Brookings weather in January: Brookings, South Dakota: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Brookings in January has a normal high of 22°F and a normal low of 4°F, a daily mean of 13°F, holding near 22°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal January, 0.43 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of −5°C and low of −16°C, 11 mm of precipitation and 14 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationBrookings (2 mi NE)
- Station IDUSC00391076
- Location44.33°N 96.77°W
- Elevation1,639 ft (500 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population24,555
- Jan 22° 4°
- Feb 27° 7°
- Mar 39° 20°
- Apr 54° 32°
- May 67° 45°
- Jun 77° 56°
- Jul 81° 60°
- Aug 79° 57°
- Sep 72° 48°
- Oct 58° 34°
- Nov 41° 22°
- Dec 28° 10°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Brookings in January?
The normal high is 22°F and the normal low 4°F, for a daily mean of 12.8°F. January is 5.8°F cooler than December and 4.3°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Brookings and the 12th wettest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 5.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 7°F and 18°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 20%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 23°F | 5°F | 20% | 5% |
| January 8 | 22°F | 4°F | 20% | 5% |
| January 15 | 22°F | 3°F | 20% | 5% |
| January 22 | 22°F | 3°F | 20% | 4% |
| January 31 | 23°F | 4°F | 20% | 5% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 19)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 23°F | 5°F | 20% | 5% | 8 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 23°F | 5°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h |
| January 3 | 23°F | 5°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h |
| January 4 | 22°F | 5°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h |
| January 5 | 22°F | 4°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h |
| January 6 | 22°F | 4°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h |
| January 7 | 22°F | 4°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h |
| January 8 | 22°F | 4°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h |
| January 9 | 22°F | 4°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h |
| January 10 | 22°F | 4°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h |
| January 11 | 22°F | 4°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 12 | 22°F | 3°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 13 | 22°F | 3°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 14 | 22°F | 3°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 15 | 22°F | 3°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 16 | 22°F | 3°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 22°F | 3°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 18 | 22°F | 3°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 19 | 22°F | 3°F | 20% | 4% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 20 | 22°F | 3°F | 20% | 4% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 21 | 22°F | 3°F | 20% | 4% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 22 | 22°F | 3°F | 20% | 4% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 23 | 22°F | 3°F | 20% | 4% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 24 | 22°F | 3°F | 20% | 4% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 25 | 22°F | 3°F | 20% | 4% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 26 | 22°F | 3°F | 20% | 4% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 27 | 23°F | 3°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 28 | 23°F | 3°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 29 | 23°F | 3°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 30 | 23°F | 3°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 31 | 23°F | 4°F | 20% | 5% | 9 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 22°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 4°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 0.43 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 5.5 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 31
- Daylight
- 8 h 50 min to 9 h 50 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 77%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00391076; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Brookings in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 20% on average, highest around January 1 (20%). In all, 0.43 in falls on 6 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Brookings, 31 nights fall to freezing, 24 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 5.5 inches.
Snow falls on 6 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 24 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00391076.
What are the records for January in Brookings?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 65°F, on January 25, 1981; the coldest is −41°F, on January 12, 1912. The wettest January brought 1.60 in (1897); the snowiest, 24.0 inches (1975).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 12.8°F: 2021 22.7°F (+9.9), 2022 11.2°F (−1.6), 2023 15.3°F (+2.5), 2024 13.7°F (+0.9), 2025 14.2°F (+1.4), 2026 14.4°F (+1.6). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22.7°F | +9.9°F | 0.66 in |
| 2022 | 11.2°F | −1.6°F | 0.88 in |
| 2023 | 15.3°F | +2.5°F | 0.38 in |
| 2024 | 13.7°F | +0.9°F | 0.65 in |
| 2025 | 14.2°F | +1.4°F | 0.03 in |
| 2026 | 14.4°F | +1.6°F | 0.16 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00391076; recent months: ACIS, station USC00391076. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Brookings compare across South Dakota?
Across the 100 places PlainClimate covers in South Dakota, January normal highs run from 20°F in Astoria to 41°F in Hill City; Brookings's is 22°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Brookings in December28°F by day, 10°F at night
- Brookings in February27°F by day, 7°F at night
- Brookings through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- South Dakota in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Hill City: South Dakota's warmest Januarynormal high 41°F