January 15, 2025 Wednesday Morning Update
Arctic blast still on schedule with 80 million below 0°F
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.
Headlines for Monday Morning
Severe Arctic blast to affect almost the entire Lower 48 starting this weekend. The peak of the cold will rival the nationwide temperature average from the “Polar Vortex” episode of January 2014.
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