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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 78/2022 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 78/2008* 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 69/1952 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* 17/1985 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 41/1970 22/1985* 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 24/2022* 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 1.87/2024 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 (1948-2024) 

 

 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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