January in Decorah was warm and dry

Decorah weather observer Richard Bernatz says temperatures in Decorah in January were 3.7 degrees warmer than average.

That mean the average temperature of 19.8 degrees placed this January 36th on the list of 121 Januaries for which temperatures have been kept in Decorah.

You didn't have to shovel much snow during January, either.  The total precipitation for January 2015 was 0.46 inches, 0.56 inches less than the average of 1.02 inches.  Total snowfall measured 5 inches, approximately 4.5 inches less than average.