A Quick Mid-February Check-in
February 1-15 average temperatures ranged from 6°F below normal to 6°F above normal.
Average temperatures during the first half of February ranged from 6°F colder than normal in part of central New York and northern Pennsylvania to 6°F warmer than normal at several northern New England and Massachusetts locations. At the 35 major climate sites, February 1-15 average temperatures ranged from 2.6°F below normal in Rochester, NY, to 3.9°F above normal in Concord, NH. Twenty-five of the sites were warmer than normal, with six ranking this first half of February among their 20 warmest on record.
This February 1-15 period was among the 20 warmest on record for six major climate sites.
February 1-15 precipitation ranged from 25% of normal to more than 200% of normal.
February 1-15 precipitation ranged from 25% of normal in northern New York to more than 200% of normal in several spots including eastern Maine and central Massachusetts. February 1-15 precipitation at the 35 major climate sites ranged from 86% of normal in Newark, NJ, to 201% of normal in Scranton, PA, with 24 of the sites being wetter than normal. This first half of February ranked among the 20 wettest on record for six major climate sites.
This February 1-15 period ranked among the 20 wettest on record for six major climate sites.
February 1-15 snowfall ranged from 12 inches below normal to 9 inches above normal.
Snowfall during the first two weeks of February ranged from 12 inches below normal in eastern West Virginia to 9 inches above normal in areas such as northeastern New York, western Vermont, and northern/western Maine. At the 35 major climate sites, February 1-15 snowfall ranged from 6 inches below normal in Worcester, MA, to 8.9 inches above normal in Caribou, ME. Twenty-nine of the sites saw below-normal snowfall, with five ranking this first half of February among their 20 least snowy on record.
This February 1-15 period ranked among the 20 least snowy on record at five major climate sites.