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Second-Warmest Winter on Record in U.S. Despite Blizzards in East and Midwest
The contiguous U.S. saw its second-warmest winter on record, driven by record warmth in nine Western states and the driest winter in 45 years, 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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Winter basically skipped the Western United States
New climate data show the December through February period ranked as the second warmest winter in the United States in NOAA's 131-year climate record. Several western states, including Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Wyoming, recorded their warmest winter on record.
Liberation
The ice formed by the freezing of seawater naturally melts in summer and which is recovering in winter is declining due to global warming. If the trend continues until the end of March, this winter will be among the worst five ever measured.
The Arctic marine ice, formed by the freezing of sea water, is at one of its lowest levels of all time in this winter of 2025-2026, according to data from the National Centre for Snow and Snow Data (NSIDC) analyzed by the United States AFP. If the trend continues until the end of winter, even this month, it will be among the five lowest levels of ice coverage in four decades of satellite observation, which can even break the record of last year.
US data shows Arctic winter sea ice could break last year's record low
Arctic sea ice is headed for one of its smallest winter peaks on record, an AFP review of U.S. data showed Wednesday, as climate change shrinks the region's frozen cover and heightens geopolitical tensions.
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Arctic sea ice among lowest on record: AFP review of US data
Arctic sea ice is headed for one of its smallest winter peaks on record, an AFP review of US data showed Wednesday, as climate change shrinks the region's frozen cover and heightens geopolitical tensions.
We Just Went Through One Of The Warmest Winters On Record
This was a very bad winter if you're concerned about the changing climate -- and of course you are. Yale Climate Connections reports that Winter 2025-26 (December through February) was the second-warmest in U.S. records going back to 1895. The average temperature for the contiguous states was 37.13 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the monthly roundup released on March 9 by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. Given that the warmest winter on record…
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