January 2015

Climate Data For January 2015

Around 3" Of Wet Snow - Eagle Knob of High Knob Massif
Around 3″ Of Wet Snow – Eagle Knob of High Knob Massif On January 26, 2015

Climate Statistics

( Lower Elevations of Russell Fork Basin )
Clintwood 1 W – Elevation 1560 feet
Average Daily MAX: 40.7 degrees
Average Daily MIN: 20.3 degrees
MEAN: 30.5 degrees
Highest Temperature: 63 degrees
Lowest Temperature: 0 degrees
Total Precipitation: 2.04″
Total Snowfall: 3.7″

( Northern Base of High Knob Massif )
City of Norton – Elevation 2141 feet
Average Daily MAX: 37.7 degrees
Average Daily MIN: 17.9 degrees
MEAN: 27.8 degrees
Highest Temperature: 59 degrees
Lowest Temperature: -4 degrees

( Along the Tennessee Valley Divide )
Average Daily MAX: 38.4 degrees
Average Daily MIN: 22.8 degrees
MEAN: 30.6 degrees
Highest Temperature: 58 degrees
Lowest Temperature: -3 degrees
Total Precipitation: 2.14″
Total Snowfall: 4.5″

January 2015 was plenty cold but anomalously dry with much below average snowfall across the mountain area.  Reference my 013115 High-Country Focus for details.