Excerpt from Climatological Data, Missouri, Vol. 61: January, 1957

January was mostly cloudy and cold. Light freez ing rain or light snow fell on many days. The increased moisture benefited the small grains and pastures. The stock water shortage continued.

Temperatures averaged near or slightly above sea sonal during the first few days of January. A polar front moved into the State from the north west late on the 8th. The northwesterly winds, which followed the front, brought in Arctic air and the temperatures dropped sharply. By late evening of the 9th, the front had moved past the Bootheel and the entire State was in the Arctic air. Stations over the extreme southeastern counties registered their warmest temperatures for the month just a few hours before the front passed. These afternoon maximums were mostly in the 7o's. The highest temperature for the State, occurred at Doniphan on the afternoon of the 9th. The loth was very cold. Temperatures stayed below freezing over much of the State. Southerly winds on the 11th and 12th returned the temperatures to near seasonal before another polar front pushed across the State. By the 14th the fresh northwesterly winds dropped the temperatures to below zero over most counties north of the Missouri River. Most stations over the northern half of the State registered their lowest temperatures for the month on the 14th. The coldest station was Princeton where the tem perature dropped to 19° below zero. The coldest temperatures over the southern part of Missouri occurred on the l6th. The highest monthly mini mum, 9° above zero, occurred at Caruthersville on the 17th. Mild weather returned on the 19th and continued to the 21st. Most stations, except in the extreme southeast, registered their highest temperatures on the afternoon of the zlst. Af ternoon maximums on the lt were in the 6o's and 7o's over most of the State. They were below 60° in the extreme northwest and at a number of sta tions in the general vicinity of Farmington. The next cold wave blasted the State on the late eve ning of the 21st and early morning of the 22d. Northerly winds brought in more Arctic air, and cold weather persisted to the end of January. Monthly mean temperatures ranged from at Memphis to at Caruthersville. Monthly mean temperatures at most stations were a few degrees below their long-term means.

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