February is the month where winter usually starts to simmer down. Temperatures on average start a warming trend. The average temperature at the beginning of the month is 34 degrees, while 39 is the average temperature for the end of the month.
When it comes to snowfall, an average February would see 17.3 inches of the white stuff. Remember, that is on average.
Last year, however, was the second snowiest February on record. We picked up 35.4 inches of snow last year! It also had its fair share of very cold temperatures. Last year we hit -1 twice.
This year, I am thinking that we will again find ourselves with above average snowfall, and temperatures haning right around the averages. There will probably be a couple of cold snaps too, but what else would you expect in this area this time of year?
Ray Petelin,
WSEE Storm Team Meteorologist