January 4, 2024 Thursday Update
Winter has arrived finally in a big way
January 2024 was the 46th-warmest January in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 31.9°F against a 1991–2020 normal of 32.3°F (-0.5°F).
January 2024 was the 7th-wettest January in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 3.3in against a 1991–2020 normal of 2.3in (+0.9in).
NOAA/NCEI Climate at a Glance, contiguous United States. This is the observed record for the month, not a score of anything said in this piece — the forecast ledger begins 2026-08-17 and cannot reach earlier posts.
ECMWF HRES 12z was alarming to say the least with historical and monumental extreme cold from an Arctic blast over Western U.S.
Temperatures are up to -77°F below normal — a hilarious number, but that puts actual temperatures in the minus 50s in some locales. And, while this is a 10-day forecast with an extreme outcome, the ensembles support the “Polar Vortex” blast into the Lower 48 in the 8-12 day time frame.
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