February 17, 2025 Monday Weather Update
Extreme record breaking cold this week across central Lower 48
February 2025 was the 56th-warmest February in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 34.7°F against a 1991–2020 normal of 35.6°F (-0.9°F).
February 2025 was the 56th-wettest February in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 2.2in against a 1991–2020 normal of 2.1in (+0.0in).
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.
Over the next 5-days, the extremely cold pool of continental polar air over Canada and Montana will slowly drain southward with very high pressure (> 1050 mb)
Temperatures will be 30-50°F below average over many days especially over the central Plains.
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