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December 23, 2017 – January 19, 2018 – A cold wave caused damaging low temperatures across eastern North America. The cold wave also caused Tallahassee, Florida to receive trace amounts of frozen precipitation for the first time in more than 30 years. [83] December 29, 2017 – January 4, 2018 – Tropical Storm Bolaven forms east of Palau ...
On 5 January 2018, the storm was also responsible for a persistent thunderstorm that brought 1.84 inches (47 mm) of rain and gale-force winds to the island of Bermuda. There were wind gusts of up to 52 miles per hour (84 km/h; 45 kn).
Temperature anomalies showing below average temperatures across much of North America in late December 2017 to early January 2018. January and the new year opened with cold temperatures remaining in place across the eastern part of the country, which would continue until the middle of the month.
2019 was Earth's second-warmest year on record, which goes back to 1880. It was the 43rd consecutive year of above-average temperatures. The year was 0.95 °C (1.71 °F) above the 20th century average, and 0.07 °C (0.04 °F) behind 2016, which was the warmest year on record.
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Natural gas futures surged 24% with a cold spell expected across the eastern half of the US. Forecasts call for below-average temperatures on the East Coast and parts of the Midwest for January.
The 2013 extreme weather events included several all-time temperature records in Northern and Southern Hemisphere. The February extent of snow cover in Eurasia and North America was above average, while the extent of Arctic ice in the same month was 4.5% below the 1981–2010 average. [ 1 ]
During the cold wave, Boston used two million barrels of oil to heat their homes, more than what is burned in an average year, and more than twice all the oil burned in 2016. [22] The first week of 2018 became the coldest first week on record of any year in New York City, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Charlotte, Tallahassee, Detroit and Cincinnati.