Denver Monthly Temperature, Rainfall & Snowfall Extremes for January

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Top 20 Warmest January's   Top 20 Wettest January's   Top 20 Snowiest January's
(1872-Present)   (1872-Present)   (1882-Present)
Rank Avg Year   Rank Total Year   Rank Total Year
1 40.3 1986   1 2.35 1883   1 24.3 1992
2 40.1 1934   2 1.90 1877   2 22.2 1949
3 39.6 1953   3 1.60 1891   3 20.5 1883
4 39.4 1935   4 1.46 1949   4 19.2 1948
5 38.3 1893   5 1.43 1948   5 17.4 1959
6 38.2 1911   6 1.33 1962   6 17.2 1962
7 37.9 1923   7 1.31 1973   7 17.0 1987
8 37.4 2006   8 1.25 2023     17.0 1891
9 37.3 1981   9 1.24 1959   9 15.9 2007
  37.3 1896   10 1.19 1992   10 15.7 1951
11 36.9 2003   11 1.14 1989   11 14.3 2014
12 36.8 1914   12 1.03 1974   12 14.1 1991
13 36.7 1909   13 1.00 1965   13 13.4 2022
14 36.5 1928     1.00 1944   14 13.2 1965
  36.5 1906   15 0.99 1905   15 13.0 2023
16 36.4 1990   16 0.94 2014     13.0 1989
  36.4 1880   17 0.84 1967   17 12.5 1985
18 36.3 1954     0.84 1874     12.5 1930
  36.3 1900   19 0.83 1951   19 12.3 1980
20 36.0 2012   20 0.78 2022   20 12.1 1973
  36.0 1933     0.78 2001        
  36.0 1920     0.78 1940        
                     
Top 20 Coldest January's   Top 20 Driest January's   Top 20 Least Snowiest January's
(1872-Present)   (1872-Present)   (1882-Present)
Rank Avg Year   Rank Total Year   Rank Total Year
1 16.9* 1930   1 0.01 1952   1 T 2003
2 18.0 1979     0.01 1934     T 1934
3 18.1 1875     0.01 1933   3 0.1 1931
4 18.2 1937   4 0.02 1931   4 0.2 1933
5 19.1 1963   5 0.03 2003   5 0.3 1952
6 19.4 1949   - 0.03 1935   6 0.4 1914
7 19.5 1962   - 0.03 1914   7 0.8 1935
8 20.8 2007   8 0.04 1904   8 0.9 2020
9 21.7 1886   9 0.05 1998   - 0.9 1970
10 22.8 1916     0.05 1901   10 1.0 1961
11 23.7 1974     0.05 1893   - 1.0 1893
  23.7 1872   12 0.07 2010   12 1.1 1904
13 24.2 1877     0.07 1961   13 1.3 1983
14 24.3 1940   14 0.08 2008   - 1.3 1923
15 24.6 1918   15 0.10 1970   15 1.4 1888
  24.6 1879     0.10 1878   16 1.7 1911
17 25.0 2023   17 0.11 1888   17 1.8 1919
18 25.1 1988   18 0.12 1919   18 1.9 2008
19 25.3 1891     0.12 1912     1.9 1903
20 25.5 1985     0.12 1911     1.9 1901
          0.12 1903     1.9 1900

 

- Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit. 
- Precipitation and Snowfall amounts in inches.

- Average January Temperature is 31.7 degrees (from 1991-2020 DIA data).
- Average January Precipitation is 0.38 inches (from 1991-2020 DIA data).

- Average January Snowfall is 6.5 inches (from 1882-2020 Historical Record).
- Average January Snowfall is 6.4 inches (from 1991-2020 Stapleton data).

- Official Snowfall Observations, for DIA, didn't start until the 2007-2008 snow season, so no
30 Year Average is available.
 
* Coldest Month in Denver History.

- Data collected at the Downtown City Office from 1872-December 1949, then
  at the Stapleton Airport Office from January 1950-February 1995, then at
  Denver International Airport from March 1995-Present.

UPDATED: 1/9/2022