Corning weather in January: Corning, New York: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Corning in January has a normal high of 30°F and a normal low of 12°F, a daily mean of 21°F, holding near 30°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 15 days in a normal January, 2.34 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of −1°C and low of −11°C, 59 mm of precipitation and 30 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationCorning
- Station IDUSC00301787
- Location42.13°N 77.07°W
- Elevation1,147 ft (350 m)
- Population10,605
- Jan 30° 12°
- Feb 33° 13°
- Mar 42° 20°
- Apr 55° 31°
- May 68° 42°
- Jun 75° 51°
- Jul 79° 55°
- Aug 77° 54°
- Sep 70° 47°
- Oct 58° 36°
- Nov 45° 27°
- Dec 34° 19°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Corning in January?
The normal high is 30°F and the normal low 12°F, for a daily mean of 20.8°F. January is 5.9°F cooler than December and 1.9°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Corning and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high falls 1°F, from 31°F on January 1 to 30°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 5.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 16°F and 26°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 48%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 31°F | 15°F | 48% | 20% |
| January 8 | 30°F | 13°F | 48% | 20% |
| January 15 | 29°F | 12°F | 47% | 20% |
| January 22 | 29°F | 11°F | 46% | 20% |
| January 31 | 30°F | 11°F | 44% | 19% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 25)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 31°F | 15°F | 48% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 2 | 31°F | 15°F | 48% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 3 | 30°F | 15°F | 48% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 4 | 30°F | 14°F | 48% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 5 | 30°F | 14°F | 48% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 6 | 30°F | 14°F | 48% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 7 | 30°F | 14°F | 48% | 20% | 9 h 10 min |
| January 8 | 30°F | 13°F | 48% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 9 | 30°F | 13°F | 48% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 10 | 30°F | 13°F | 48% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 11 | 30°F | 13°F | 48% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 12 | 29°F | 13°F | 48% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 13 | 29°F | 12°F | 48% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 14 | 29°F | 12°F | 47% | 20% | 9 h 20 min |
| January 15 | 29°F | 12°F | 47% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 16 | 29°F | 12°F | 47% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 17 | 29°F | 12°F | 47% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 18 | 29°F | 12°F | 47% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 19 | 29°F | 11°F | 47% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 20 | 29°F | 11°F | 46% | 20% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 21 | 29°F | 11°F | 46% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 22 | 29°F | 11°F | 46% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 23 | 29°F | 11°F | 46% | 20% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 24 | 29°F | 11°F | 46% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 25 | 29°F | 11°F | 45% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 26 | 29°F | 11°F | 45% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 27 | 29°F | 11°F | 45% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 28 | 29°F | 11°F | 45% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 29 | 29°F | 11°F | 44% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 30 | 30°F | 11°F | 44% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 31 | 30°F | 11°F | 44% | 19% | 10 h |
- Normal high
- 30°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 12°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 2.34 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 150.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 11.8 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 29
- Daylight
- 9 h 10 min to 10 hJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 52%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00301787; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Corning in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 47% on average, highest around January 1 (48%). In all, 2.34 in falls on 15 days of a normal January.
In a normal January in Corning, 29 nights fall to freezing, 17 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 11.8 inches.
Snow falls on 11 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 21 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00301787.
What are the records for January in Corning?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1992) is 66°F, on January 15, 1995; the coldest is −20°F, on January 25, 2011. The wettest January brought 4.68 in (1915); the snowiest, 34.0 inches (1958).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 20.8°F: 2021 25.0°F (+4.2), 2022 15.0°F (−5.8), 2023 32.4°F (+11.6), 2024 27.1°F (+6.3), 2025 20.7°F (−0.1), 2026 19.6°F (−1.3). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25.0°F | +4.2°F | 1.49 in |
| 2022 | 15.0°F | −5.8°F | 1.67 in |
| 2023 | 32.4°F | +11.6°F | 3.47 in |
| 2024 | 27.1°F | +6.3°F | 4.36 in |
| 2025 | 20.7°F | −0.1°F | 0.48 in |
| 2026 | 19.6°F | −1.3°F | 1.72 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00301787; recent months: ACIS, station USC00301787. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Corning compare across New York?
Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in New York, January normal highs run from 23°F in Cooperstown to 42°F in Wantagh; Corning's is 30°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.