The persistent warmth that has dominated the western half of the contiguous United States this winter season continues to set daily and even monthly temperature records. The featured map is an unofficial IEM accounting of climate district average temperature ranks for the astronomical winter season (~20 Dec to ~20 Mar). A value of "1" indicates the warmest value since at least 1893. Iowa has remained just on the fringe of the most extreme positive departures, but still has experienced a top 10% warmest winter. Current Climate Prediction Center outlooks continue the western warmth over the common months and along with a strengthening El Niño could mean the warm weather will be with us for a while.

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