How are we doing on snowfall this season in the Contiguous U.S. through January? Well, it's the lowest combined total thru Jan since 1943-44. While places in the South and East that average 5" to 20" have done pretty well, most everyplace out West (MUCH higher averages), have had little to no snow.

Of all the things that will never happen, a high of -21F in late February won't happen the most. @alaskawx.bsky.social

The first 4 days of February are on average 0.5F warmer than the 1991-2020 normal for the Contiguous U.S. If February ended today, it would be in the top 25% warmest Februarys since 1895.

The 3-month (Nov-Jan) standardized precipitation index (SPI) map.

The 12-month running average temperature is now at a record high for both Utah and Colorado. Seems bad. 🔥

Europe had its coldest January in 16 years. Historically, it would have been considered a warm January (pre-1990).

The warmest January on record for Greenland. Nothing to see here. Move along.

Let's check in and see how much January has warmed in the U.S. and Canada over the last 75 years. 🔥🔥🔥

The Dec-Jan period was the 7th warmest for the Contiguous U.S. since 1940. 21.1% had the warmest Dec-Jan during that period. 0.0% had the coldest Dec-Jan; 0.0% had the 2nd coldest, 0.0% had the 3rd coldest, .... all the way thru the 13th coldest.

A number of record high temperature records set or tied yesterday in Alaska. Anchorage has also tied (at least) the record for today. @alaskawx.bsky.social

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Not now sun!

Anchorage is now up to 8 hours of daylight. Stop the count!

Uranus is leaving its retrograde motion after 150 days today. Only Jupiter remains in retrograde. This raises new questions about Joe Biden's mental acuity.

Map showing the percentage of years (Jul-Jun) where February is the warmest month of the year.

Map showing the percentage of years (Jul-Jun) where February is the coldest month of the year.

The first 2 days of February were 2.0F below the 1991-2020 normal.

The January 2026 global average temperature came in as the 5th highest on record. The top 22 warmest Januarys have all been this century. 🔥

The Alaska Sea Ice Program's 5-day forecast has ice making it to both St. Paul and St. George by the end of the week. @alaskawx.bsky.social

The last 10 days, the average temperature in the Contiguous U.S. is 8F below the 1991-2020 normal. Congrats! 🥳

Groundhog Harassed By Dipshits In Stupid Hats

The current groundhog ensemble forecast slightly favors a longer winter. 🙏

The December and early January cold snap across Alaska and NW Canada may well turn out to be one of the coldest multi-week events of the 21st century. Lots of details in the latest from the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter. #akwx #ytwx #Arctic #Climate alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/alaska-and...

Phil has spoken. More winter!

A lot of uncertainty leading up to the big groundhog event tomorrow morning. The best global model indicates a pretty good chance of seeing a shadow. The high resolution HRRR says no shadow. Unfortunately, planetary retrograde motions cannot help figure this out. What will happen???

How cold has this winter been so far? The first 2/3 of winter 2025-26 is the 7th warmest on record for the Contiguous U.S.

Local snow dump.

January 2026 precipitation rankings compared to all Januarys since 1895.

January 2026 temperature rankings compared to all Januarys since 1895.

Some current wind chills.

The first every Heavy Freezing Spray Warning issued by the NWS Wakefield, Virginia, Office. 🥳

Month-to-date temperature departures from the 1991-2020 normal. These numbers will only change slightly on tomorrow's versions with only 1 day remaining in the month.

How cold has this January been in the lower 48? It's on track to be the 30th warmest January in 132 years.

BREAKING!!!

3 more days!

Pray for the iguanas. 🙏🦎

We start losing daylight in 142 days.

Only 4 days away ...

Ice is bad.

Daily average statewide temperature departure from normal since Nov 1 in Alaska. Overall, 2.6F below normal for the Nov 1 - Jan 24 period. @alaskawx.bsky.social

Amount of darkness lost since the winter solstice.

5 of the top 25 wettest January days at Anchorage Intl Airport have occurred this year. @alaskawx.bsky.social

Trump’s civilian killings, near destruction of NATO, and ties to pedophilia threaten to drop him below 95% approval among Republicans.

Anchorage has had a lot of big snow months in recent winters (1952-present). @alaskawx.bsky.social Oct 2024 (5th snowiest Oct) Nov 2023 (1st snowiest Nov) Dec 2022 (2nd snowiest Dec) Dec 2023 (3rd snowiest Dec) Jan 2026 (1st snowiest Jan) Feb 2023 (4th snowiest Feb) May 2023 (3rd snowiest May)

Anchorage reported 7.2" snow today (thru 3 pm) and 10.6" over two days. The monthly total of 39.7" is a new January record and the 5th snowiest month overall (52.1" in Feb 1996; 48.5" in Feb 1955; 41.6" in Dec 1955; 41.2" in Dec 2022). @alaskawx.bsky.social

This HRRR model snow forecast from 48 hours ago showed 0" snow at the Anchorage Intl Airport for a 48-hour period. #NeverForget

Anchorage broke its January snowfall record today. The latest winter storm has sent students home early and tangled traffic.

The lowest temperature so far this winter here in Alaska according to ERA5-Land. @alaskawx.bsky.social

My daughter says she has a friend that checks the weather on her phone more than once per day. She thinks that is weird. Me: