January 2022 Climate Summary

Overview and Graphics
Monthly Summary
Records

Overview and Graphics

January 2022 Climate Review: Monthly average temperatures ranged from 2 to 4 degrees below normal. Temperatures fluctuated constantly throughout the month, which is common during the winter season. The warmest stretch was January 12-19, when highs were routinely in the 40s or 50s. The month began with temperatures in the 60s in the early morning hours of New Years Day, before temperatures dropped through the day. The two most notable colder periods were January 6-7 and 20-22. Many locations observed highs in the 20s and lows in the single digits or teens during these times. January 26th and 29th also had lows in the single digits for multiple climate sites. This was the coldest January since 2018 at all 5 of our official climate stations.

A large portion of the region finished the month wetter than normal. This was the case across all of western Kentucky, much of southeast Missouri along and south of a Poplar Bluff to Cape Girardeau line, far southern Illinois and a few locations in southwest Indiana. The greatest departures, on the order of 2 to 4 inches, were primarily located along the KY/TN and MO/KY borders. The highest observed amount was 9.23” at a CoCoRaHS station 1.9 miles WSW of Murray, KY. Meanwhile, much lower precipitation totals were observed from the Missouri Ozark Foothills (Carter and Wayne counties) northeastward into areas of southern Illinois along and north of route 13. Much of this area finished the month drier than normal.

The main snow event in January occurred on the 6th with most of Western Kentucky seeing 3-6 inches of snow, while locations further north/west had lower amounts. January snowfall at Paducah was an inch above normal, while at Evansville January snowfall was nearly an inch below normal.

The graphic below is an interpolated monthly rainfall map using actual observations. Please note that there are likely discrepancies in between observations, since the values are estimated based on nearest reports.

Map of monthly precipitation totals

January 2022 Review: Precipitation and Temperature Maps (Click on image to enlarge)

Climate Maps are from the Northeast Regional Climate Center

Monthly Summary Monthly climate statistics for Paducah, Evansville, and Cape Girardeau

Monthly climate statistics for Poplar Bluff and Carbondale

Monthly Climate Report: Paducah | Evansville | Cape Girardeau | Poplar Bluff | Carbondale

Records Listing of records for PAH, EVV, CGI, POF, MDH.

Record Event Reports: Paducah | Evansville | Cape Girardeau | Poplar Bluff | Carbondale