The latest monthly summary for the US is now available from NOAA. In it, they report that the country had its sixth driest January on record for observations dating back to 1895. The month was also in the coldest third of all January values, and this past January was the coldest reported since 1988. You can read the press release at https://www.noaa.gov/news/raging-wildfires-arctic-blast-struck-us-last-month and the monthly report at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-202501.
