Weather squadron offers January outlook Published Jan. 7, 2009 By Lt. Col. Shannon Klug 30th Weather Squadron commander VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Did you know that January holds the record for the coldest temperature ever recorded, which was 25 degrees? As to be expected for winter months, the average high and low temperatures continue to drop. January is also the only month with an average snowfall amount, which is a tenth of an inch. The good news is January is the month with the fewest days of fog, with only nine days. The bad news is the average number of days with fog in a month increases through the spring and summer to 27 days by August. The following is an outlook for the month of January. The data was obtained from records kept since 1952. Average High Temperature 61 Average Low Temperature 45 Extreme Maximum Temperature 83 Extreme Minimum Temperature 25 Average precipitation 2.53 inches Maximum precipitation (1995) 11.61 inches Average snowfall 0.1 inches Maximum snowfall (1962) 1.6 inches Average wind speed and direction 330 degrees at 7 mph Maximum wind speed 55 mph Expected days with Thunderstorms 1 Expected days with fog (visibility less than seven miles) 9