19 February 2015
Northeast U.S. Shivers, as Nation Experiences 6th Warmest Winter
Posted by Dan Satterfield

GOES Visible light image of a very snowy northeast today.
More cold air is coming to the Midwest and East next week as well, with long-range numerical guidance indicating temps. will stay WELL below normal for most of next week.
The intense cold over the north, contrasted with the warmth in the tropics has produced a jet stream with winds approaching 180 mph around 6 kilometers above the surface (`30,000 feet).

From NCAR.
It may surprise you to learn though that for the U.S. as a whole, this has been a very warm winter. So far, it’s the 6th warmest on record! See the info below from the NOAA Nat. Climate Data Center.

From NOAA/NCDC
Temp. anomalies for the year to date (from Weatherbell).