We usually get what's called "a January thaw" here.
We get one big storm in January the brings warm air up from Hawaii, warms us up for a week in the 40s then real
winter sets in until March. But we had that in the beginning of Jan. Then it got cold -14°f was coldest, here (South Central Alaska.)
Normal? Maybe 10° warmer. But close to normal. Average temps in Jan & Feb are around 0°f night to 20°f day. Now we are getting 20s a night & close to 30 in days.
I expect to get in the below zeros when this jet stream position changes. But this year, who know? La Nina seems extreme this year everywhere.
That may mean we won't get our -20s, that has happened in the past, one winter we had no days below zero.
This weather front just went thru southern Alaska, & pushed East thru Canada, it didn't reach up to Fairbanks (central AK) The are having -40s f, which is normal
Normal, this year is a tough one, nothing real normal yet We finally got 4" of powder snow 4 days ago. Ground was bare before that. All melted in the "January thaw".
Pic after the "thaw" -8f in this pic. (Shingles in the yard are off my roof, 80 mph gusts, 0°f) When the cold moved back in, after the thaw, , the North wind was 50, gusting to 80 mph.
has been below 0 to 10 ° till yesterday.
Hope I answered you, with out boring you to death.