January began with the most significant ice strom seen in the Valley in decades, as well as significant amounts of snow. The last 3 weeks of the month were rather mild, however, so monthly average temperatures were near-normal.
Monthly total precipitation wa exactly 8 inches, more than an inch above normal.
Table 1 - daily data recorded at the Hyslop Experiment Station.
Table
2 - access to the daily data recorded at the Corvallis Agri-Met
Automated Station. You choose the station and parameters.
Summary: Parameter Observed Dep.* Parameter Observed Dep.* Average maximum temperature 44.9 -0.6 Days with measurable precip. 29 +10.7 Average minimum temperature 34.1 1.1 Days with .10" or more precip. 20 -6.4 Monthly precipitation 8.00 1.18 Days with .50" or more precip. 4 -0.4 Growing degree days @ 50F 0 -3 Days with 1" or more precip. 2 +0.6 * departure from 1971-00 normal
Looking ahead to February:
Maxima rise to about 51°
Minima rise to about 35°
Average precipitation is 5.71 inches
There are an average of 18 days with measurable precipitation
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