January 30, 2024 Massive Pacific Storm
Powerful cyclone to bombard the West Coast of USA
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.
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A powerful storm has intensified over the Pacific just off the West Coast of the U.S. with a ribbon of moisture called an “atmospheric river” extending from Hawaii into British Columbia. Central pressure will drop into the 950s, which is rather remarkable for an eastern Pacific storm at this latitude.
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