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The January 2016 United States blizzard produced up to 3 ft (91 cm) of snow in parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States during January 22–24, 2016. A weather system, evolving from a shortwave trough that formed in the Pacific Northwest on January 19, consolidated into a defined low-pressure area on January 21 over Texas.
In early January, a winter storm began to impact the Southeastern United States with snow, ice and rainy conditions as it swept east, eventually moving offshore early on January 7. Afterwards, it began to track northwards and continued to produce snowfall in parts of the Carolinas and eventually the Northeast. [18]
The month of January 2016 was variable in its weather patterns. Following the warm trend in December, an early cold snap brought close-to-average temperatures to the East Coast , at the same time a storm complex was moving through the Northeast , and due to the fresh batch of cold air, it was able to produce some snow on the back side of it. [ 14 ]
Snowfall map of the Great Blizzard of 1978, ... The most recent storm to receive a category 5 ranking is the January 2016 United States blizzard, which scored a value ...
The snowiest January dates back to 1977 when 21 inches fell during a brutally cold month and the warmest? A June-like 73 degrees over 100 years ago
January 2016 United States blizzard January 20–23, 2016; February 2016 North American storm complex February 1–8, 2016; February 2017 North American blizzard February 6–11, 2017; March 2017 North American blizzard March 9–16, 2017; Early January 2018 nor’easter January 3–6, 2018; March 2019 North American blizzard March 8–16, 2019
It will feel like an extended winter for those living from the northern Plains to the eastern U.S., as cold and snowy conditions stretch into spring 2017.
In late January 2016, a cold wave struck much of East Asia, parts of mainland Southeast Asia and parts of northern South Asia, bringing record cold temperatures and snowfall to many regions. Sleet was reported in Okinawa for the first time on record, and many other regions saw their lowest temperatures in decades.