While Europe was during last week sink into Siberian winter, California, Arozina or Nevada in the USA have enjoyed tropical, summer-like weather. Situation however, in some parts of California has been critical thanks to extreme Santa Ana winds and unseasonably windfires. After extreme tropical outbreak, a powerful winter coldwave in region already early next week is expected.
The hottest was during last period in Camarillo, California, where meteorologists measured almost supertropical +35°C (94°F = +34,4°C). Temperature records were reported not only from California, but too from Arizona or Nevada.
Santa Ana winds were the strongest in Ward Mountain, with wind gusts up to 220 km/h / 137 mph.
Immediately after peak of summer weather in the middle of the winter, next round of wildfires has been reported. Some fires reached populated areas.
During next days, wildfire conditions will be weakening and early next week, extremely codl air, with anomalies below -12°C in 850 hPa will shift over California, Arizona, New Mexico, southern Nevada and parts of Mexico.
In contrary, in northwestern USA during last weeks, have operated “an Atmospheric river Category 5” with winds of “Category 3 hurricane”, with regional floods, in higher elevates regions blizzard conditions.
Midwest and Northern Plains have reported relative powerful a blizzard during last period.
According to the newest seasonal forecasts, powerful coldwaves in the USA and Canada will be still possible in February and March 2021 – while in February it should be thanks to expected AO- phase southern regions, in March it should be thanks to NAO+ mainly eastern Canada, Great Lakes region and Upper Midwest.
Expected minimum temperatures on Tuesday, 26. January 2021 /wxcharts.com
T850 hPa anomaly over the region around Tuesday, 26. January 2021 /wetterzentrale.de
NEW RECORD ALERT: Long Beach has reached 90 degrees which breaks its daily record of 89 set in 1976. All-time January record for Long Beach is 93 and we could come close if the temperature increases any further. #CAwx#SoCal#LAheatpic.twitter.com/Ocut790HDv
Unusual fire danger in January in S Calif with record heat, and very dry, windy conditions. Los Angeles set a record high of 88 Friday, San Diego also hit 88, tying its highest Jan temp ever observed. Camarillo hit January record 94, hottest in nation: https://t.co/NwwkKq6I4u
A relief for the drought-hit SW USA is coming in the next days with rainfalls and also snow in the Sierra Nevada, after months of relentless record heat and a long severe drought. Temperatures are expected to drop below average from Saturday. https://t.co/HlIZ3Op7f6
— Extreme Temperatures Around The World (@extremetemps) January 21, 2021
⚠️Vientos fuertes en California hasta el martes en la tarde⚠️ Vientos fuertes + Baja Humedad = Alto riesgo de incendios. #Temperaturas máximas más de 20ºF por encima de lo normal y nuevos récords de temperaturas se alcanzaron, esta tarde, en el Área de la Bahía #ElTiempoUnivisionpic.twitter.com/yymYiPucWj
