This morning at 7 a.m. EST, the area average temperature across the contiguous 48 states was a frigid 11 deg. F.
Here’s the high-resolution surface temperature analysis from NCEP, graphic courtesy of Weatherbell.com:
Surface temperature analysis at 7 a.m. EST January 1, 2018.
Over 85% of the nation is below freezing, and nearly 1/3 is below 0 deg. F. The forecast is for cold air to continue to flow down out of Canada into the central and eastern U.S. for most of the coming week.
via Roy Spencer, PhD.
January 1, 2018 at 07:32AM
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