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01/14/2025, 5:03 am EST

Projecting Coldest U.S. Gas Population Weight HDD for January This Century

The waves of cold air into the U.S. during January 2025 has caused the projected U.S. population weight HDD to 1060 for the mid-winter month which eclipses the previous high of 1045 in 2014 (Table 1). The cold spikes are vividly indicated in important energy sectors such as PJM-East, PJM-West, and ERCOT.

01/12/2025, 10:05 am EST

Another Cold Shot for Texas Could Be Stronger Than Previous Episode

Using ALL models, the forecast consensus of minimum temperature in Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio is near or slightly colder than the just-ended cold regime although shorter in duration. The coldest morning of the January 19-22 cold spike forecast is colder than the just-ended episode for Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio.

01/10/2025, 12:10 pm EST

U.S. Observes Warmest Year On Record in 2024

The warmest year on record for the U.S. was 2024. All states were either MUCH ABOVE normal or RECORD warm. All-time records were observed in 18 states from Texas/Oklahoma to the Upper Midwest/Northeast U.S. The year of 2024 ranked 19th wettest on record in the U.S. MUCH ABOVE normal precipitation was observed in Wisconsin, Louisiana, and Rhode Island with ABOVE normal precipitation occurring in 18 states.

01/10/2025, 10:54 am EST

Evaluating Current U.S. Evaporative Drought Demand Index

As a review, the Evaporative Drought Demand Index (EDDI) can offer early warning of agricultural drought, hydrologic drought, and fire-weather risk by providing near-real-time information on the emergence or persistence of anomalous evaporative demand in a region.