January Precipitation, Snowfall Records & Averages

A Significant Spring Storm Impacting the Central U.S. This Week

A significant late-season winter storm will bring an expanding area of heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain to the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Further south, severe thunderstorms are expected from the southern Plains into the southern Great Lakes. A multi-day excessive rain and flooding event will impact the Ozarks into the Ohio Valley through Saturday. 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

MONTH

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