The "dead of winter" utterly fails to describe January 2006. January was considerably warmer than the month that preceded it and came within 3℉ of being as warm as a typical November or March. January's warmth was remarkably sustained and widespread, boosting monthly temperatures nearly 20℉ above normal on the northern Plains and generally 8-18℉ above normal across the Midwest, Northeast, and the remainder of the Plains. Dozens of locations noted their warmest January, breaking records established as far back as 1914 and 1919. Near-normal January readings were confined to southern Florida, parts of California, and the Desert Southwest.
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