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Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Threats in the Midwest and Ohio Valley; Heat Continues in the Plains and Southeast

An active pattern will continue to bring heavy to excessive rainfall and flash flooding threats to the Midwest and Ohio Valley over the next couple of days. Dangerous heat continues across the central/southern Plains and Southeast U.S. into next week. There is potential for record-tying/breaking temperatures with many areas forecast to see their hottest temperatures so far this year. Read More >

 

January - Abilene Records and Normals
Date
Record High
Year
Record Low
Year
Normal High
Normal Low
Record Precip.
Year
Daily Normal Precip.
1
82
2006
9
2018
58
33
1.07
1944
0.04
2
82
1997
7
1979
58
33
0.71
1973
0.03
3
86
2006
0
1947
58
33
0.46
1952
0.04
4
79
1921
-9**
1947
58
33
0.69
1932
0.03
5
85
1927
3
1947
58
33
1.04
1960
0.04
6
83
1927
6
1912
58
33
0.72
1961
0.03
7
82
2026
3
1912
58
33
1.92
1961
0.03
8
88
1969
-3
1886
58
33
0.97
1981
0.04
9
84
1957
6
1887
58
33
1.25
1991
0.03
10
77
1995
6
1918
58
33
0.74
2021
0.03
11
82
1907
1
1918
58
33
0.83
1939
0.03
12
82
2000
-1
1973
58
33
0.60
1960
0.03
13
78
1971
8
1963
58
33
0.44
1982
0.03
14
82
1928
-2
1888
58
33
1.21
1889
0.03
15
81
1901
-5
1888
59
34
1.00
2017
0.04
16
84
1938
3
1888
59
34
1.19
2019
0.03
17
80
1974
-1
1930
59
34
0.94
1928
0.04
18
81
1964
-2
1930
59
34
1.19
1968
0.03
19
87
2000
2
1892
59
34
0.83
1968
0.04
20
82
1999
10
1985
59
34
1.35
1968
0.03
21
83
1974
4
1888
59
34
1.02
1904
0.04
22
85
2010
6
1930
59
34
0.83
1919
0.04
23
89
1943
8
1963
60
34
0.56
1889
0.04
24
83
1950
4
1894
60
34
1.07
1961
0.04
25
84
1950
8
2026
60
34
1.25
1973
0.04
26
86
1953
4
2026
60
34
0.69
1992
0.03
27
84
1975
5
1897
60
34
0.66
1895
0.04
28
82
1970 
10
2014 
60
34
2.64
2010
0.04
29
84
1967
8
1966
60
35
1.82
1999
0.04
30
82
1967
5
1895
60
35
0.92
1964
0.04
31
90*
1911
8
1899
61
35
1.31
1923
0.04

 

Highest January Temperature: 90 degrees on 1/31/1911

Lowest January Temperature: -9 degrees on 1/4/1947
** Lowest Temperature ever recorded in Abilene

Normal January Precipitation: 1.10 inches

Greatest January Precipitation: 4.35 inches in 1968