January was mostly mild and almost completely snowless at Lake of the Ozarks. Plus, Lake-area residents saw a new record high temperature in what is normally the depth of winter chill.

On Jan. 11, the Lake area hit 74 degrees: that’s 32 degrees above the normal high for the day.

More than half of the days in the month—17 days—rose above 50 degrees. Normally the high temperature at the Lake this time of year is in the low 40s. Out of the month’s 31 days, 25 had an overall above-average temperature.

The mid-70s aren’t unheard of at the Lake in January, though that kind of warmth is certainly uncommon. Most of the days in January have a record high in the 70s, as far back as National Weather Service records go.

The warmest January day at the Lake on record was on Jan. 24, 1967 and on Jan. 25, 1950: both of those days hit 79 degrees.

According to NWS records, the coldest January night was Jan. 10-11, 1982, when the temperature plunged to -15.


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