January Temperature/Precipitation (through 2009)
            Normals and Extremes for Galveston (1971-2000)
                  (Temperature Records from 1875)
                 (Precipitation Records from 1871)
		     (last updated on 1/6/09)

    -----------------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   76  2008  33 1947  23 1911  64 1957   1.75 1946  0.52   0.52
 5  62   50   75  2006  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  92 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