Denver Temperature Normals and Extremes for January

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Temperature Normals and Extremes for January

DATE	NORMAL HIGH	RECORD HIGH	YEAR SET	RECORD HIGH MIN	YEAR SET	NORMAL LOW	RECORD LOW	YEAR SET	RECORD LOW MAX	YEAR SET
1	43	67	1882	42	1918	15	-19	1901	2	1942
2	43	72	1997	42	1893	15	-17	1911	5	1911
3	43	65	1918^	40	1918^	15	-17	1974	-1	1959
4	43	67	1956^	52	1893	15	-16	1974^	2	1942
5	42	72	1956^	44	1927	15	-17	1974	4	1974
6	42	66	2006^	37	1923^	15	-21	1913	-8	1913
7	43	69	2006^	42	1923^	14	-18	1913	-8	1937
8	43	69	1956^	39	1885	15	-19	1886	3	1937
9	43	72	1953	43	1917	15	-29*	1875	-1	1962
10	43	71	1990	40	1928^	15	-24	1962	1	1918
11	43	67	1936	40	1928	15	-25	1963	-9	1963
12	43	70	1953	47	1881	15	-25	1963	-1	1997^
13	43	69	1996	41	1936^	15	-20	1875	-2	1875
14	43	65	1938^	44	1943	15	-18	1888	-4	1888
15	43	68	1912	47	1921	15	-20	1888	2	1930^
16	43	64	1923	47	1894	15	-19	1930	0	1886
17	43	65	1971	40	1923^	15	-20	1930	-2	1886
18	43	65	1920	38	1920^	15	-19	1984	4	1943
19	43	68	1986^	47	1906	15	-20	1883	-9	1883
20	43	70	2005	41	1986^	15	-18	1883	-2	1935
21	43	70	1950	46	1943	15	-15	1930	-1	1937
22	43	68	1981	42	1943^	15	-14	1962	11	1962
23	43	69	1981	42	1943	15	-15	1877	9	1894
24	44	68	1970	41	1953	15	-18	1872	-4	1872
25	44	72	1890	48	1890	16	-20	1872	3	1897
26	44	73	1982	47	1888	16	-20	1902	2	1897
27	44	76#	1888	37	2003	16	-14	1897	5	1895
28	44	69	1888	38	1927	16	-22	1872	4	1951^
29	44	67	1920	39	1884	16	-12	1951	-4	1951
30	44	71	1888	45	1971^	16	-10	1985^	5	1918
31	44	70	1954	47	1911	16	-24	1951	2	1951

The Normal High and Low Temperatures are calculated from 1971-2000 data. The Temperature Extremes range from 1872-2007.

^ - Also in previous years.
# - Highest Temperature of the Month: 76 degrees on 1/27/1888.
* - Lowest Temperature of the Month: -29 degrees on 1/9/1875. (Also the lowest temperature in Denver history.)

The January Mean Temperature is 29.2 degrees (from 1971-2000 data).

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: 04/26/2007 - FB