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A chronicle of American weather and climate  ·  Wednesday, 16 September 2026

Weather Trader Notebook MILEPOST 185

January 17, 2024 Frigid Morning

Another Arctic blast on the way

What the month did

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.

Weather Trader Morning Update

The Lower 48 east of the Rockies is still frigid under the effects of the first Arctic blast. The coldest actual temperatures and relative to normal are in Tennessee over the fresh snow cover allowing clear skies to plummet the mercury. Nashville dipped to 0°F as of 6 AM ET which is about 30-35°F below normal for early morning on January 17.

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