February 2015 will go down as one of the coldest February/maybe month’s overall in Eastern United States weather history. For many Midwest to East Coast cities it ranges as the coldest to one of the coldest.
Credit: WSI Energy?Michael Ventrice
According to Michael Ventrice of WSI Energy, the 1-28 days of Feb 2015 is No 1 coldest for the Eastern US….
TOP IMAGE CREDIT: Ralph Fato (Follow him @WeatherNut27)
Due to the relentless bitter cold, ice cover on the Great Lakes is yet again and amazingly for a 2nd straight year approaching 90%. Just last year, March saw a 92% max which surpassed 1994 and was the highest ice cover since the winter of 1978-79.
The current 88.8% cover is still ahead of last year at this time.
Not sure if there’s been two straight winter’s where ice coverage approached the all-time record set in 1979 of 94.7%.
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February 2015 is the 2nd coldest on record at Boston, MA (Logan Airport).
Credit: Joe D’Aleo
For NYC’s official recording site, Central Park, this February has gone down as 3rd coldest and 10th coldest month overall since 1869. List via Joe D’Aleo
Chicago ties 1875 for coldest February on record!
Credit: WGN-TV
Here’s a broader list put together by Connecticut weather guru, Ralph Fato.
Credit: Ralph Fato
Meanwhile, on the other end of the ledger, MANY Out West saw their warmest winter on record.
See today’s video discussion for look at what March/Spring may have in store!
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