Washington posts first colder than normal February in six years.
It was also a stormy month. Yet, somehow, snowfall was still below average.
'Washington experienced more than its typical share of winter cold in February, but snow struggled to keep pace. The average temperature of 37.8 degrees was 1.2 degrees colder than the recent normal (based on average temperatures from 1981 to 2010) and the lowest since 2015.
Since weather records began in 1872 in the District, it marked the 81st coldest February, right in the middle of the pack.
While it was cold, the region avoided the bitter cold that befell Texas and large portions of the central United States.
Snowfall was just 2.8 inches, which was 2.9 inches below normal and the 47th lowest for February on record. Despite the shortfall, Washington reported snowflakes on 12 days (nearly half!) of the month. While snowfall totals were generally light, substantial sleet and freezing rain occurred on several days.'
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