...January Climate Records...


	     Wettest				     Driest
   Amount(in)	        Year		  Amount(in)	        Year
1    2.13		1949	       1    0.02		1974
2    2.11		1963           2    0.02		1982
3    1.72		1987           3    0.05		1938
4    1.65		1917           4    0.11		1996
5    1.61		1923           5    0.12		1997
6    1.58		2000           6    0.17		1936
7    1.55		1920           7    0.20		1953
8    1.51		1961           8    0.20		1986
9    1.47		1952           9    0.21		1983
10   1.42		1990           10   0.23		1979

	     Snowiest				    Least Snowy
   Amount(in)	        Year		  Amount(in)	        Year
1    36.1		1949	       1    0.50		1974
2    34.4		2000           2    0.50		1982
3    29.3		2007           3    1.20		1971
4    27.8		1990           4    1.70		1942
5    27.2		2008           5    1.70		1961
6    24.4		1944           6    1.70		2005
7    21.4		1992           7    2.50		1996
8    21.3		1955           8    2.70		1945
9    20.1		1952           9    3.00		2003
10   19.0		1941           10   3.10		1997

       Highest Temperatures		       Coldest Temperatures
  Temperature	        Date               Temperature	        Date
1    56		     01/07/1934        1     -35	     01/30/1947
2    50		     01/16/2009        2     -34	     01/05/1975
3    50		     01/19/1961        3     -34	     01/31/1947
4    50		     01/07/1949        4     -34	     01/29/1947
5    49		     01/10/1985        5     -34             01/27/1947
6    49		     01/24/1977        6     -34             01/26/1947
7    49		     01/19/1931        7     -34	     01/25/1947
8    48		     01/29/1994        8     -33	     01/28/1919
9    48		     01/01/1985        9     -32	     01/19/1951
10   48		     01/23/1977        10    -32	     01/18/1951

 Highest Monthly Average Temperature	  Lowest Monthly Average Temperature
  Temperature	        Year		    Temperature	        Year
1    32.0		1977           1      -0.9		1947
2    31.5		1981           2       0.7		1925
3    30.2		1985           3       2.1		1920
4    29.5		1949           4       2.7		1971
5    27.6		2001           5       2.9		1973
6    25.6		1986           6       3.2		1933
7    24.8		1931           7       3.3		1989
8    24.0		1942           8       3.7		1952
9    23.4		2002           9       4.3		1932
10   22.9		1987           10      4.6		1969


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