Source: NOAA, 2/8/21


The U.S. rang in the new year with an unusually mild January 2021 that tied with 1923 for ninth-warmest January on record. Warmth was felt coast to coast with 48 contiguous states seeing above-average temperatures for the month.  This winter’s mild temperatures also brought scant ice coverage to the Great Lakes in January, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information.

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