“Bomb cyclone” pummels Northeast, drought intensifies
The contiguous U.S. kicked off 2022 with its coolest January since 2014. However, the month still ranked nearly a degree warmer than average across the nation.
January 2022 was also the driest January in eight years and among the top-15 driest Januarys on record. Here are more highlights from NOAA’s latest monthly U.S. climate report:
Climate by the numbers: January 2022
The average January temperature across the contiguous U.S. was 31.0 degrees F — 0.9 of a degree above the 20th-century average — ranking in the middle third of January months in the 128-year record.
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