January Temperature/Precipitation (through 2008)
            Normals and Extremes for Galveston (1971-2000)
                  (Temperature Records from 1875)
                 (Precipitation Records from 1871)
		     (last updated on 2/2/08)

    -----------------Temperature--------------------   ------Precipitation--------
     NORMAL      RECORD     LOW      RECORD    HIGH      RECORD   CUMULATIVE PCPN 
    MAX  MIN    MAX YEAR    MAX     MIN YEAR   MIN       PCPN      DAILY    YEARLY
    ------------------------------------------------   ---------------------------
 1  62   50    76  1934  32 1928   23 1928   67 1890    2.28 1889   0.13      0.13
 2  62   50    78  2006  33 1979   20 1928   67 1890    1.13 1977   0.26      0.26
 3  62   50    78  1989  33 1911   19 1911   66 1950    1.85 1934   0.39      0.39
 4  62   50    75  2006  33 1947   23 1911   64 1957    1.75 1946   0.52      0.52
 5  62   50    74  2005* 34 1964*  25 1879   67 1890    2.61 1920   0.65      0.65

 6  62   50    74  1880  37 1971   23 1879   67 1890    2.22 1883   0.78      0.78
 7  62   50    74  1890  36 1971   22 1884   68 1890    1.93 1961   0.91      0.91
 8  62   50    76  1953  31 1886   11 1886   67 1890    3.24 1992   1.04      1.04
 9  62   50    74  1952* 35 1886   15 1886   66 1972*   2.72 1991   1.18      1.18
10  62   50    74  1972* 26 1962   18 1962   68 1890    2.02 2001   1.32      1.32

11  62   50    75  2005  28 1962   16 1918   70 1890    3.15 1978   1.46      1.46
12  62   50    75  1880  36 1918*  17 1918   67 1890    2.20 1944*  1.60      1.60
13  62   49    74  1972* 33 1963*  22 1912   67 1907    2.18 1944   1.74      1.74
14  62   49    75  1887  36 1944*  24 1982*  65 2007*   1.92 1946   1.88      1.88
15  61   49    73  1950  39 1892   24 1888   66 1950*   3.28 1929   2.02      2.02

16  61   49    73  2000* 32 1888   23 1888   67 1907    2.31 2001   2.16      2.16
17  61   49    75  1935  37 1885   23 1885   69 1907    1.46 2004   2.30      2.30
18  61   49    76  1929  29 1930   13 1930   67 1950    2.63 1898   2.44      2.44
19  62   49    76  1950  29 1940   15 1940   67 1935    1.28 1878   2.57      2.57
20  62   49    74  1935* 31 1978   22 1882   67 1937    1.55 1935   2.70      2.70

21  62   49    73  1999* 29 1883   20 1985*  67 1952*   3.61 1877   2.83      2.83
22  62   50    77  2005* 29 1930   19 1935   66 1950    5.38 1923   2.96      2.96
23  62   50    77  2000* 38 1930   19 1940   67 1950    2.17 1924   3.09      3.09
24  62   50    77  1997  36 1963*  19 1963   68 1950    2.60 1882   3.22      3.22
25  62   50    75  1950  38 1940   24 1894   70 1950    1.81 1943   3.35      3.35

26  62   50    77  2005  30 1897   25 1940   66 1952    2.24 1913   3.48      3.48
27  62   50    75  1882  32 1897   21 1897   65 1972*   2.71 1899   3.60      3.60
28  62   50    75  1876  31 1948   25 1897   66 1975    1.95 1930   3.72      3.72
29  62   50    75  2008* 32 1948   29 1966*  68 1950    1.91 1922   3.84      3.84
30  62   50    75  1950  30 1949   23 1966   69 1950    1.92 1980   3.96      3.96
31  62   50    76  1950  32 1951   21 1951   69 1950    2.02 1934   4.08      4.08

* indicates a record that has been tied on a previous year

JANUARY Normals 
MEAN TEMPERATURE.....47.7
MEAN PRECIPITATION...4.08   
HEATING DEGREE DAYS..396
COOLING DEGREE DAYS..15

ALLTIME RECORDS:
HIGH   78 on 01/02/2006 and 01/03/1989
LOW    11 on 01/08/1886