(Premium) Long Range: Is the End of Winter in Sight?
In the world of meteorology, Spring begins on March 1st. While the calendar doesn’t turn until the end of the month, meteorologists end winter statistics on the last day of February. Some winters, however, have featured major cold or snowstorms well into March and even April. Remember last year? Still, a year makes a big difference, as they say, and there are growing signs that after this week, cold and snow will become increasingly unlikely.
Looking back at February, temperatures will likely average above normal throughout the area. While we saw the first below zero temperatures in New York City in over two decades on Valentines Day, much of this month featured near or above average temperatures. Artic cold airmasses didn’t hang around for more than a few days. A couple of winter storms we saw earlier in the month tracked too far east to give the entire region of significant snowfall. And in the past two weeks, we have seen a storm track farther west with warmer air and heavy rainfall, as cold air moves in behind the storms.
