Don Sutherland

#Phoenix has reached 84F (28.9C). That breaks the daily February 1 record of 83F (28.3C) from 2003. #azwx

Daytona Beach, FL had a low temperature of 23F (-5.0C). That smashed the daily record of 30F (-1.1C) from 1936 and broke the February monthly record of 24F (-4.4C) from February 4, 1940 and February 18, 1958. The last time it was at least as cold was December 25, 1989. #flwx

#Phoenix followed up its warmest December on record with its 4th warmest January on record. The December 1-January 31 mean temperature of 62.1F (16.7C) easily surpassed the old mark of 60.2F (15.7C) from December 1, 1980-January 31, 1981. #azwx

The Hudson River at Kingsland Point Park (Sleepy Hollow, NY) this morning. #nywx #ice

With a one-week mean temperature of 16.9F (-8.4C), January 24-30, 2026 is New York City's coldest one-week period since January 1-7, 2018 when the average temperature was 16.4F (-8.7C). #nywx

Sunrise (8F/-13.3C). #nywx

Photo from today's snowstorm from Rye, NY. #nywx

New York City saw the temperature fall to 9F (-12.8C) this morning. The last time it was at least this cold was February 4, 2023. #nywx

Photo from today’s snowfall. #nywx

Photo from today’s snowfall. #nywx

#Phoenix had a minimum temperature of 57F (13.9C). That broke the daily record of 56F (13.3C), which was set in 1983. #azwx

#Phoenix reached 81F (27.2C). That tied the daily record set in 2000. #azwx

Bridgeport, Islip, Central Park, JFK Airport, LaGuardia Airport, and White Plains all had highs of 41F (5.0C) today. If that holds, it would be the first time since November 21, 1998 that all six locations had identical high temperatures.

#Phoenix saw the temperature fall to 39F (3.9C) today, its first reading below 40F (4.4C) this season. That is the 3rd latest first occurrence on record and just the 4th in January. Winter 2025-2026 is the 3rd consecutive winter with the first such reading in January. #azwx

Cicero's words from almost 2,000 years ago apply perfectly to the U.S. Congress today. "We, we alone—...we, the consuls, are wanting in our duty." Feeble letters or press statements are not acts of leadership. They are performative acts that, if anything, can delay or impede leadership.

I suspect that their calculations changed when Congress capitulated and chose to sacrifice the ACA expanded subsidies. Trump and Co. probably view Congress as little more than a rump body to be consulted when it suits them and to be ignored otherwise. Putin’s Duma is probably their model.

Numerous high-profile locations with long climate records of a century or longer experienced their warmest December on record. These locations include those listed below.

The temperature soared to 89F (31.7C) in San Antonio. That tied the all-time January record of that was set on January 30, 1971. #txwx

New York City finished with 7.2" (18.3 cm) of snow. Typically, a snowy December is followed by above average snowfall during the remainder of the snow season. #nywx

A snow squall associated with an Arctic cold front brought 0.5” (1.3 cm) of snow to Central Park. New York City’s last measurable snowfall on New Year’s Day had occurred way back in 1987. #nywx

#Phoenix is wrapping up its warmest December on record with a monthly mean temperature of 63.1F (17.3F). 2025 is the second consecutive year during which a new December mark was set. #azwx

My guesses: 125, 83, 120 Overall: 112

Some records that were set in 2025.

The final low in #Phoenix was 60F (15.6C), which set a new daily record high minimum temperature for December 30th. #azwx

Winter beauty. #pawx

#Phoenix is on course for a low temperature of 61F (16.1C). That would break the daily record of 58F (14.4C) that was set in 1980. #azwx

A weathergami is a unique high-low temperature combination for a station’s peeiod of record. During 2025, #Phoenix had 3 weathergamis: March 6(72F-62F/22.2C-16.7C), July 20 (97F-90F/36.1C-32.2C), and December 24 (69F-63F/20.6C-17.2C). #azwx

Parts of the U.S. experienced extreme late December heat that melted numerous monthly records. Some of the records are below.

Fog has blanketed much of the New York City area as warm moist air pushes northward across snow-covered landscape. #nywx

St. Louis had its fifth biggest daily temperature range on record yesterday, as the mercury plunged from a December monthly record 78F (25.6C) to 22F (-5.6C). That was the largest daily temperature range on record for December. #mowx