Dry and chilly January comes to an end as we look ahead to February

 

The temperatures during most of January felt like winter but the lack of snowfall certainly didn't. The month only picked up just over three inches of snow which is far below the average of 14.9" which is the snowiest month on average. It's also far below the above average snowfall we had in January 2024. 

With the lack of snow we didn't make up any of that deficit with rainfall. January only saw 0.14" of total precipitation which is enough to beat out 1919 as the driest year on record! 

When it came to temperatures, the first three weeks of January were pretty chilly including January 21st when we saw the coldest low of the month at -10. The last week of the month heated up with the high reaching 56 degrees on the second to last day of the month. Overall the average temperature in January sat at 21.3 which is nearly 3 degrees below-average and goes down as the 69th coldest January on record. 

As we look ahead to February the month starts to warm up with average highs reaching the upper 30s by the end of the month and lows into the 20s. February averages just under a foot of snow and over an inch and a half of precipitation. February also gains over an hour of daylight. 

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