This frigid February just keeps on going and while we may be ending the month and meteorological winter, this extreme cold pattern doesn’t appear to be letting go anytime soon.
This morning’s sunrise over Seaford, New York
Credit: Stacey Fasone
As of this morning, US snow cover spans an impressive 58% and with more arctic highs on the playing field, well there’s likely to be more record shattering cold to come.
This cold as well as spreading percentage of snow cover across the Lower 48 up, it’s also driving up Great Lakes ice cover. This is the first back to back year of 80%+ ice cover since the late 1970s.
According to Anthony Farnell, Great Lakes ice cover is highest on this date than any year in the last 35 years!
On top of all the heavy weight record cold we’ve already witnessed in the last 5-7 days, yesterday morning saw a 27 new record lows and 40 this morning.
This morning.
Yesterday morning.
The low of -4 at Dulles Airport to the west of Washington DC obliterated the old record for the date by 18 degrees and was also the coldest temp so late in the season.
Credit: WUSA4
NYC this AM.
BOSTON EDGING CLOSER TO SNOWIEST WINTER ON RECORD
Top 10 snowiest seasons
1. 1995-1996: 107.6 inches
2. 2014-2015: 99.9 inches
3. 1993-1994: 96.3 inches
4. 1947-1948: 89.2 inches
5. 2004-2005: 86.6 inches
6. 1977-1978: 85.1 inches
7. 1992-1993: 83.9 inches
8. 2010-2011: 81.0 inches
9. 1915-1916: 79.2 inches
10. 1919-1920: 73.4 inches
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COLDEST MONTH EVER RECORDED IN BANGOR, MAINE
COLDEST MONTH EVER RECORDED IN SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
Credit: Jim Teske
Since Jan 1, Syracuse has recorded 20 nights below 0 which breaks a record which stood since 1948.
MOST ICE ON CHESAPEAKE BAY SINCE 1990’s?
According to the Capital Weather Gang…
Ice covers vast expanses of the Chesapeake Bay – likely more than at any time in years.
“Most of the Bay is frozen,” says Brian Jackson, an analyst at the National Ice Center. “The coverage extent is way above normal.”
Credit: NASA
Analysis of Chesapeake Bay ice cover on February 21, 2015 (National Ice Center)
Credit: National Ice Center
Jackson says there aren’t good long-term records of Chesapeake Bay ice extent, but that this year’s levels are even more expansive than last year’s maximum reached at the end of January, which followed several outbreaks of bitter cold.
It’s probable there hasn’t been this much ice since at least 1996 or 1994, two other frigid winters in the Mid-Atlantic.
CONTINENT’S COLD FOCUSING ON NEW ENGLAND, PUSHING 1934 BENCHMARK
Here’s how it’s looking through Feb 23rd
Source: WeatherBELL
SEA ICE COVERAGE EXPANDS TOO
Credit: NWS/NASA
Southern snows have and will cause issues next couple of days as system rides southern flank of cold pool.
More extreme cold this weekend…
See video for the discussion.
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