Jonathan Evans

Feb 25, 2025 | lookout.co | Max Chun |Lookout Santa Cruz |Jonathan Evans |Claudia Sternbach

Quick Take January marked the coldest January in the contiguous United States in decades, mostly due to a distorted polar vortex that brought colder weather down from the Arctic. However, it was more of the same in Santa Cruz County, with temperatures largely mirroring those of past Januarys. Still, the vortex can and has brought cold, wet weather to the region, including this month’s atmospheric river.