United States · 1991–2020 normal

Farm Loop in
January.

Typical January weather in Farm Loop: -5.2°C by day, -12.9°C at night, 18 mm of rain over 3.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-5.2°C
Typical low-12.9°C
Rain18 mm
Wet days3.7

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 73). Daylight is calculated as 6 h 11 from latitude 61.64°.

Event window

Long northern nights in January

At 61.6° the calculated mid-month daylight is 6 h 11. That darkness, not an aurora observation, is why this latitude is sought for northern or southern lights in January. Typical nights are -12.9°C.

Event window

Frost-level nights in January

The measured night-time normal is -12.9°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 7262859
NOAA station
USW00025331 · PALMER AP
Station distance
5.6 km from the place centre
Coverage
Good coverage · 22 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.