New year, new month! January is usually the coldest month of the year for us in Texas.

If you aren't a fan of the cold, there is some good news for you this month. By the end of January, the sunset is about 20 minutes later, so that means the days are getting longer.

This is when the coldest time of the year is across the country.

Temperatures this month should stay consistently chilly. The normal high temperature is 57 and the normal low temperature is 37.

This is also the third-driest month and only about two inches of rain is expected. 

While snow is rare, a half-inch is normal for the month. The last time DFW had more than an inch of snow was March 5, 2015. We're currently in the third-longest snow drought, running past 2,125 days.

Temperatures should start to get warmer soon. The normal high temperature is 62 and the normal low temperature is 42.

Thanks to about four inches of rain to end 2020, we finished up 2020 having just slightly above normal rainfall. January is the fourth-driest month with a little more than two inches expected.

Less than a half an inch of snow is normal. But in 1985, South-Central Texas had a huge snowstorm, giving Austin 7.5 inches of snow.

Temperatures often bottom out this month before warming up quickly. The normal high temperature is 63 and the normal low temperature is 41.

We ended 2020 with a rainfall deficit and now starting 2021, January is usually the driest month. Average precipitation is less than two inches.

Snowfall is still pretty rare this month, but 0.7" in January would be considered normal. That huge 1985 snow storm dumped 15.9 inches of snow in San Antonio.

Have a great new year and stay warm!