January saw an average temperature of 25.3 degrees, 5.3 degrees higher than the long-term average for the month.

January had 11 days of snowfall, with the most snowfall happening on Jan. 12, when 5.8 inches fell. The month reached a peak snow depth of 13 inches on Jan. 13.

“Most of the Midwest region of the United States got a very deep shot of arctic air, which includes Michigan,” Harold Dippman, National Weather Service meteorologist, said Friday. “After the week of low temperatures and snow, the cold air was forced out by a more dominant, warmer Pacific air mass. Then it kind of got stagnant.”

After Jan. 13, the Weather Service recorded that the snow slowly melted each day as higher temperatures came over Northeast Michigan, with about five inches left by Jan. 31.

News Photo by Mike Gonzalez Dave Campo cuts a branch on Snowmobile Trail 996 in Presque Isle County on Jan. 11 to clear the Presque Isle Sno-Trails Snowmobile Club’s tractor’s path.

January had more snow and precipitation than usual, with about 7.1 more inches of snow and 0.48 more inches of precipitation. The typical snowfall for the month is 19.3 inches, and the typical precipitation is 1.81 inches.

The average high temperature for January was 29.8 degrees, which was 1.7 degrees higher than the long-term average high for the month. The average low temperature for the month was 20.9 degrees, which was 9 degrees higher than the long-term January average.

The highest temperature recorded last month was 41 degrees on Jan. 27, and the lowest temperature was 3 degrees, recorded on Jan. 16, 20, and 21.

The beginning of February is looking fairly warm, with daytime temperatures ranging in the high 30s and low 40s next week.

“Looking at February, wintery weather is not really a concern,” Dippman said. “At the beginning of the month, we should see temperatures as high as 50 degrees and some rain. Some data is showing that there could be some cold air in the middle of the month, but, right now, it’s up in the air.”