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Second-Warmest Winter on Record in U.S. Despite Blizzards in East and Midwest
Winter temperatures in the contiguous U.S. averaged 37.13°F, just 0.33°F below the warmest on record, while drought covered 54.9% of the area, NOAA reported.
- On Monday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported the Lower 48 states averaged 37.13°F this meteorological winter, ranking it as the second-warmest on record with 131 years of data.
- The West saw record or near-record warmth, with the area west of the Mississippi River largely missing winter this year and nine states breaking or tying warmest-winter records.
- Dozens of western and Plains cities saw top-5 warm winters, with Albuquerque, Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Salt Lake City recording all-time warmest winters, while Dallas, Texas, logged 16 days of 80°F highs.
- The dry winter has immediate consequences, ranking as the driest in 45 years across the Lower 48 and raising concerns for the Colorado River serving more than 40 million people.
- NOAA's long-term records show winter in the Lower 48 states has warmed 3.95°F over 50 years, despite cold, snowy conditions in the Northeast this season.
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US experienced its 2nd warmest winter on record despite a cold and snowy Northeast
The Colorado River flows below the Glen Canyon Dam on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Page, Arizona. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Cold and snowy conditions dominated the winter season in the Northeast with much of the region experiencing its coldest winter in a decade or more, and several cities seeing their biggest snowfall in years. However, if you live in other parts of the country, thi…
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For frigid East it may be hard to fathom, but the US had its second-warmest winter on record
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US experienced its 2nd warmest winter on record despite a cold and snowy Northeast - Regional Media News
(NEW YORK) - Cold and snowy conditions dominated the winter season in the Northeast with much of the region experiencing its coldest winter in a decade or more, and several cities seeing their biggest snowfall in years. However, if you live in other parts of the country, this winter was very different. Meteorological winter - December to February - was unseasonably warm across much of the contiguous U.S., ranking as the second-warmest winter on …
US experienced its 2nd warmest winter on record despite a cold and snowy Northeast - The Pulse of NH
The Colorado River flows below the Glen Canyon Dam on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Page, Arizona. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Cold and snowy conditions dominated the winter season in the Northeast with much of the region experiencing its coldest winter in a decade or more, and several cities seeing their biggest snowfall in years. However, if you live in other parts of the country, thi…
Assessing the U.S. Temperature and Precipitation Analysis in February 2026
Courtesy of a NOAA employee Click the link to read the analysis on the NOAA website: March 9, 2026 Key Points: February was the fourth warmest and fifth driest on record for the contiguous U.S. (CONUS) in the 132-year record. Winter (December 2024–February 2025) ranked as the second warmest for the CONUS and was the driest in 45 years. Arizona, New Mexico and Utah each broke their previous warmest-winter record by more than 2°F. A historic “bo…
We just had the second-warmest winter in U.S. history, despite icy blasts » Yale Climate Connections
Record-smashing Western warmth far outperformed a memorable Eastern stretch of cold waves and winter storms. The post We just had the second-warmest winter in U.S. history, despite icy blasts appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
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