#Snowpack news January 5, 2026: An absolutely enormous swath of the western United States… just obliterated its record for the warmest December period. Temperature records across this entire half of the continent has been jack-hammered and replaced — Edgar McGregor

An absolutely enormous swath of the western United States, with the notable exception of the California Central Valley, just obliterated its record for the warmest December period.

Temperature records across this entire half of the continent has been jack-hammered and replaced. pic.twitter.com/rNgVMvItnw
— Edgar McGregor (@edgarrmcgregor) January 3, 2026

I’ve added the lines for 2025, 2012, and 2002 to the snow water equivalent graphs below (for Colorado). 2002 doesn’t show up in the legend but it is the line that generally follows the minimum on record.