Coldest Januarys in Kansas since 1895
compiled a ranking of the coldest Januarys in Kansas since 1895 using data from the . Rankings are based on the lowest average temperature in each month. For each of the coldest months listed below, we've included the average state temperature, state-wide highs and lows for the month, and the total precipitation.
#10. January 1977
- Average temperature: 21掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 32.6掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 9.4掳F
- Total precipitation: 0.65"
#9. January 1905
- Average temperature: 20.5掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 30.5掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 10.4掳F
- Total precipitation: 0.84"
#8. January 1963
- Average temperature: 20.1掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 32.4掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 7.8掳F
- Total precipitation: 0.58"
#7. January 1937
- Average temperature: 19.4掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 29.4掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 9.4掳F
- Total precipitation: 1.29"
#6. January 1978
- Average temperature: 19.1掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 29.3掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 8.9掳F
- Total precipitation: 0.36"
#5. January 1918
- Average temperature: 18掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 30掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 6.1掳F
- Total precipitation: 0.66"
#4. January 1912
- Average temperature: 17.5掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 27.3掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 7.7掳F
- Total precipitation: 0.16"
#3. January 1930
- Average temperature: 16.2掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 26.9掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 5.5掳F
- Total precipitation: 0.89"
#2. January 1979
- Average temperature: 15掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 24.6掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 5.4掳F
- Total precipitation: 1.72"
#1. January 1940
- Average temperature: 13.5掳F
- Monthly high temperature: 22.7掳F
- Monthly low temperature: 4.2掳F
- Total precipitation: 0.8"
