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JANUARY NORMALS & EXTREMES
PLUS SUNRISE/SUNSET & CIVIL TWILIGHT TIMES

ALEXANDRIA

 

  TEMP NORMALS WARMEST COOLEST COOLEST WARMEST NORM RECORD NORMS
 DAY MAX MIN MEAN MAX/YR MAX/YR MIN/YR MIN/YR RAIN RAIN/YR HDD CDD
 1 59 39 49 84/2022 33/2018* 17/1964 68/2022 0.18 2.60/1911 16 0
CT STARTS 0642    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1718 CST    CT ENDS 1745 CST
 2 59 39 49 81/1952 35/2018* 15/1928 71/2023 0.19 2.16/2019 16 0
CT STARTS 0643    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1719 CST    CT ENDS 1746 CST
 3 59 39 49 80/2023 31/1979* 12/1979 67/2000 0.19 2.17/1991 16 0
CT STARTS 0643    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1720 CST    CT ENDS 1746 CST
 4 59 39 49 81/1989 30/1911 11/1911 67/1997 0.20 2.25/2007 16 0
CT STARTS 0643    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1721 CST    CT ENDS 1747 CST
 5 59 39 49 78/1997 30/1911 11/1911 62/1955 0.19 2.52/1962 16 0
CT STARTS 0643    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1721 CST    CT ENDS 1748 CST
 6 59 39 49 80/2008 31/2014 15/1924 63/1998* 0.19 6.00/1899 16 0
CT STARTS 0643    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1722 CST    CT ENDS 1749 CST
 7 59 39 49 80/1978 35/1970* 17/2014 64/2008* 0.18 4.60/1998 16 0
CT STARTS 0644    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1723 CST    CT ENDS 1749 CST
 8 59 39 49 79/1907 29/1971 17/1970* 66/1937 0.19 2.90/1961 16 0
CT STARTS 0644    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1724 CST    CT ENDS 1750 CST
 9 59 39 49 80/1957 28/1988 16/2010 66/2026 0.18 3.85/2013 16 0
CT STARTS 0644    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1724 CST    CT ENDS 1751 CST
 10 59 39 49 81/1907 33/1973 10/1962 69/1974 0.18 6.16/1925 16 0
CT STARTS 0644    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1725 CST    CT ENDS 1752 CST
 11 59 39 49 80/1972 23/1962 9/1982 66/1898 0.18 2.81/1901 16 0
CT STARTS 0644    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1726 CST    CT ENDS 1753 CST
 12 59 39 49 80/1911* 25/1962 8/1982 69/1916* 0.18 3.62/1932 16 0
CT STARTS 0644    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1727 CST    CT ENDS 1753 CST
 13 59 39 49 83/1907 25/1918 9/1918 66/1907 0.18 1.25/1932 16 0
CT STARTS 0644    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1728 CST    CT ENDS 1754 CST
 14 59 39 49 81/1947* 27/1997 16/1912 66/1960* 0.17 3.07/2020 16 0
CT STARTS 0644    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1729 CST    CT ENDS 1755 CST
 15 59 39 49 84/1907 30/2024 18/1964 69/1932 0.18 1.80/1966 16 0
CT STARTS 0643    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1730 CST    CT ENDS 1756 CST
 16 59 39 49 79/1935* 32/2024 16/2024 66/1932 0.17 1.83/2001 16 0
CT STARTS 0643    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1731 CST    CT ENDS 1757 CST
 17 59 39 49 79/1935 34/2018 12/2024 67/1935 0.17 3.10/1925 16 0
CT STARTS 0643    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1731 CST    CT ENDS 1758 CST
 18 60 39 49 82/1907 34/1930 13/1930 65/1952 0.16 2.68/2017 16 0
CT STARTS 0643    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1732 CST    CT ENDS 1758 CST
 19 60 39 49 81/1895 29/1940 10/1940 68/1935 0.17 3.15/1898 16 0
CT STARTS 0643    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1733 CST    CT ENDS 1759 CST
 20 60 39 49 87/1895 31/1978 15/1940 67/1954* 0.16 3.60/1979 16 0
CT STARTS 0642    SUNRISE 0708 CST    SUNSET 1734 CST    CT ENDS 1800 CST
 21 60 39 49 79/2012* 25/1985 13/1985 69/1937 0.17 2.30/1954 16 0
CT STARTS 0642    SUNRISE 0708 CST    SUNSET 1735 CST    CT ENDS 1801 CST
 22 60 39 49 80/1982* 27/1935 15/2025* 68/1999 0.17 3.65/1916 16 0
CT STARTS 0642    SUNRISE 0708 CST    SUNSET 1736 CST    CT ENDS 1802 CST
 23 60 39 49 81/1943 35/1906 14/1948 68/2002 0.17 3.01/1980 16 0
CT STARTS 0642    SUNRISE 0707 CST    SUNSET 1737 CST    CT ENDS 1803 CST
 24 60 39 49 81/1950 30/2014 4/1948 69/1950 0.16 4.80/1920 16 0
CT STARTS 0641    SUNRISE 0707 CST    SUNSET 1738 CST    CT ENDS 1804 CST
 25 60 39 50 81/1950* 31/1963 11/1963 71/1950 0.16 3.45/1990 16 0
CT STARTS 0641    SUNRISE 0707 CST    SUNSET 1739 CST    CT ENDS 1804 CST
 26 60 39 50 78/1970* 26/1897 10/1940 67/1952 0.16 2.30/1932 16 0
CT STARTS 0640    SUNRISE 0706 CST    SUNSET 1740 CST    CT ENDS 1805 CST
 27 60 39 50 82/1903 26/1897 8/1940 69/1918 0.17 4.75/1994 15 0
CT STARTS 0640    SUNRISE 0706 CST    SUNSET 1740 CST    CT ENDS 1806 CST
 28 61 39 50 82/1957 30/1897 17/1897 64/1975 0.18 3.47/1994 15 0
CT STARTS 0640    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1741 CST    CT ENDS 1807 CST
 29 61 39 50 84/1957 32/1961 12/1905 67/1970 0.18 2.62/1939 15 0
CT STARTS 0639    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1742 CST    CT ENDS 1808 CST
 30 61 39 50 82/2002 28/1949 15/1966 66/1950 0.18 4.60/1999 15 0
CT STARTS 0639    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1743 CST    CT ENDS 1809 CST
 31 61 40 50 82/2002* 32/1951 15/1966 67/1916 0.18 1.29/1951 15 0
CT STARTS 0638    SUNRISE 0703 CST    SUNSET 1744 CST    CT ENDS 1809 CST
 MON 59.6 38.9 49.3         5.47   495 6

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  0 <1 10 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  10 6 3 2

 

Note: Daily sums/averages will not equal monthly sums/averages due to rounding - click here for more info
 

 Normals are for the 30-year period from 1991-2020

Extremes (or records) are for the period of record (1892-2026) 

 

 Bold colored records indicate extreme for the month

Italicized bold colored records indicate most recent of multiple monthly extreme occurrences 

 
* Asterisks indicate records which tied previous records; asterisked value was the last year record occurred
 
 All times are approximate and in Central Standard Time - add one hour during Daylight Saving Time

CT stands for Civil Twilight, essentially times of dawn & dusk - see definitions here 
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