Weather on January 1
Gary, IN
55 Years of Data
About This Date
January 1st in Gary, IN typically brings cold winter weather, with average highs around 35°F and lows near 21°F. Over 56 years of records, the warmest January 1st was in 2005 (45°F average), while the coldest was 1977 (7°F) — a 38°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 27% of recorded January 1st dates, with snow falling 4% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 2.8"). Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Planning for January 1st in Gary, IN? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.
| Year | High | Low | Avg | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38° | 23° | 30° | — | — |
| 2025 | 43° | 33° | 38° | 0.23" | — |
| 2024 | 36° | 30° | 33° | 1.12" | — |
| 2023 | 41° | 33° | 37° | 0.05" | — |
| 2022 | 48° | 34° | 41° | — | — |
| 2021 | 33° | 20° | 26° | — | — |
| 2020 | 41° | 23° | 32° | — | — |
| 2019 | 36° | 31° | 33° | — | — |
| 2018 | 16° | 5° | 10° | — | — |
| 2017 | 46° | 21° | 34° | — | — |
| 2016 | 32° | 20° | 26° | — | — |
| 2015 | 19° | 5° | 12° | — | — |
| 2014 | 19° | 7° | 13° | 0.41" | 2.8" |
| 2013 | 35° | 24° | 30° | — | — |
| 2012 | 43° | 34° | 38° | — | — |
| 2011 | 56° | 29° | 42° | 1.19" | — |
| 2010 | 32° | 17° | 25° | — | — |
| 2009 | 22° | 12° | 17° | — | — |
| 2008 | 33° | 23° | 28° | — | — |
| 2007 | 56° | 33° | 44° | 0.89" | — |
| 2006 | 36° | 31° | 33° | — | — |
| 2005warmest | 59° | 31° | 45° | — | — |
| 2004 | 44° | 24° | 34° | — | — |
| 2003 | 38° | 26° | 32° | — | — |
| 2002 | 25° | 8° | 16° | — | — |
| 2001 | 31° | 14° | 22° | — | — |
| 2000 | 51° | 37° | 44° | 0.05" | — |
| 1999 | 18° | 11° | 14° | 0.64" | — |
| 1998 | 43° | 23° | 33° | — | — |
| 1997 | 51° | 36° | 43° | 0.18" | — |
| 1996 | 34° | 28° | 31° | — | — |
| 1995 | 23° | 7° | 15° | — | — |
| 1994 | 37° | 27° | 32° | 0.46" | — |
| 1993 | 21° | 9° | 15° | — | — |
| 1992 | 34° | 29° | 31° | — | — |
| 1991 | 30° | 11° | 20° | — | — |
| 1990 | 33° | 27° | 30° | — | — |
| 1989 | 28° | 20° | 24° | — | — |
| 1988 | 23° | 0° | 12° | — | — |
| 1987 | 32° | 28° | 30° | — | — |
| 1986 | 37° | 10° | 24° | — | — |
| 1985 | 27° | -4° | 11° | 4.32" | — |
| 1984 | 22° | 12° | 17° | 0.3" | 2" |
| 1983 | 40° | 25° | 32° | — | — |
| 1982 | 37° | 16° | 26° | — | — |
| 1981 | 35° | 26° | 31° | — | — |
| 1980 | — | 23° | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 43° | 20° | 31° | 0.05" | — |
| 1978 | 37° | 23° | 30° | 0.51" | — |
| 1977coldest | 14° | -1° | 7° | — | — |
| 1976 | 37° | 26° | 32° | — | — |
| 1975 | 36° | 24° | 30° | 0.05" | — |
| 1974 | 20° | 0° | 10° | — | — |
| 1973 | 38° | 22° | 30° | — | — |
| 1972 | 41° | 31° | 36° | — | — |
| 1971 | 38° | 18° | 28° | — | — |
Gary, IN Temperature Range by Month
Average monthly highs and lows. The shaded band shows the typical daily temperature range.
Gary, IN Monthly Precipitation
Average rainfall and snowfall per month, in inches.
Gary, IN Daily Temperature Calendar
Average daily high temperature for every day of the year. Each cell is the climatological mean for that calendar day across 55 years of NOAA data.
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