February 18, 2025 Tuesday Weather Update
Extreme cold continues 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.
Not much to update this evening as the current weather pattern has been baked in the cake for a while.
It’s cold. High pressure > 1050 mb has settled across the Upper Midwest and Central Plains. Calm winds mean temperatures can drop like a rock overnight.
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