January
                 Temperature and Precipitation Normals (1971-2000)
                       and Extremes for Houston (1927-2008)
                                (last updated 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  41   81  2006    36 2001   25  1979   69 1956    3.61 1944    0.12  0.12 
 2  62  41   82  1965    35 1979   17  1979   69 2000    0.81 1977    0.24  0.24
 3  62  41   83  1989    37 1974   18  1979   68 2004    1.77 1934    0.36  0.36
 4  62  41   78  1957    36 1959   22  1959   66 2005    1.86 1946    0.48  0.48
 5  62  41   80  1989    40 1972   22  1972   64 1997    1.39 1979    0.60  0.60
 
 6  62  41   80  1989*   38 1971   22  1972   65 2008    1.90 1934    0.72  0.72
 7  62  41   79  2008*   36 1971   19  1970   69 2008    1.72 1961    0.84  0.84
 8  62  41   80  1957    36 1968   19  1996*  64 1965    0.93 1968    0.96  0.96
 9  62  41   82  1957    34 1973   19  1976   66 1965    2.54 1955    1.08  1.08
10  62  41   83  1963    29 1962   17  1962   65 2005    1.43 2001    1.20  1.20 
 
11  62  41   81  1995    30 1962   12  1982   69 1995    1.77 1934    1.32  1.32
12  62  41   81  2000    37 1985   17  1962   68 2007    1.93 1944    1.44  1.44
13  62  41   81  1935    32 1996   20  1973   68 1965    1.53 1967    1.56  1.56
14  62  41   82  1971    42 1964   19  1982   63 1965    0.90 1946    1.68  1.68
15  62  41   79  1996    42 1984   23  1979   61 1968    1.78 1974    1.80  1.80
 
16  62  41   82  1936    37 2007   22  1972   61 1967    2.06 1978    1.92  1.92
17  62  41   80  1974    36 2007*  22  1977   64 1967    2.38 1963    2.04  2.04
18  62  41   81  2000    36 1978   20  1940   68 1968    1.63 1978    2.16  2.16
19  62  41   81  2000    33 1978   12  1940   66 1970    3.41 1968    2.28  2.28
20  62  41   80  1999    29 1978   20  1985   66 1963    1.65 1980    2.40  2.40
 
21  62  41   79  1999*   31 1978   16  1985   70 1999    1.95 1980    2.52  2.52
22  62  41   82  1967    36 1978   18  1935   66 1967    1.02 2006    2.64  2.64
23  62  41   83  1972    42 1966    5  1940   70 2002    1.12 1958    2.76  2.76
24  63  41   82  1971    34 1963   17  1963   68 1950    1.82 2004    2.88  2.88
25  63  41   82  1950    43 1966   24  1963   70 1950    0.99 1976    3.00  3.00
 
26  63  42   84  1975    45 1961   24  1940   68 1994    2.58 1995    3.12  3.12
27  63  42   83  1975    40 1961   18  1940   65 1970    1.05 1994    3.24  3.24
28  63  42   82  1975    38 1961   26  1948   68 1970    0.94 1966    3.35  3.35
29  63  42   82  1975    38 1967   23  1973   69 1970    2.14 1959    3.46  3.46
30  63  42   82  1975    28 1951   12  1949   67 2002    1.64 1972    3.57  3.57
 
31  64  42   83  1957    29 1951   10  1949   65 1967    1.92 1934    3.68  3.68

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

January Normals
high:             62.3F    
low:             41.2F  
mean temperature: 51.8F   
rainfall:        3.68"
heating DD         468            
cooling DD          16