Houston IAH Top 10 List - January

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...HOUSTON'S JANUARY TOP 10 LISTS...

The following is a list of Houston's Top 10 wettest, driest, warmest, and coolest Januarys (see note below table).

Houston's January Lists (1889-2022)

Wettest
13.11	1891
9.94	1934
9.78	1991
9.45	1889
9.42	2022
8.52	1944
8.52	1919
7.70	1992
7.68	1974
7.26	1900

Driest
0.07	1909
0.18	1911
0.30	1904
0.36	1971
0.40	1928
0.49	2009
0.49	1914
0.65	1893
0.71	1986
0.88	1996

Warmest
62.6	1950
62.5	1952
62.1	1923
61.9	1911
61.6	1907
61.0	1933
59.9	2017
59.2	1916
59.1	1921
58.9	2006

Coolest
40.7	1978
42.6	1977
43.1	1940
44.1	1979
45.0	1892
45.7	1985
46.1	1930
46.7	1970
46.8	1948
47.0	1984

Other Months
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual

The official observation site for the city of Houston was moved quite a few times during its long history. The city office was located in downtown Houston and observations began in July 1881. Regrettably, weather records prior to 1889 are not available. However, a relatively complete set of daily temperature and rainfall data is available dating back to 1892 with some temperature and rainfall records dating back to 1889. The city office remained in downtown Houston from 1881 through May 1969. Intercontinental Airport opened in June 1969 and the official observation site was moved to the airport upon its opening. The official observation site has been located at Intercontinental Airport ever since.

Although the downtown office was the official observation site for almost eighty years, the office moved quite a few times around downtown Houston. Below is a list of locations and dates of the official observation site.

Cotton Station (July 1881 - September 1909)
Stewart Building at Preston and Fannin (September 1909 - February 1926)
Shell Building at Texas and Fannin (March 1926 - August 1938)
Federal Building at Franklin and Fannin (August 1938 - May 1969)
Intercontinental Airport (June 1969 - Present)

Questions/Comments concerning this data should be sent to Jimmy Fowler.