This Winter, on average, across the US and the globe was the coolest since 2001. While it was the coolest in recent years, it was still slightly above the normal. You can find out more from this article, click here.
So this got me thinking...let's look at our numbers here in Columbia for this Winter. By the way, to make keeping climate records easier, meteorologists consider Winter as the months of December, January and February. According to the preliminary climate numbers from Columbia, as measured at the Regional Airport, it was really only February that was below normal. So, December in Columbia posted a 1.2 degree above normal temperature. January was 3.6 degrees above normal. And as you may have guessed, February was chilly at 2.8 degrees below normal. All in all it means the three month period of Dec., Jan., and Feb averaged out to be very near normal...at least for temperatures.
How about snow and sleet and all that mess? Through December '07 and January-Februay '08, we had a total of 14.1" of snow and sleet. That's all pretty close to our average for those months in Columbia, which is around 14." For the entire winter season (December through March), we're just slightly below average in winter precip., however.
The numbers do show us why you hear so many people saying they're ready for Spring!
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