Despite Severe Arctic Blast, January Will Go Down as a Warm Month
At a Glance Most of the country was locked on to warm air in January. Some places in Nevada and Montana were 6+ degrees above average. The Midwest did end up below average following the arctic blast. Despite the severe arctic cold invasion in the last week of January, the first month of this year was overall warmer than average for most of the Lower 48. While the northern Plains, Midwest and eastern Great Lakes has ended slightly colder than...