It was the sixth warmest January on record for the Lower 48 states and third-warmest in Europe.
NOAA crunched the numbers and found that, overall, the contiguous states posted its sixth warmest January. The monthly average temperature of 35.2 degrees was 5.1 degrees above average.
All six New England states and New Jersey had their warmest January on record. Meanwhile, New York, Pennsylvania, and Indiana registered their second-warmest January. Overall, 27 states had one of their top five warmest Januaries while western states generally saw temperatures near to slightly below average as heavy precipitation limited sunshine.
Typically, when the Lower 48 states are warm, Alaska is cold and vice versa. But this January did not follow that rule. Alaska closed the month almost 9 degrees above average — its 13th-warmest January on record.As January began, California was in the midst of a barrage of nine atmospheric rivers — or narrow plumes of Pacific Ocean moisture that unleash heavy rain and snow. Even with a drier back half of the month, the state posted its 13th-wettest January on record.
A number of locations from the central Plains to the Midwest, including areas of Colorado, Nebraska and Iowa had their wettest January on record.on 11 days during January, and a confirmed 123 twisters ranks as third-most for the month, behind only 2017 with 137 and 1999 with 212.
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