January 2024 Observations and Discussion

[Niko]

4 minutes ago, jaster220 said:

Must've developed just a tad too late for up here. Did not take time to look into reasons tbh. Glad for yby amigo

I think for your area, there was not enough lifting, which reduced the snowfall considerably.

[Clinton]

Bonfire weather to close out January. 

[westMJim]

The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 35/32 there was 0.02” of precipitation of that 0.1” was reported as snow.  There was a trace of snow on the ground. Here NW of GR there is still a lot of snow in spots but also a lot of bare spots. Once again no sun yesterday. For today the average H/L is 31/17 the record high of 57 was set in 1989 and the record low of -20 was set in 1899. The record snowfall of 14.0” fell in 1918. The most on the ground was 21” in 1978. There was 18” in 2014, 1959 and 1918. Last year the H/L was 18/2 and there was 6” of snow on the ground.

[chescowxman]

We will end our cloudy January today. I will post the East Nantmeal Twp. and combined All Chester County climate data tomorrow. However, we will end the month with a much colder January then last year with most stations across the county averaging 6 to 8 degrees colder than 2023 (of course last year was the warmest Jan on record!). We will finish January about 1" below average snowfall for the month... but it will be our 3rd snowiest January in the last 10 years and 4th wettest on record. Dry weather for much of the next week with tomorrow being our warmest day with temps well into the 40's.

Records for today: High 65 (1916) / Low minus 4.8 (2019) / Precipitation 1.25" (1914) / Snow 4.3" (2021)

[OttumwaSnomow]

I realize  that many areas of  the usa have had a horrible  winter, but here are some stats from Ottumwa  Iowa less than 1/4 mile from the ENE edge of the city limits (OTM is 7 miles north).

Snowfall 38.7"

Precip 4.36"

Days with precip 14

Average  snow depth 11.3"

Coldest temp -18F

Highest temp 50F

The fact  that 38.2"  fell in just a 11 day period  will make January  2024 one of worst winter periods of my life!

 

[Tom]

It was a "Terrific Tuesday" as PHX topped out for a high of 81F, just 1F shy of the record (82F)...we have one more day of Spring-like weather and a sunny day ahead today before the storm begins rolling in Thu pm.  Looking forward to a "Wonderful Wednesday" and soaking up that Vitamin D!

[Hoosier]

It's a photo finish, but I think MSP will finish just barely colder than DSM this month.  Maybe only by 0.1 degrees, but could depend on rounding.

[Tom]

3rd day in a row PHX hit a delightful 81F!  High clouds moving in out ahead of the big storm.  Should be raining heavily here as the line of heavy rain moves in around 8pm.  Big snows for the ski resorts.  

[Clinton]

January stats for KC.

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Here is your KC Jan 2024 Climate Stats... The avg temp for the month at KC was 24.8° which was 4.2° below normal and 25th coldest on record (136-years). Precip was 2.08" which was 0.92" abv normal and 26th wettest. Snow came in at 8.7" which was 3.8" abv normal and 25th snowiest.

[chescowxman]

Below is the area climate summary for Chester County for the Month of January. Warwick Township was the chilliest and West Chester Airport the warmest.

Both East Nantmeal and West Chester finished with their 34th warmest January with 131 and 132 years of data respectively. Devault finished with their 27th warmest January with 123 years of record. West Chester finished with their 3rd wettest January and East Nantmeal and Devault both finished with it's 4th such first month of the year.

[Grizzcoat]

Start and end of month was a dud- but the middle was DOWN RIGHT legendary!!!

January 2024 featured back-to-back snowstorms for Iowa, which made up a majority of the snowfall for the month.

For Des Moines and Waterloo, that means placing in the top 5 for both the snowiest January and snowiest month of any month!

Des Moines

27.2" of snow - 2nd snowiest January (#1 1886 with 37.0")

January 2024 5th snowiest month of any month on record

Waterloo

25.1" of snow - snowiest January

January 2024 4th snowiest month of any month on record

[Hoosier]

Low temps are half of the puzzle, so they certainly count, but the lows were the reason that January temp departures ended up a little warmer than average for Chicago and Rockford.

 

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Chicago IL
1235 PM CST Thu Feb 1 2024 /135 PM EST Thu Feb 1 2024/

...A Look Back at the Climate for the Month of January 2024 for
Chicago and Rockford...

At Chicago, the average high temperature was 30.7 degrees, which
is 0.9 degrees below normal. The average low temperature was
21.8 degrees, which is 3.0 degrees above normal. The average
temperature for the month was 26.3 degrees, which is 1.1 degrees
above normal. 3.50 inches of liquid precipitation were recorded,
which is 1.51 inches above normal. 16.1 inches of snow were
recorded, which is 4.8 inches above normal.

The following daily records were set for Chicago during the month
of January 2024:
* Record daily liquid precipitation of 0.93 inches on the 9th.

No top ten records were set for Chicago during the month of
January 2024.



At Rockford, the average high temperature was 28.4 degrees, which
is 0.7 degrees below normal. The average low temperature was
18.3 degrees, which is 3.8 degrees above normal. The average
temperature for the month was 23.4 degrees, which is 1.6 degrees
above normal. 2.28 inches of liquid precipitation were recorded,
which is 0.68 inches above normal. 15.9 inches of snow were
recorded, which is 5.0 inches above normal.

The following daily records were set for Rockford during the
month of January 2024:
* Record daily lowest maximum temperature of -3 degrees on the
  14th.

No top ten records were set for Rockford during the month of
January 2024.

[OttumwaSnomow]

3 hours ago, Grizzcoat said:

Start and end of month was a dud- but the middle was DOWN RIGHT legendary!!!

January 2024 featured back-to-back snowstorms for Iowa, which made up a majority of the snowfall for the month.

For Des Moines and Waterloo, that means placing in the top 5 for both the snowiest January and snowiest month of any month!

Des Moines

27.2" of snow - 2nd snowiest January (#1 1886 with 37.0")

January 2024 5th snowiest month of any month on record

Waterloo

25.1" of snow - snowiest January

January 2024 4th snowiest month of any month on record

That has to put mby as one of the snowiest Januarys  in Iowa history?  Or at least the 11 days  from Jan 8th to the 19th. During  those 11 days I measured 38.2" snowfall on my snow boards. Ive had the opportunity  to review all the cocorahs  and do some  driving around most of Iowa east of i35 and south  of cedar rapids.   Ottumwa  to north of Fairfield  was the true bullseye  both on the models and recorded snowfall.

[gosaints]

Interesting month. Blowtorch, then artic hit, then another blowtorch.  Rochester finished at plus 4.6.

[Minny_Weather]

KAXN hit 55*F on Wednesday. Needless to say that is a record.