Warmth in the West contrasted with cold in the East
Depending on your location, January brought a warmer or colder start to the year. Data show that much-above-average temperatures in the West offset below-average conditions in the East and made for a slightly warmer-than-average January for the nation as a whole.
![In a rare event, a powerful winter storm dropped snow in parts of the Southeastern U.S. in January 2018. The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured an image of snow covering Savannah, Georgia, on January 4, 2018. The Savannah airport received 1.2 inches of snow on January 4, the most since 1989. To see a zoomed-in image of the Forsyth Park area (boxed area of detail), see NASA's story page at https://go.nasa.gov/2EoyR5W. (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory) In a rare event, a powerful winter storm dropped snow in parts of the Southeastern U.S. in January 2018. The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured an image of snow covering Savannah, Georgia, on January 4, 2018. The Savannah airport received 1.2 inches of snow on January 4, the most since 1989. To see a zoomed-in image of the Forsyth Park area (boxed area of detail), see NASA's story page at https://go.nasa.gov/2EoyR5W.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/savannah_oli_2018004_detail.png?itok=ckd5doxF)
In a rare event, a powerful winter storm dropped snow in parts of the Southeastern U.S. in January 2018. The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured an image of snow covering Savannah, Georgia, on January 4, 2018. The Savannah airport received 1.2 inches of snow on January 4, the most since 1989. To see a zoomed-in image of the Forsyth Park area (boxed area of detail), see NASA's story page at https://go.nasa.gov/2EoyR5W. (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory)