As several parts of the United States experienced a massive snowstorm and extreme cold during the month of January, new data shows how the whole month compares historically.The data released Monday by the National Centers for Environmental Information shows how the temperature and the amount of precipitation for January compare to the average. The data covers a 132-year period of record.Nationwide, the average minimum temperature of 22.35 degrees Fahrenheit was about 2.59 degrees warmer than normal.Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania and surrounding states experienced colder temperatures than normal, the data shows. The average that January was compared to was calculated for 1901 to 2000. But it still was not the coldest January on record for any county in the U.S.The closest any county got was in Butler and Warren counties in Ohio. They experienced the 13th coldest January on record. Despite the extreme cold, especially toward the end of the month into February, some parts of the U.S. also experienced warmer-than-usual weather for January. Ventura, Orange and San Diego counties in California were either tied or had the warmest January on record last month. Other parts of the western United States and Pacific Northwest, like in Washington and Montana, were close to having the warmest January.Even with the heavy snow and ice that spread across some parts of the United States last month, it was still the 11th driest January on record for the country, according to the NCEI data.PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=
As several parts of the United States experienced a massive snowstorm and extreme cold during the month of January, new data shows how the whole month compares historically.
The data released Monday by the National Centers for Environmental Information shows how the temperature and the amount of precipitation for January compare to the average. The data covers a 132-year period of record.
Nationwide, the average minimum temperature of 22.35 degrees Fahrenheit was about 2.59 degrees warmer than normal.
Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania and surrounding states experienced colder temperatures than normal, the data shows. The average that January was compared to was calculated for 1901 to 2000.
But it still was not the coldest January on record for any county in the U.S.
The closest any county got was in Butler and Warren counties in Ohio. They experienced the 13th coldest January on record.
Despite the extreme cold, especially toward the end of the month into February, some parts of the U.S. also experienced warmer-than-usual weather for January.
Ventura, Orange and San Diego counties in California were either tied or had the warmest January on record last month. Other parts of the western United States and Pacific Northwest, like in Washington and Montana, were close to having the warmest January.
Even with the heavy snow and ice that spread across some parts of the United States last month, it was still the 11th driest January on record for the country, according to the NCEI data.
