2025–26 North American winter

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The 2025–26 North American winter featured extreme contrasts across North America, being consistently frigid and wintry across the eastern half, particularly in the Northeastern United States – the most impactful since the 2020–21 winter season — while the western half of the continent experienced record warmth and lack of wintry precipitation. The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) tracked a total of 21 significant winter weather events, with 6 winter storms being rated on the Regional Snowfall Index (RSI), and 3 attaining a ranking of "Major" or higher (Category 3+). The winter season began early with a binary low pressure-centered nor'easter and the remnants of Typhoon Halong affecting the U.S. state of Alaska in mid-October. The prevalent pattern during the winter, beginning in December, featured a dip in the jet stream and polar vortex over the eastern half of the country. This continued into January despite a brief warm-up, evolving into a prolonged and extensive cold wave that lasted...

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