Virginia:

Arlington - " IN WASHINGTON DC...THIS PAST FEBRUARY WAS THE FOURTH WARMEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD. IT WAS ALSO THE WARMEST FEBRUARY IN WASHINGTON DC SINCE 1997...WHEN THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS 44.7F. THIS FEBRUARY WAS THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE MONTH OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE MIN TEMPERATURE AVERAGE OF 36.3F FOR THE MONTH WAS THE THIRD WARMEST ON RECORD. THE ONLY TWO FEBRUARIES ON RECORD WITH A MONTHLY MIN TEMPERATURE HIGHER THAN THIS PAST FEBRUARY WERE 1997 AND 1998...BOTH AT 36.6F. THIS FEBRUARY MARKED THE SECOND FEBRUARY IN A ROW IN WHICH ALL DAILY MAX TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE FREEZING. THE DAY WITH THE LOWEST MAX TEMPERATURE WAS FEB 12...WHEN THE DAILY MAX WAS 33F. THE LOWEST DAILY MIN TEMPERATURE WAS 23F ON BOTH THE 11TH AND 12TH. THE MIN TEMPERATURE OF 48F ON THE 1ST OF THE MONTH SET A NEW DAILY HIGH MIN TEMPERATURE RECORD...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 47F IN 1988. SNOWFALL WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL THIS FEBRUARY...A FAR CRY AWAY FROM THE 32.1 INCHES THAT FELL IN FEBRUARY 2010. MEASURABLE SNOWFALL OF 0.2 AND 0.1 INCHES WERE RECORDED ON THE 11TH AND 12TH RESPECTIVELY. INCLUDING THIS YEAR...MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTALS OF ONE-HALF INCH OR LESS IN FEBRUARY HAVE OCCURRED 29 TIMES SINCE WASHINGTON DC SNOWFALL RECORDS BEGAN IN 1884. MOST OF THE MONTH WAS DRY WITH A RUNNING MONTHLY TOTAL UNDER ONE INCH OF PRECIPITATION BEFORE THE LAST DAY OF FEBRUARY. THEN DAILY RAINFALL OF 1.44 INCHES WAS MEASURED ON FEBRUARY 29...WHICH WAS THE SECOND WETTEST LEAP DAY ON RECORD. THE WETTEST LEAP DAY WAS 1.61 INCHES IN 1892. " - [ + - ] - Notes from NWS Sterling, VA

Centreville - Paul writes: " The `ole snow blower is getting thirsty... " - [ + - ]

Chantilly - Russ reports: " Fourth warmest February on record in Chantilly. The mean monthly temperature was 42.1° (+7.3°). The mean high temperature was 52.1° (+6.6°) and the mean low temperature was 32.1° (+8.0°). We dipped below 20° only once. We had 17 days above 50°. Surprisingly, considering the high mean temperatures, no records were broken. Precipitation was 0.55" below normal, and snow was 5.7" below normal. Record daily precipitation of 1.34" fell on the 29th. Winter is still AWOL with less than 3" of snowfall for the season. *Please note, anemometer is currently partially obstructed from the North and East " - [ + - ]

Dulles - from NWS Sterling (KLWX): " AT DULLES...FEBRUARY WAS THE FOURTH WARMEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD AND THE WARMEST FEBRUARY SINCE 1998. IT WAS ALSO THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE MONTH OF WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE MIN TEMPERATURE AVERAGE OF 30.8F FOR THE MONTH WAS THE THIRD WARMEST ON RECORD. THE ONLY OTHER FEBRUARIES ON RECORD WITH A WARMER MONTHLY MIN TEMPERATURE WERE 1997...31.2F AND 1998...32.0F. THE DAILY MIN TEMPERATURE DROPPED BELOW 20 DEGREES ONLY ONCE THIS MONTH...17F ON THE 13TH. BOTH 1997 AND 1998 WERE THE ONLY OTHER YEARS WITH THIS INFREQUENT NUMBER OF SUB-20-DEGREE-DAYS IN FEBRUARY. SNOWFALL WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL THIS FEBRUARY AND A FAR CRY AWAY FROM THE 46.1 INCHES THAT FELL IN FEBRUARY 2010. MEASURABLE SNOWFALL WAS RECORDED ON ONLY TWO DAYS THIS MONTH...0.2 INCHES ON THE 8TH AND 1.2 INCHES ON THE 11TH. INCLUDING THIS YEAR...MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTALS OF TWO INCHES OR LESS IN FEBRUARY HAVE OCCURRED 20 TIMES SINCE DULLES SNOWFALL RECORDS BEGAN IN 1963. MOST OF THE MONTH WAS DRY WITH A RUNNING MONTHLY TOTAL OF UNDER ONE INCH OF PRECIPITATION BEFORE THE LAST DAY IN FEBRUARY. THEN DAILY RAINFALL OF 1.35 INCHES WAS MEASURED ON FEBRUARY 29...WHICH IS THE WETTEST LEAP DAY ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 0.51 INCHES THAT FELL ON FEB 29TH 1968. " - [ + - ]

Glen Allen - Lowell adds: " February was much warmer than average as the monthly mean temperature was 44.3°F, a +3.7°F departure. As warm as February has been at the Glen Allen Station, it is surprising that last February was a little warmer. There were 18 days the minimum temperature dropped below freezing and 0 days that the maximum didn't climb above freezing. The 3.36 inches of rain for February was a +1.32 inch departure when compared to the three year average. February of 2011 had a -1.47 inch deficit in precipitation. The maximum rainfall recorded in a day was 1.38 inches on the 29th which was the greatest daily rainfall since December 7, 2011. Measurable precipitation occurred on 13 days but was light except for the 19th and 29th when 66% of the month's precipitation occurred. The total frozen precipitation was 5.2 inches for the month recorded on the 11th, 19th, 20th giving a negative 0.2 inch departure. The 0.5 inch snow on the 11th was associated with a thunder snow from the passage of a strong cold front. It was Glen Allen's first thunder snow. (Records since August 2008) The maximum temperature for February was 81°F on the 24th and the Richmond International Airport also had 81°F which was only 2°F from the highest temperature on record since 1897 for February. There have been only four days in Richmond's recorded history with higher temperatures. (daily records since 1897) The lowest minimum this month at West Henrico Co. - Glen Allen was 18°F recorded on the 12th and 13th. The maximum wind gust was 46 mph from the south that occurred on Feb. 24th at 1503 hours. This occurred in a thundershower preceding a cold frontal passage and was the strongest wind since Irene on August 27th, 2011 and set a new record wind speed for February. The highest barometer recorded for the month was 30.52 inches on the 3rd and the lowest was 29.33 inches on the 24th. The winter has been very mild as December was the 8th warmest, January was the 20th warmest, and February tied for the 16th warmest month since 1881. The winter tied for the fourth warmest winter since the beginning of mean temperature records in 1881.

	Winter  Season for Glen  Allen  - DEC,  JAN,   FEB
	TEMP	Glen Allen	TEMP	Precip.	Glen Allen	Precip.	SNOW	Glen Allen	SNOW
Month	°F	3 Yr. Ave.	Dep. °F	Inches	3 Yr. Ave.	Dep.	Inches	3 Yr. Ave.	Dep.
Dec.	46.0	39.9	6.1	3.21	4.89	-1.68	0	5.2	-5.2
JAN	42.1	34.9	7.2	1.95	2.77	-0.82	T	4.8	-4.8
FEB	44.3	40.6	3.7	3.36	2.04	1.32	5.7	5.9	-0.2
SUM	132.4	115.4	17.0	8.5	9.7	-1.2	5.7	15.9	-10.2
AVE.	44.1	38.5	5.7	2.84	3.23	-0.39	1.9	5.3	-3.4
	Winter Season for Richmond Int. Airport  Dec, JAN, Feb
	TEMP	KRIC	TEMP	Precip.	KRIC	Precip.	SNOW	KRIC	SNOW
Month	°F	30 Yr. Ave.	Dep.	Inches	30 Yr. Ave.	Dep.	Inches	30 Yr. Ave.	Dep.
Dec.	46.3	41.0	5.3	2.03	3.26	-1.23	0.0	2.1	-2.1
JAN	42.7	37.9	4.8	1.73	3.04	-1.31	0.0	3.9	-3.9
FEB	44.7	40.9	3.8	3.22	2.76	0.46	4.0	3.4	0.6
SUM	133.7	119.8	13.9	6.98	9.06	-2.08	4.0	9.4	-5.4
AVE.	44.6	39.93	4.6	2.33	3.02	-0.69	1.3	3.1	-1.8

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Herndon - Randy reports: " Febuary was above normal for temperature and below normal for precipitation. The temperatures ranged between a high of 69 and a low of 19; with periods of very warm temperatures scattered through out the month; we averaged over 4 degrees above normal for the third consecutive month; one of the warmest winters on record. On the precipitation side, the month was 0.23" below normal with 2.52" measured. We had scattered light to moderate periods of precipitation throughout the month; but the vast majority of the month's rain came on leap day with 1.48" recorded. We had three periods of light snow with 0.1" falling on the 8th, 11th and 12th. For the season, we have now had 2.6" of snow; well below our normal. " - [ + - ]

Norfolk - from NWS AKQ Wakefield: " SEASONAL TEMPERATURE FOR WINTER 2011-12 WAS 48.2 F...RANKING AS THE 4TH WARMEST ON RECORD. BASED ON THE PERIOD 1981-2010...THE NORMAL WINTER VALUE IS 42.4 F. THE TOP 5 WARMEST WINTER SEASONS ARE LISTED BELOW: 1) 51.7 F (1889-90); 2) 51.4 F (1931-32); 3) 49.1 F (1879-80); 4) 48.2 F (2011-12); 5) 47.8 F (1949-50). IN GENERAL...CONSISTENCY WAS MORE NOTABLE THAN EXTREMES THIS WINTER...TAKING NOTE THAT THE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH HIGHS OF 70 F OR HIGHER WAS NOT THAT MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE. # DAYS WITH A HIGH OF 70 F OR HIGHER: 2011-12: 13 DAYS; AVERAGE: 9 DAYS; MOST ON RECORD: 22 DAYS (1889-90); LEAST ON RECORD: 0 DAYS (1904-05). THE LACK OF COLD AIR CAN BE SEEN IN THE NUMBER OF DAYS THAT HAD A HIGH TEMPERATURE COLDER THAN 40 F: 2011-12: 3 DAYS; AVERAGE: 14 DAYS ; MOST ON RECORD: 41 DAYS (1917-18); LEAST ON RECORD: 0 DAYS (1931-32). " - [ + - ]

Richmond - from NWS AKQ Wakefield: " SEASONAL TEMPERATURE FOR WINTER 2011-12 WAS 44.5 F...RANKING AS THE 4TH WARMEST ON RECORD. BASED ON THE PERIOD 1981-2010...THE NORMAL WINTER VALUE IS 39.9 F. THE TOP 5 WARMEST WINTER SEASONS ARE LISTED BELOW: 1) 49.8 F (1889-90); 2) 46.6 F (1931-32); 3) 44.6 F (1948-49); 4) 44.5 F (2011-12); 5) 44.2 F (1949-50). IN GENERAL...CONSISTENCY WAS MORE NOTABLE THAN EXTREMES THIS WINTER...TAKING NOTE THAT THE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH HIGHS OF 70 F OR HIGHER WAS NOT THAT MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE: # DAYS WITH A HIGH OF 70 F OR HIGHER: 2011-12: 6 DAYS; AVERAGE: 5 DAYS; MOST ON RECORD: 13 DAYS (1975-76); LEAST ON RECORD: 0 DAYS (HAS OCCURRED IN MULTIPLE SEASONS). THE LACK OF COLD AIR CAN BE SEEN IN THE NUMBER OF DAYS THAT HAD A HIGH TEMPERATURE COLDER THAN 40 F: 2011-12: 6 DAYS; AVERAGE: 18 DAYS; MOST ON RECORD: 44 DAYS (1917-18); LEAST ON RECORD: 1 DAY (1931-32). " - [ + + ]

Portsmouth - " February's average temperature (45.4°) was 2.7° ABOVE NORMAL. Precipitation was BELOW NORMAL by 0.12" or 96% of normal relative to normal February's for the period from 1977 to 2011. Cold frontal passages occurred on the 2ND, 5TH, 7TH, 8TH, 11TH, 19TH, 20TH, 24TH, and 28TH while a warm frontal passage was noted on 29TH. STATION RECORDS: 11TH - SNOWFALL 0.3" [previous 1983 and 1994]; 11TH - WIND GUST 47mph [previous 46mph 2009]; 29TH - RAINFALL 0.51" [previous .01" 1992]. At the end of the month, the yearly average temperature was 45.2° which was 3.7° ABOVE normal while rainfall for the year was 5.29" or 1.54" BELOW normal (77% of normal). " - [ + - ] 

North Carolina:

Greensboro - from NWS Raleigh RAH: " THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AT THE PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 45.4 DEGREES. THIS IS TIED WITH FEBRUARY 1957 FOR THE FIFTH WARMEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD (THIS INCLUDES FEBRUARY 29TH). ON FEBRUARY 19TH...1.6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL AIRPORT. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.1 INCHES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1978. " - [ + - ]

Raleigh - Bob adds: " LA NINA CONDITIONS CONTINUED DURING FEBRUARY WITH THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE DEPARTURE OF +3.2 DEGREES. WINTER BRIEFLY RETURNED ON THE 20TH WHEN 0.60" OF SNOW WAS RECORDED. SNOW DISAPPEARED THE FOLLOWING DAY. DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUED WITH PRECIPITATION 1.43" BELOW AVERAGE AND THE YEAR TO DATE TOTAL 3.71" BELOW NORMAL. NO SEVERE WEATHER, HOWEVER A TORNADO WATCH WAS ISSUED ON THE 24TH. " - [ + - ]

Raleigh - from NWS Raleigh RAH: " ON FEBRUARY 19TH...0.90 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS TIED THE RECORD OF PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1972. " - [ + - ]

Whiteville - from Christoperh Crawley: " Friday February 24: Tornado Watch #0038 issued by the NWS Storm Prediction Center, effective 1320 EST to 1900 EST. Friday February 24: Severe Thunderstorm Warning #0004 issued by the NWS ILM WFO, effective 1409 EST and expired at 1515 EST. " - [ + - ]

Nearby Locations:

Tri-Cities - from NWS MRX, Morristown, TN: " The monthly-averaged temperature at Tri-Cities in February was 42.8 degrees which was 3.8 degrees above normal. It tied with 1948, 1952 and 1975 as the 14th warmest February on record. The warmest February at Tri-Cities was back in 1938 when the average temperature was 47.7 degrees. The seasonally-averaged temperature at Tri-Cities in winter was 41.9 degrees which was 4.6 degrees above normal. It ranked as the 6th warmest winter on record. The warmest winter at Tri-Cities was back in 1949-1950 when the average temperature was 45.1 degrees. Tri-Cities received 3.71 inches of precipitation in February, which was 0.26 inches above normal. It ranked in the middle one-third of Februarys on record. Measurable precipitation occurred on 11 days and six of those days had more than one-quarter of an inch of precipitation. The heaviest precipitation fell on the 1st when 0.80 inches of precipitation was reported. The wettest t February of the 73 years of observations taken at Tri-Cities was in 1994 when 7.75 inches of precipitation was recorded. Tri-Cities received a season total of 12.41 inches of precipitation in winter, which was 2.22 inches above normal. It ranked as the 12th wettest winter on record. The wettest t winter of the 73 years of observations taken at Tri-Cities was in 1956-1957 when 19.19 inches of precipitation was recorded. " - [ + + ]