Grand Island, NE: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 26.4°F in Grand Island, NE, the warmest January since 2023, tied 42nd warmest of 120 (with 2013, 1998 and 1958).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 26.4°F; Warmest since 2023; 42nd warmest of 120
Precipitation: 0.52 in; Wettest since 2024; 56th wettest of 131

A normal January in Grand Island, NE (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 25.5°F, between 19.9°F and 30.7°F in eight years of ten and 0.53 in of precipitation, between 0.16 in and 1.15 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Grand Island, NE since 1896: 26.4°F in 2026; the highest is 38.4°F, in 2006.

Normal range, 19.9 to 30.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Grand Island, NE from 1896 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	26.4	42	38.9	35	13.8	63	0.52	56	0
2025	23.8	66	35.5	55	12.1	81	0.29	88	0
2024	20.9	85	28.8	103	13	74	1.35	10	0
2023	27.4	34	35	64	19.7	18	1.49	5	0
2022	28.1	30	42.2	21	14	60	0.16	107	0
2021	30.7	16	39.1	34	22.3	6	1.32	11	0
2020	27.4	34	35	64	19.7	18	1.18	14	0
2019	27	37	36.4	48	17.5	30	0.14	112	0
2018	23.7	67	34	69	13.5	71	1.08	17	0
2017	26.3	46	34.6	67	17.9	27	1.07	20	0
2016	27	37	35.8	53	18.3	25	0.32	80	0
2015	27.6	33	40.1	30	15.1	50	0.47	61	0
2014	25.6	52	38.5	37	12.7	75	0.32	80	0
2013	26.4	42	35.9	52	16.8	35	0.16	107	0
2012	32.2	12	45.1	8	19.4	22	0.16	107	0
2011	18.6	97	28.5	104	8.7	100	1.49	5	0
2010	20	92	27.2	109	12.7	75	0.54	54	0
2009	26.5	40	39.3	33	13.8	63	0.30	85	0
2008	20.9	85	30.4	93	11.4	84	0.34	79	0
2007	23.3	71	32.3	79	14.2	59	0.62	49	0
2006	38.4	1	50.7	1	26.1	2	0.18	104	0
2005	21.5	81	29.4	98	13.7	66	0.76	36	0
2004	21.9	77	32.4	77	11.4	84	0.60	52	0
2003	25.3	55	36.4	48	14.3	58	0.63	48	0
2002	30.5	17	43.3	13	17.6	29	0.69	41	0
2001	26.3	46	36.5	47	16.1	43	0.99	22	0
2000	28.1	30	40.3	29	15.9	45	0.25	95	0
1999	25.1	56	35.1	62	15	52	0.35	76	0
1998	26.4	42	35.8	53	17.1	33	0.14	112	0
1997	22	76	34.5	68	9.6	94	0.10	119	0
1996	18.8	96	29.8	97	7.8	106	1.08	17	0
1995	24.9	59	35.3	58	14.5	55	0.37	72	0
1994	21	84	31.7	82	10.4	90	0.66	43	0
1993	17.6	105	26.5	114	8.6	103	1.15	15	0
1992	34.2	4	44.9	9	23.5	5	1.40	8	0
1991	20.9	85	32.4	77	9.3	98	0.52	56	0
1990	33.8	6	46.5	4	21.1	11	0.37	72	0
1989	32.7	11	45.5	7	19.8	17	0.71	37	0
1988	18.2	98	29.1	101	7.4	109	1.13	16	0
1987	30.2	18	42.3	20	18.1	26	0.06	123	0
1986	33.8	6	47.3	3	20.2	14	trace	128	0
1985	20.5	89	31.1	88	9.9	92	0.27	90	0
1984	23.6	69	31	89	16.2	42	0.24	96	0
1983	25.5	53	32.3	79	18.6	24	0.66	43	0
1982	12.8	114	23.6	118	2.1	121	0.65	46	0
1981	28.9	25	42.5	19	15.3	48	0.16	107	0
1980	21.6	80	30.7	90	12.5	78	0.80	32	0
1979	7.5	120	15.9	126	-0.9	124	0.82	30	0
1978	12.2	117	21.7	120	2.6	120	0.27	90	0
1977	17.7	103	29.2	100	6.2	112	0.42	66	0
1976	24.4	62	35.2	60	13.6	69	0.39	69	0
1975	22.7	74	31.5	83	13.9	62	0.86	29	0
1974	17.2	106	26.7	113	7.6	107	0.62	49	0
1973	23.7	67	31.9	81	15.5	47	0.77	34	0
1972	21.8	79	33	73	10.5	89	0.19	103	0
1971	19.9	94	30	96	9.8	93	0.82	30	0
1970	17.8	102	27.7	106	8	104	0.04	126	0
1969	16.9	108	25.1	117	8.7	100	0.91	26	0
1968	23.9	65	35.1	62	12.6	77	0.13	114	0
1967	24.4	62	35.2	60	13.5	71	0.59	53	0
1966	16.7	109	27.8	105	5.6	113	0.22	97	0
1965	22.8	73	36	51	9.6	94	0.67	42	0
1964	29.2	23	43.8	12	14.5	55	0.07	122	0
1963	10.4	118	20.8	123	0	123	0.70	38	0
1962	19.9	94	30.5	92	9.4	97	0.13	114	0
1961	25.9	50	41.3	25	10.6	88	trace	128	0
1960	18.2	98	27.7	106	8.7	100	1.65	2	0
1959	20.1	91	32.6	74	7.6	107	0.66	43	0
1958	26.4	42	37.2	41	15.7	46	0.35	76	0
1957	17	107	27.3	108	6.8	110	0.30	85	0
1956	20.6	88	30.2	95	11	87	0.93	24	0
1955	23.5	70	33.5	71	13.5	71	0.87	27	0
1954	21.2	83	32.5	76	10	91	0.27	90	0
1953	26.8	39	36.4	48	17.2	32	0.39	69	0
1952	25.5	53	37.2	41	13.8	63	0.18	104	0
1951	21.4	82	33.2	72	9.5	96	0.53	55	0
1950	17.7	103	31.2	86	4.2	115	0.48	60	0
1949	12.8	114	22.3	119	3.4	117	0.46	62	0
1948	22.7	74	33.7	70	11.7	83	0.37	72	0
1947	28.7	26	41.2	26	16.3	41	1.56	4	0
1946	29.3	22	39.8	31	18.9	23	0.31	84	0
1945	28.6	27	37.7	39	19.6	20	0.32	80	0
1944	30.2	18	42.7	18	17.7	28	1.23	12	0
1943	20.2	90	31.4	84	9.1	99	0.28	89	0
1942	25.1	56	35	64	15.2	49	0.02	127	0
1941	24.6	61	32.6	74	16.6	38	0.87	27	0
1940	8.1	119	18.8	125	-2.6	125	0.79	33	0
1939	31.7	13	42.9	15	20.5	12	0.32	80	0
1938	28.5	28	40.8	27	16	44	0.43	64	2
1937			20.8	123	-4.1	126	0.92	25	5
1936	14.2	112	27.2	109	1.2	122	1.08	17	0
1935	28	32	39.4	32	16.7	37	0.08	121	0
1934	32.9	9	43.9	11	21.8	9	0.16	107	0
1933	36.4	2	50.5	2	22.2	7	trace	128	2
1932	20	92	28.9	102	11.4	84	2.60	1	1
1931	33.1	8	46	6	20.2	14	0.43	64	0
1930			21.3	121			1.05	21	9
1929	15	111	26.9	112	3	118	0.20	99	0
1928	27.3	36	40.5	28	14	60	0.12	117	0
1927	24.4	62	35.3	58	13.7	66	0.10	119	1
1926	26	48	35.5	55	16.5	39	0.98	23	0
1925	17.9	101	27.1	111	8	104	0.22	97	1
1924	14	113	25.3	116	2.7	119	0.26	93	0
1923	30	20	42.8	17	17.3	31	0.70	38	0
1922	18	100	29.4	98	6.6	111	0.65	46	0
1921	34.2	4	42	22	26.5	1	0.46	62	0
1920	28.3	29	36.9	44	19.6	20	0.30	85	0
1919	35.9	3	46.1	5	23.9	4	0.20	99	2
1918	15.9	110	25.8	115	5.2	114	1.42	7	2
1917	25.7	51	36.9	44	14.5	55	0.38	71	0
1916							1.21	13	13
1915	21.9	77	30.3	94	13.6	69	1.39	9	1
1914			41.8	24	24.4	3	0.06	123	6
1913	26	48	35.5	55	14.9	53	0.41	68	2
1912	12.6	116	21.1	122	4.2	115	0.50	58	0
1911	26.5	40	36.7	46	16.4	40	0.35	76	0
1910			30.7	90	13.7	66	0.61	51	4
1909							0.05	125	6
1908	32.9	9	44	10	21.9	8	0.20	99	0
1907			31.2	86	14.9	53	0.42	66	6
1906	31.6	14	42.9	15	20.3	13	0.50	58	2
1905							1.64	3	31
1904	24.9	59	38	38	11.8	82	0.13	114	2
1903					16.8	35	0.20	99	6
1902					12.3	80	0.77	34	5
1901			38.8	36			0.17	106	12
1900	31.6	14	43.2	14	20	16	0.00	131	0
1899	25	58	37.5	40	12.5	78	0.12	117	0
1898	29.2	23	37.1	43	21.2	10	0.26	93	0
1897	23.2	72	31.3	85	15.1	50	0.70	38	0
1896	29.5	21	42	22	17	34	0.36	75	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2006	38.4
1933	36.4
1919	35.9
1992	34.2
1921	34.2
1990	33.8
1986	33.8
1931	33.1
1934	32.9
1908	32.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1979	7.5
1940	8.1
1963	10.4
1978	12.2
1912	12.6
1982	12.8
1949	12.8
1924	14
1936	14.2
1929	15

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1932	2.60
1960	1.65
1905	1.64
1947	1.56
2023	1.49
2011	1.49
1918	1.42
1992	1.40
1915	1.39
2024	1.35

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1900	0.00
1986	trace
1961	trace
1933	trace
1942	0.02
1970	0.04
1909	0.05
1987	0.06
1914	0.06
1964	0.07

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 65°F; 7 January 2026
Coldest night: -10°F; 26 January 2026, 25 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.19 in; 8 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 0.52 in of precipitation in Grand Island, NE, the wettest January since 2024, tied 56th wettest of 131 (with 1991).
The hottest day of January 2026 in Grand Island, NE: 65°F on Wednesday 7 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Grand Island, NE: a low of -10°F on Monday 26 January 2026 and Sunday 25 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Grand Island, NE: 0.19 in on Thursday 8 January 2026.