SEATTLE — Did February feel wetter and colder than usual?
It wasn’t your imagination.
The National Centers for Environmental Information released data Wednesday showing that last month was the second-warmest February in the United States, but Washington got below-average temperatures and was wetter than usual.
Here’s what you should know:
▪ 39 states had warmer-than-usual temps and 16 had record warm temps. Washington is the only state with lower-than-normal temps.
▪ 11,743 daily high temperature records were set or tied, compared with 418 daily low records.
▪ Five states were much wetter than usual — Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
▪ The warmest February in 123 years of keeping records was 1954 at 41.4 degrees. Last month’s average temp in the contiguous United States was 41.2.
A full report is expected to be released Monday.
Cox Media Group
