1737 CST    CT ENDS 1803 CST
 25 63 43 53 81/1949 44/2008 22/1963 69/1950 0.14 1.54/2012 12 0
CT STARTS 0636 CST    SUNRISE 0701 CST    SUNSET 1738 CST    CT ENDS 1804 CST
 26 63 44 53 80/1952 36/1961 25/1988 70/1950 0.15 1.26/1974 12 0
CT STARTS 0636 CST    SUNRISE 0701 CST    SUNSET 1739 CST    CT ENDS 1805 CST
 27 63 44 54 80/1957* 35/1961 24/1966 62/1952 0.14 5.00/2018 12 0
CT STARTS 0635 CST    SUNRISE 0701 CST    SUNSET 1740 CST    CT ENDS 1805 CST
 28 63 44 54 80/1957 34/1948 26/2014* 65/1957 0.15 1.14/1997 12 0
CT STARTS 0635 CST    SUNRISE 0700 CST    SUNSET 1741 CST    CT ENDS 1806 CST
 29 64 44 54 82/1999 34/1948 24/2014* 68/2013 0.14 4.04/2023 12 0
CT STARTS 0634 CST    SUNRISE 0700 CST    SUNSET 1742 CST    CT ENDS 1807 CST
 30 64 44 54 80/1957* 32/1949 18/1966 69/2002 0.15 2.10/1972 12 0
CT STARTS 0634 CST    SUNRISE 0659 CST    SUNSET 1743 CST    CT ENDS 1808 CST
 31 64 44 54 81/2002* 32/1949 23/1949 68/1957 0.14 2.05/2002 12 0
CT STARTS 0633 CST    SUNRISE 0659 CST    SUNSET 1744 CST    CT ENDS 1809 CST
 MON 62.7 43.1 52.9         5.36   390 15

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  0 <1 5 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  11 6 2 1

 

Note: Daily sums/averages will not equal monthly sums/averages due to rounding - click here for more info
 

 Normals are for the 30-year period from 1991-2020

Extremes (or records) are for the period of record (1948-2026) 

 

 Bold colored records indicate extreme for the month

Italicized bold colored records indicate most recent of multiple monthly extreme occurrences 

 
* Asterisks indicate records which tied previous records; asterisked value was the last year record occurred
 
 All times are approximate and in Central Standard Time - add one hour during Daylight Saving Time

CT stands for Civil Twilight, essentially times of dawn & dusk - see definitions here 
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