January 2, 2025 Thursday Winter Weather
Winter storm with major ice and snow impacts from Kansas to Washington D.C.
January 2025 was the 33rd-coolest January in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 29.2°F against a 1991–2020 normal of 32.3°F (-3.2°F).
January 2025 was the 5th-driest January in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 1.4in against a 1991–2020 normal of 2.3in (-1.0in).
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.
Pattern change has finally plunged the Eastern U.S. into more winter season cold with long-duration below normal temperatures into mid-January.
Over the next 9-days until Friday Jan 9, we see daily average temperature anomaly generally in the 10°F to 15°F below normal range with colder (22°F below normal) over snow covered ground from the Winter Storm forming this weekend. The Western U.S. remains above normal, but 5°F to 10°F warmer than typical early January does not mean warmth at higher elevation. Still plenty cold for snowfall and the warmer Pacific origin air will have more moisture for heavier snow.
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