January Precipitation, Snowfall Records & Averages

Heavy Rain Across the Southern US; Unsettled Pattern in the Pacific Northwest

A storm system will bring heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and flooding threats to portions of the Southern Plains Friday, the Lower Mississippi Valley Saturday, and the Southeast into the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday. High elevation snow and mixed precipitation and rain in the lower elevations will impact the Pacific Northwest this weekend before a stronger system moves in early next week. Read More >

January Normal Daily Precipitation (1991-2020)
Daily Precipitation records (1930-2024)
Daily Snowfall Records (1931-2024)
Day	Normal Precipitation	Record Precip	Record Precip Year	Record Snowfall	Record Snowfall Year
1	.02	0.28 ¹	1983	2.8	1983
2	.02	1.45	2015	1.9	1995
3	.02	0.15	1942	0.4	1972
4	.02	1.04	1958	1.0 ¹	2013
5	.02	0.52	1958	2.7	1958
6	.02	0.28	1946	T ¹	2017
7	.02	1.45	1939	2.0	1986
8	.02	2.56	1939	2.0	1997
9	.02	1.34	2013	10.6 ²	2012
10	.02	1.12	1949	3.2	2021
11	.02	0.94	1949	0.1	1973
12	.02	0.43 ¹	1977	4.3	1985
13	.01	0.34	1982	3.4	1982
14	.03	0.61	1946	T ¹	2017
15	.02	0.81	2017	T ¹	2017
16	.02	0.26	2020	1.0	2007
17	.02	0.71	1945	2.0	2007
18	.02	0.96	1991	3.8	1992
19	.02	0.95	1993	0.5	1966
20	.02	0.74	1983	1.1	1978
21	.02	0.64	1994	3.1	1966
22	.03	0.54	1949	0.5	2015
23	.03	0.48	1975	4.6	1974
24	.02	0.66	1961	2.4	1974
25	.02	0.27	2012	1.0	1973
26	.03	0.45	1992	0.3	1976
27	.02	0.30	2005	1.9	1961
28	.02	1.45	2010	1.1	2001
29	.02	0.27	1999	2.8	1994
30	.03	0.29	1964	2.0	1949
31	.02	0.55	2015	3.8	1985
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January Normal Daily Precipitation (1991-2020)
Daily Precipitation records (1930-2024)
Daily Snowfall Records (1931-2024)

Day

Normal Precipitation

Record Precip

Record Precip Year

Record Snowfall

Record Snowfall Year

.02

0.28 ¹

1983

2.8

1983

.02

1.45

2015

1.9

1995

.02

0.15

1942

0.4

1972

.02

1.04

1958

1.0 ¹

2013

.02

0.52

1958

2.7

1958

.02

0.28

1946

T ¹

2017

.02

1.45

1939

2.0

1986

.02

2.56

1939

2.0

1997

.02

1.34

2013

10.6 ²

2012

.02

1.12

1949

3.2

2021

.02

0.94

1949

0.1

1973

.02

0.43 ¹

1977

4.3

1985

.01

0.34

1982

3.4

1982

.03

0.61

1946

T ¹

2017

.02

0.81

2017

T ¹

2017

.02

0.26

2020

1.0

2007

.02

0.71

1945

2.0

2007

.02

0.96

1991

3.8

1992

.02

0.95

1993

0.5

1966

.02

0.74

1983

1.1

1978

.02

0.64

1994

3.1

1966

.03

0.54

1949

0.5

2015

.03

0.48

1975

4.6

1974

.02

0.66

1961

2.4

1974

.02

0.27

2012

1.0

1973

.03

0.45

1992

0.3

1976

.02

0.30

2005

1.9

1961

.02

1.45

2010

1.1

2001

.02

0.27

1999

2.8

1994

.03

0.29

1964

2.0

1949

.02

0.55

2015

3.8

1985

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