January 18, 2026 Very Extreme Winter Weather
Polar Vortex Hammer drops on Midwest and Great Lakes into next weekend with brutal cold + ice storm potential in Texas to Southeast.
January 2026 was the 25th-warmest January in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 33.1°F against a 1991–2020 normal of 32.3°F (+0.8°F).
January 2026 was the 12th-driest January in the 132-year national record (1895–2026), at 1.6in against a 1991–2020 normal of 2.3in (-0.8in).
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.
Here comes the worst/coldest winter weather since the 1970s.
Snow fell this morning across Florida and Georgia — again! Thankfully it melted right away once the sun shined bright behind the cold front boundary.
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