The latest monthly climate summary for the US is now available from NOAA. It shows that this January was tied for the 9th warmest in the 127 year record. It was also the tenth consecutive January with temperatures above the 20th-century average. The precipitation ranked in the driest third of the 127 years on record. You can read more at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-202101.
