A series of cold fronts in January has broken daily temperature records in the Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, leading to record low temperatures. The U.S. has seen a record high snow cover of 56.1% on Jan. 18, the most extensive in two decades. The Great Lakes have also experienced increased ice due to winter storms and Arctic air invasions. Severe winter weather has affected much of the U.S., breaking daily low temperature records from Montana to Texas.
Over the past few days, extremely cold Arctic air and severe winter weather have swept southward into much of the U.S., breaking daily low temperature records from Montana to Texas https://t.co/9NV40JDOXy
The Lower 48 states had their most extensive mid-January snow cover in at least 20 years after multiple blasts of Arctic air and winter storms. Look at each photo and try to guess how many inches of snow were recorded in major cities in recent days. https://t.co/ZVDTybRswJ
The mid-January snow cover across the U.S. is the most extensive in two decades of modern data. Ice in the Great Lakes is also rebounding after winter storms. https://t.co/00AmraxdKT
A string of January cold fronts have shattered daily temperature records throughout the Great Plains and Pacific Northwest, and threatens to continue setting record lows throughout the week. https://t.co/kMS1eH56tk
U.S. snow cover is at a record high for Jan. 18. 56.1% of the Lower 48 states have snow -- including --for a change -- the DC area. Multiple storms and invasions of Arctic air have driven this sudden siege of severe winter weather. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/2QCjWKpbad