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January Weather at Luce County Airport Michigan, United States

Daily high temperatures decrease by 2°F, from 27°F to 25°F, rarely falling below 12°F or exceeding 38°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 25°F on January 29.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 4°F, from 13°F to 9°F, rarely falling below -8°F or exceeding 28°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 9°F on January 30.

For reference, on July 24, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Luce County Airport typically range from 56°F to 77°F, while on January 29, the coldest day of the year, they range from 9°F to 25°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in January at Luce County Airport

Average High and Low Temperature in January at Luce County AirportJan1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131-10°F-10°F-5°F-5°F0°F0°F5°F5°F10°F10°F15°F15°F20°F20°F25°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°FDecFebJan 2925°FJan 2925°F9°F9°FJan 127°FJan 127°F13°F13°FJan 1126°FJan 1126°F11°F11°FJan 2125°FJan 2125°F10°F10°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on January. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in January at Luce County Airport

Average Hourly Temperature in January at Luce County AirportJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebfrigidfreezing
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Yeranos, Armenia (5,736 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Luce County Airport (view comparison).

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The month of January at Luce County Airport experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 75% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 76% on January 14.

The clearest day of the month is January 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 26% of the time.

For reference, on January 14, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 76%, while on August 6, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 67%.

Cloud Cover Categories in January at Luce County Airport

Cloud Cover Categories in January at Luce County AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFebAug 667%Aug 667%Jan 126%Jan 126%Jan 3125%Jan 3125%Jan 1124%Jan 1124%Jan 2124%Jan 2124%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Luce County Airport, the chance of a wet day over the course of January is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 24% and ending it at 17%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 37% on October 3, and its lowest chance is 14% on February 21.

Over the course of January at Luce County Airport, the chance of a day with only rain remains an essentially constant 2% throughout, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 4% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow decreases from 17% to 12%.

Probability of Precipitation in January at Luce County Airport

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during January at Luce County Airport is essentially constant, remaining about 0.3 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in January at Luce County Airport

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during January at Luce County Airport is decreasing, starting the month at 9.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 16.2 inches or falls below 2.8 inches, and ending the month at 6.9 inches, when it rarely exceeds 14.3 inches or falls below 2.3 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 9.0 inches on January 3.

Average Monthly Snowfall in January at Luce County Airport

Average Monthly Snowfall in January at Luce County AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 in16 in16 in18 in18 inDecFebJan 29.0 inJan 29.0 inJan 316.9 inJan 316.9 inJan 118.6 inJan 118.6 inJan 217.8 inJan 217.8 in
The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Over the course of January at Luce County Airport, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 57 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 54 seconds, and weekly increase of 13 minutes, 18 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is January 1, with 8 hours, 41 minutes of daylight and the longest day is January 31, with 9 hours, 38 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in January at Luce County Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in January at Luce County AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrDecFebnightnightdaydayJan 18 hr, 41 minJan 18 hr, 41 minJan 319 hr, 38 minJan 319 hr, 38 minJan 169 hr, 3 minJan 169 hr, 3 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month at Luce County Airport is 8:24 AM on January 1 and the earliest sunrise is 18 minutes earlier at 8:06 AM on January 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:05 PM on January 1 and the latest sunset is 39 minutes later at 5:44 PM on January 31.

Daylight saving time is observed at Luce County Airport during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during January, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:49 AM and sets 15 hours, 48 minutes later, at 9:37 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:22 AM and sets 8 hours, 36 minutes later, at 4:58 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in January at Luce County Airport

The solar day over the course of January. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January at Luce County Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in January at Luce County AirportJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMDecFeb001010202020300001010202030
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of January 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for January 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January at Luce County Airport

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in January at Luce County AirportJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMDecFebDec 126:33 PMDec 126:33 PMDec 267:34 PMDec 267:34 PMJan 116:58 AMJan 116:58 AMJan 2512:55 PMJan 2512:55 PMFeb 96:00 PMFeb 96:00 PMFeb 247:31 AMFeb 247:31 AM8:15 AM8:15 AM4:18 PM4:18 PM4:19 PM4:19 PM9:28 AM9:28 AM9:04 AM9:04 AM5:18 PM5:18 PM4:14 PM4:14 PM8:42 AM8:42 AM8:12 AM8:12 AM5:37 PM5:37 PM5:28 PM5:28 PM7:54 AM7:54 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Jan 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
75%-11:43 AMWNW10:55 PME4:50 AMS251,580 mi
2
66%-11:58 AMW11:59 PME5:30 AMS251,363 mi
3
50%-12:12 PMW-6:08 AMS250,325 mi
4
47%1:04 AME12:28 PMWSW-6:47 AMS248,465 mi
5
37%2:11 AMESE12:45 PMWSW-7:29 AMS245,848 mi
6
27%3:21 AMESE1:05 PMWSW-8:13 AMS242,614 mi
7
18%4:34 AMESE1:32 PMSW-9:03 AMS238,980 mi
8
11%5:50 AMSE2:07 PMSW-9:59 AMS235,223 mi
9
4%7:04 AMSE2:56 PMSW-11:00 AMS231,671 mi
10
1%8:10 AMSE4:00 PMSW-12:05 PMS228,660 mi
11
0%9:04 AMSE5:18 PMSW-1:11 PMS226,475 mi
12
2%9:45 AMSE6:43 PMWSW-2:14 PMS225,299 mi
13
8%10:15 AMESE8:10 PMWSW-3:12 PMS225,176 mi
14
16%10:40 AMESE9:33 PMWSW-4:05 PMS226,019 mi
15
25%11:00 AME10:54 PMW-4:55 PMS227,647 mi
16
36%11:19 AME--5:42 PMS229,831 mi
17
50%-12:13 AMW11:37 AMENE6:29 PMS232,341 mi
18
59%-1:30 AMWNW11:57 AMENE7:17 PMS234,982 mi
19
70%-2:48 AMWNW12:21 PMENE8:07 PMS237,604 mi
20
80%-4:05 AMNW12:49 PMNE8:59 PMS240,117 mi
21
87%-5:18 AMNW1:26 PMNE9:53 PMS242,470 mi
22
94%-6:26 AMNW2:12 PMNE10:48 PMS244,642 mi
23
98%-7:23 AMNW3:09 PMNE11:41 PMS246,618 mi
24
99%-8:08 AMNW4:14 PMNE--
25
100%-8:42 AMNW5:22 PMNE12:33 AMS248,380 mi
26
100%-9:09 AMWNW6:31 PMENE1:21 AMS249,886 mi
27
98%-9:30 AMWNW7:38 PMENE2:06 AMS251,074 mi
28
94%-9:48 AMWNW8:44 PMENE2:47 AMS251,858 mi
29
89%-10:03 AMW9:48 PME3:27 AMS252,139 mi
30
82%-10:18 AMW10:52 PME4:05 AMS251,817 mi
31
74%-10:32 AMW11:57 PMESE4:44 AMS250,809 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at Luce County Airport is essentially constant during January, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 29, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 24% of the time, while on December 7, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in January at Luce County Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels in January at Luce County AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%DecFebJan 10%Jan 10%Jan 310%Jan 310%Jan 110%Jan 110%Jan 210%Jan 210%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Luce County Airport is essentially constant during January, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 10.8 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on January 13, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.9 miles per hour, while on July 21, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.0 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during January is 10.9 miles per hour on January 14.

Average Wind Speed in January at Luce County Airport

Average Wind Speed in January at Luce County AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphDecFebJan 1410.9 mphJan 1410.9 mphJan 110.7 mphJan 110.7 mphJan 3110.7 mphJan 3110.7 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction at Luce County Airport throughout January is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 39% on January 4.

Wind Direction in January at Luce County Airport

Wind Direction in January at Luce County AirportWNJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%DecFebwestsouthnortheast
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Luce County Airport is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature at Luce County Airport is gradually decreasing during January, falling by 2°F, from 37°F to 35°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in January at Luce County Airport

Average Water Temperature in January at Luce County AirportJan112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313132°F32°F34°F34°F36°F36°F38°F38°F40°F40°F42°F42°F44°F44°F46°F46°FDecFebJan 137°FJan 137°FJan 3135°FJan 3135°FJan 1136°FJan 1136°FJan 2135°FJan 2135°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Luce County Airport typically lasts for 4.5 months (136 days), from around May 20 to around October 4, rarely starting before May 1 or after June 8, and rarely ending before September 12 or after October 24.

The month of January at Luce County Airport is reliably fully outside of the growing season.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January at Luce County Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in January at Luce County AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%DecFeb0%Jan 160%Jan 16frigidfreezingvery coldcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at Luce County Airport are essentially constant during January, remaining around 0°F throughout.

Growing Degree Days in January at Luce County Airport

Growing Degree Days in January at Luce County AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0°F0.0°F0.1°F0.1°F0.2°F0.2°F0.3°F0.3°F0.4°F0.4°F0.5°F0.5°F0.6°F0.6°F0.7°F0.7°F0.8°F0.8°F0.9°F0.9°F1.0°F1.0°FDecFebJan 10°FJan 10°FJan 310°FJan 310°FJan 110°FJan 110°FJan 210°FJan 210°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of January, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Luce County Airport is gradually increasing during January, rising by 0.6 kWh, from 1.0 kWh to 1.6 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January at Luce County Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in January at Luce County AirportJan11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWh3.5 kWh3.5 kWh4.0 kWh4.0 kWhDecFebJan 11.0 kWhJan 11.0 kWhJan 311.6 kWhJan 311.6 kWhJan 111.1 kWhJan 111.1 kWhJan 211.3 kWhJan 211.3 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Luce County Airport are 46.311 deg latitude, -85.456 deg longitude, and 853 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Luce County Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 154 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 816 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (335 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (686 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Luce County Airport is covered by trees (48%), herbaceous vegetation (21%), cropland (18%), and artificial surfaces (13%), within 10 miles by herbaceous vegetation (51%) and trees (40%), and within 50 miles by water (46%) and trees (26%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Luce County Airport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Luce County Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back include but are not limited to Beaver Island Airport, Schoolcraft County Airport, Mackinac Island Airport, Sault Ste. Marie Airport, Chippewa County International Airport, Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County, Charlevoix Municipal Airport, and Harbor Springs Airport.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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