Highlights

The mean monthly temperature in January for Barrow was -0.3°F, a substantial 13.1°F above normal. The highest temperature for the month was 36°F on the 1^st, while the lowest was -36°F on the 19^th. The high temperature set a record for that day, breaking the old 1928 by 6°F. Two other high record events were set: the 34°F observed on the 2^nd broke the 1968 record for that day by 4°F and the 30°F on the 3^rd broke the old 2004 record for that day by 1°F.

Precipitation was 0.47”, 0.34” above normal, while snowfall was measured at 4.7”, 2.1” above the expected value. 3.1” of this snowfall fell on the 1^st, breaking the old 1924 record for that day by 1.5”. The average wind speed was 13.8 mph while the highest wind speed was 59 mph on the 5^th from a northwesterly direction.