Is we back? February discussion thread

[mahk_webstah]

On 1/28/2026 at 6:47 AM, mahk_webstah said:

If we back? Is we? Good, cuz I wants ta know.  
thank you Glozelle for these inspiring questions which I know we all have.

We have been Uber-focused on our big regionwide storm, which we all knew would come to Papa, and the latest threat, which is mostly dead to some of us, but very alive for others.

But we have other business to do in this first couple of weeks of February. A storm in the February 4-7 period? SSW late month?  
Welcome to Climo primetime people!

Let’s get to it.

Well, now that we’re in the last day of February, we should go back to those important questions inspired byGlozelle.

I would say that for a good number of us the answer to our question”is we back?”, would be yes as a good number of us had their second 15 inch + storm of the winter and for some areas this was even historic over 30. Even some of our most forlorn had 2 20 inch+ storms within a few weeks of each other.The whole region had great snow cover for most if not the entire month, and for many of us this snow cover went back, mostly at least until the end of November/beginning of December.So it did feel like a real February and a real winter, and I think we is back.

[rimetree]

A winter of nickels and dimes with the end of January storm bringing it to the best snowfall wise since at least 2017-18. Blizzard was a nice exclamation point on the season. Met winter ends with 73" and about -2F.

[tamarack]

February numbers:

Avg max:   29.5   +0.1     Highest:  41 on the 28th
Avg min:      1.6    -4.7    Lowest:  -18 on the 1st
Mean:        15.5    -2.3    Coldest DJF since 2014-15.  Also the 2nd greatest avg diurnal range, trailing only Feb 2004.

Precip:  0.76"   -2.11"   Wettest:  0.35" on the 11th.  Driest February, breaking by 0.19" the former record from 2024.  

Snowfall:   12.5"   -9.2"    Greatest day:  4.7" on the 11th   Average depth was 19.4", half an inch AN

Dry and cold month, especially the first half.  1-10 all had subzero minima; with Jan, 20 straight days.  1-15 had maxima 32 or colder and 24 straight.