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Pattern January Joke

Heelyes said:
I’d have to give it an A blowing snow is a game changer
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I would too if I lived there. Congrats on getting a solid storm! Been living vicariously through the friends in NC. I’m bitter as hell, but at least I’ve had a smile on my face for y’all.
 
I guess I'll give January a C. We didn't score like areas to our west and east, but snowfall will end up near average overall at RDU (and well above average for most of NC). The month began with a torch but the second half was enough to result in it finishing BN.

Overall, this winter has been much colder with more potential than recent winters in the SE. Hope those that haven't yet scored get another chance.
 
CyclonicFury said:
I guess I'll give January a C. We didn't score like areas to our west and east, but snowfall will end up near average overall at RDU (and well above average for most of NC). The month began with a torch but the second half was enough to result in it finishing BN.

Overall, this winter has been much colder with more potential than recent winters in the SE. Hope those that haven't yet scored get another chance.
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Two winter weather events, even with the dry slot is at least a B
 
I got 3/4” of snowfall, over 3 times my area’s average. A strong majority of winters here have no measurable snow. The second half was so cold that it more than negated the warm first half to get the full month to 1BN.

On top of that, this last storm was and still is absolutely fascinating (not just for what I got) and has thus made for fantastic nonstop forecasting discussions. Its historic nature for the SE as a whole just added to the excitement. That alone would normally be enough, but there were two other fascinating and unique SE winter storms that made for fantastic and near nonstop forecast discussions.

So, from my perspective, Jan of ‘26 will never be forgotten and thus was an easy A. It’s much more than what my area actually experienced specifically. A month this exciting may not repeat for quite a long time. I often hear complaints about the wx being boring. This was the exact opposite!
 
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Max 71
Min 10
Rain 1.02
Snow 6.0
Sleet 0.9
ZR 0.15

@ KGSP
-2nd coldest final week of January on record, averaging 28.6F (14.3F BN). Most similar to the climate of Kansas City, MO
-just missed a record high min on 1/31 (32F, record 31F)
-the torch at the start of the month offset the rather cold final 3 weeks, with the average temp for the month coming out 1.5F BN. Winter to date is 1.1F BN
 
Min: 9.9 F
Max: 69.6 F
Avg: 39.8 F
Rain: 4.46 "

Just about average for January, maybe a bit below. I need to get the hard numbers for that. January 2025 averaged 35.8 here.

21 days with lows below freezing, which feels higher than average (8 of those below 20)
2 days with highs below freezing
1 day with a low in the 60s
 
Max 72.3 (Jan 7)
Min 9.9 (Jan 27)
Avg: 38.1

Min high: 28.9 (Jan 31.. a midnight high.. day temps were in the upper teens)
High Low: 55.8 (Jan 10.. mild rain)

Total precip: 1.48".. minus the Jan 31 storm
 
In retrospect, it really can’t be overstated how rare it is not to just have one, but two events in a seven day period with precipitation falling with temperatures in the teens outside the mountains. Could possibly be completely uncharted territory in modern times. So with that, even though the first half of the month was a torch, I’m still giving January 2026 in Charlotte an A+. If there are any significant threats left to come down the road, that grade may translate to the entire winter.
 
Kind of hard to not give it an A, even if the last storm was frustrating because of how long it took to get started and how this area was in a local minimum. But two events, a week of extreme cold, a below average month overall, and ~5-5.5" of snow/sleet is the best wintry month I've experienced since Fab Feb 2014. Let's hope this month tops it!
 
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