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A chronicle of American weather and climate  ·  Wednesday, 16 September 2026

Weather Trader Winter MILEPOST 849

January 24, 2026 Weekend Winter Storm

Everyone be safe and warm during the upcoming next few weeks

What the month did

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.

Hunkered down here in Atlanta — hopefully everyone is safe and warm over the next 48-hours as we deal with a “wooly mammoth” scale winter storm.

Unfortunately, it’s going to stay cold — and even get colder into next weekend! Then, there is a lot of whispering about a mega Arctic blast — I’m calling it the “Final Boss” of Arctic blasts into the second week of February. The pattern fits — everything is signaling the most extreme cold (possible) like it’s 1985 (again)

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