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Selected U.S. City
and State Extremes

January 2006

Source NOAA/NWS Forecast Offices and compiled by NCDC.
January Station or State Monthly Records
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    Please click here for a compiled list of additional temperature and snowfall records that occurred in January 2006, courtesy of Brad Rippey, USDA.

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Scholes Field, Galveston, TX Tied maximum daily temperature for the month January 2, 2006 78°F 78°F January 3, 1989
    San Antonio, TX Earliest maximum daily temperature for the year January 2, 2006 86°F 86°F January 3, 1989
    Childress, TX Maximum daily temperature for the month January 3, 2006 87°F 85°F January 24, 1950
    Lihue, HI Tied maximum daily temperature for the month January 3, 2006 86°F 86°F January 4, 2001
    Portland, ME Second warmest January on record January, 2006 avg temp of 30.3°F avg temp of 30.2°F January, 1990; warmest Jan occurred in 2002 with 30.4°F
    Washington Dulles Int'l Airport, Washington. D.C. Warmest January on record January, 2006 avg temp of 41.8°F avg temp of 40.8°F January, 1990
    NORTH DAKOTA
    - Bismarck
    - Dickinson
    - Jamestown
    - Minot
    - Williston
    		 Warmest January on record January, 2006 avg temp of 26.8°F
    avg temp of 29.3°F
    avg temp of 24.9°F
    avg temp of 28.3°F
    avg temp of 26.6°F
    		 avg temp of 24.6°F
    avg temp of 27.7°F
    avg temp of 23.2°F
    avg temp of 23.4°F
    avg temp of 24.5°F
    		 - Jan, 1931
    - Jan, 1992
    - Jan, 1990
    - Jan, 1992
    - Jan, 1931
    INDIANA
    - South Bend
    - Fort Wayne
    		 Warmest January on record January, 2006 avg temp of 35.8°F
    avg temp of 36.9°F
    		 avg temp of 34.0°F
    avg temp of 36.8°F
    		 - Jan, 1990
    - Jan, 1932
    Wichita, KS Warmest January on record January, 2006 avg temp of 43.2°F avg temp of 42.5°F January, 1933
    OHIO
    - Akron-Canton Airport
    - Cleveland
    - Toledo
    - Youngstown
    		 - 2nd warmest January on record
    - 3rd warmest January on record
    - 3rd warmest January on record
    - Warmest January on record
    		 January, 2006 avg temp of 37.9°F
    avg temp of 38.6°F
    avg temp of 36.5°F
    avg temp of 36.8°F
    		 avg temp of 36.6°F
    avg temp of 38.0°F
    avg temp of 36.1°F
    avg temp of 36.0°F
    		 - Jan, 1890; warmest Jan occurred in 1932 with an avg temp of 38.6°F
    - Jan, 1933; warmest Jan occurred in 1932 with an avg temp of 40.2°F
    - Jan, 1890; warmest Jan occurred in 1880 with an avg temp of 40.2°F
    - Jan, 1950
    PENNSYLVANIA
    - Erie
    - Mansfield
    		 - 3rd warmest January on record
    - Warmest January on record
    		 January, 2006 avg temp of 37.5°F
    avg temp of 37.1°F
    		 avg temp of 36.8°F
    avg temp of 34.5°F
    		 - Jan, 1933; warmest Jan occurred in 1932 with an avg temp of 39.6°F
    - Jan, 1990
    Blacksburg, VA Warmest January on record January, 2006 avg temp of 39.8°F avg temp of 39.2°F January, 1953
    Rochester Int'l Airport, MN Warmest January on record January, 2006 avg temp of 28.1°F avg temp of 25.8°F January, 1990
    Grand Island Central Regional Airport, NE Warmest January on record January, 2006 avg temp of 38.4°F avg temp of 35.4°F January, 1936
    SOUTH DAKOTA
    - Rapid City
    - Hector Int'l Airport, Fargo
    - Grand Forks Int'l Airport     		Warmest January on record January, 2006 avg temp of 36.4°F
    avg temp of 23.5°F
    avg temp of 21.3°F
    		 avg temp of 34.9°F
    avg temp of 21.8°F
    avg temp of 18.7°F
    		 January, 1919
    January, 1990
    January, 1990
    MONTANA
    - Cut Bank
    - Helena
    - Glasgow     		Warmest January on record
    		 January, 2006 avg temp of 35.0°F
    avg temp of 36.1°F
    avg temp of 29.2°F
    		 avg temp of 34.0°F
    avg temp of 34.5°F
    avg temp of 26.6°F
    		 - Jan, 1986
    - Jan, 1953
    - Jan, 1992
    MISSOURI
    - Rolla/Vichy
    - West Plains
    		 Warmest January on record
    		 January, 2006 avg temp of 41.8°F
    avg temp of 43.9°F
    		 avg temp of 37.6°F
    avg temp of 42.4°F
    		 - Jan, 1964
    - Jan, 1990
    WISCONSIN
    - Green Bay
    - Wausau
    - Rhinelander
    		 - 6th January without a sub-zero temperature
    - 1st January without a sub-zero temperature
    - 1st January without a sub-zero temperature
    		 January, 2006 N/A N/A N/A
    WISCONSIN
    - Appleton
    - Green Bay
    - Manitowoc
    - Marshfield
    - Oshkosh
    - Stevens Point
    - Sturgeon Bay
    - Eau Claire
    		 Warmest January on record January, 2006 avg temp of 30.2°F
    avg temp of 30.5°F
    avg temp of 31.0°F
    avg temp of 26.5°F
    avg temp of 32.4°F
    avg temp of 29.0°F
    avg temp of 29.9°F
    avg temp of 28.4°F
    		 avg temp of 26.9°F
    avg temp of 27.6°F
    avg temp of 30.2°F
    avg temp of 24.5°F
    avg temp of 28.1°F
    avg temp of 27.9°F
    avg temp of 26.9°F
    avg temp of 26.0°F
    		 - Jan, 1990
    - Jan, 1933
    - Jan, 1933
    - Jan, 1990
    - Jan, 1933
    - Jan, 1990
    - Jan, 1990
    - Jan, 1944
    TEXAS
    - Austin/Bergstrom Int'l Airport, Austin
    - Austin Mabry
    - Del Rio
    - San Antonio
    		 - 7th warmest January on record
    - 5th warmest January on record
    - 6th warmest January on record
    - 9th warmest January on record
    		 January, 2006 avg temp of 55.8°F
    avg temp of 58.6°F
    avg temp of 56.8°F
    avg temp of 58.2°F
    		 avg temp of 55.5°F
    avg temp of 58.1°F
    avg temp of 56.7°F
    avg temp of 57.2°F
    		 - Jan, 1954; warmest Jan occurred in 1952 with an avg temp of 61.3°F
    - Jan, 1933; warmest Jan occurred in 1923 with an avg temp of 59.6°F
    - Jan, 1933; warmest Jan occurred in 1950 with an avg temp of 59.5°F
    - Jan, 1909; warmest Jan occurred in 1923 with an avg temp of 62.0°F
    North Little Rock Airport, AR
    		 - Warmest January on record
    - Lowest no. of days of freezing temperatures
    - No. of days with temps below 30°F
    - No. of days with temps less than 50°F
    - No. of days with temps greater than 60°F
    		 January, 2006 avg temp of 49.9°F
    3 days
    0 days
    3 days
    17 days
    		 avg temp of 47.4°F
    5 days
    N/A
    9 days
    12 days
    		 - Jan, 1990
    - Jan, 1998
    - N/A
    - Jan, 2002
    - Jan, 2005
    MINNESOTA
    - Twin Cities
    - St. Cloud
    		 Warmest January on record
    		 January, 2006 avg temp of 28.6°F
    avg temp of 25.5°F
    		 avg temp of 26.6°F
    avg temp of 22.9°F
    		 - Jan, 1944
    - Jan, 1944
    Marquette, MI Warmest January on record January, 2006 avg temp of 24.0°F avg temp of 22.0°F January, 1990

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Lubbock Preston Smith Int'l Airport, TX Consecutive number of days without measurable precipitation Oct 28, 2005 - Feb 2, 2006 98 days 88 days Oct 8, 1921 - Jan 3, 1922
    Phoenix, AZ Consecutive number of days with no precipitation Oct 19, 2005 - Jan 30, 2006 104 days 101 days Sep 23, 1999 - Jan 1, 2000
    Olympia, WA Consecutive number of days with measurable precipitation Dec 18, 2005 - Jan 21, 2006 35 days 33 days Jan 6, 1953 - Feb 7, 1953
    Laurel Mtn, OR Wettest 31-day period on record Dec 18, 2005 - Jan 17, 2006 54.86 inches 53.81 inches Dec 3, 1996 - Jan 2, 1997
    Astoria, OR Wettest 31-day period on record Dec 19, 2005 - Jan 18, 2006 27.35 inches 24.82 inches Nov 12, 1998 - Dec 12, 1998
    Salem, OR Wettest 31-day period on record Dec 19, 2005 - Jan 18, 2006 18.76 inches 18.32 inches Dec 4, 1933 - Jan 3, 1934

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Flagstaff, AZ Latest date of season's first measurable snowfall January 15, 2006 0.1 inch 0.1 inch January 7, 1930
    Rochester Int'l Airport, MN Least amount of snow for January on record January, 2006 0.8 inch 1.7 inches January, 1961
    La Crosse Municipal Airport, WI Tied least amount of snow for January on record January, 2006 1.6 inch 1.6 inches January, 1903
    Rapid City, SD Tied least amount of snow for January on record January, 2006 a trace a trace January, 1914
    Green Bay, WI 3rd least amount of snow for January on record January, 2006 2.0 inches N/A N/A
    North Platte, NE Tied least amount of snow for January on record January, 2006 a trace a trace January, 1964
    Harrisburg, PA Tied least amount of snow for January on record January, 2006 a trace a trace January, 1973

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    None Reported.

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    None Reported.

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Milwaukee, WI Number of consecutive cloudy days Dec 24, 2005 - Jan 9, 2006 17 days 14 days Dec 27, 1991 - Jan 9, 1992
    Madison, WI Tied number of consecutive cloudy days Dec 25, 2005 - Jan 7, 2006 14 days 14 days Apr 13, 1992 - Apr 26, 1992
    King Street Ferry Dock, Lake Champlain, VT Tied record high lake level for the month as of Jan 24, 2006 99.50 feet 99.50 feet January 2, 2004; avg level for Jan is 95.77 feet
    Green Bay, WI Number of consecutive cloudy days Dec 24, 2005 - Jan 9, 2006 17 days 15 days Dec 26, 1991 - Jan 9, 1992

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