Robert Forry
EF3
Our average high temps usually hover in the low to mid 30s during February, but like many locations in the Midwest and Great Lakes region, 2015 has been a pretty significant departure from normal.
Of note: Flint tied a 36 year old record for number of days below zero with 11. Detroit had 10, as did Saginaw with ranked 2nd and 3rd all time for those two communities. The average high temps for all three cities also only averaged in the mid to low teens.
The culprit is the persistent ridge/trough pattern and with the dawn of metrological spring upon us, early March looks to deliver much more of the same.
Source: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/dtx/web/Feb15Cold.pdf
Of note: Flint tied a 36 year old record for number of days below zero with 11. Detroit had 10, as did Saginaw with ranked 2nd and 3rd all time for those two communities. The average high temps for all three cities also only averaged in the mid to low teens.
The culprit is the persistent ridge/trough pattern and with the dawn of metrological spring upon us, early March looks to deliver much more of the same.
Source: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/dtx/web/Feb15Cold.pdf