January 14 edit
1888: The severe cold wave associated with the blizzard two days earlier reached its peak. The temperature reached −65 °F at Fort Keogh in Montana, the second lowest temperature ever recorded in the Contiguous United States.
January 16 edit
1362: Grote Mandrenke, Dutch for "Great Drowning of Men", produced an unprecedented storm tide in the Netherlands, killing 25,000 or more people.
January 17 edit
1977: Snow is reported for the first time in West Palm Beach, Miami, and as far south as Homestead, Florida.
January 21 edit
1918: The Mackay cyclone, levelled the city of Mackay, Queensland.
January 24 edit
1967: A rare winter tornado outbreak affected the area around Saint Louis, Missouri, killing 3 people. The next day, thunderstorms produced sleet, freezing rain, and snow in the same areas.