January 2, 2025 Thursday Evening Update
Major winter storm will drop 1-2 feet of snow, and heavy icing or sleet
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.
Blustery across the Great Lakes and New England this evening with heavy Lake Effect snow showers. A fast moving Clipper system moves from Illinois/Indiana overnight and off New Jersey coast by late in the evening.
Total snowfall in the next 48-hours from HRRR 18z could be in 1-2 feet in the Lake Effect snow belts, and with the gusty winds, well inland from Ontario into central New York.
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