Some Eastern US cities are coming off the least snowy February on record
Baltimore; Providence, Rhode Island; Philadelphia; New York City , Newark, New Jersey; Bridgeport, Connecticut; and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, all carry that distinction. Not one of those cities reported measurable -- 0.01 inch or higher -- snowfall for the entire month of February.February 2020 was one for the record books across some areas of the East in terms of a lack of snow. Baltimore MD and Islip NY recorded no snow in Feb for the 1st time.
— NWS Eastern Region March 1, 2020 February was not the only month without the white fluffy stuff covering the ground. For some cities, they have had below-average snowfall for the few months leading up Groundhog Day.Read MorePhilly, for example, has received a total of 0.3 inches of snow this snowfall season . They only had measurable snow on two days. That ties for second place for the least amount of snow days in a snowfall season. The record is zero, set back in 2001-2002.
— NWS Eastern Region March 11, 2020 Boston was very much the same -- picking up only 11 total days of measurable snowfall, tying 1979-1980 season for the least amount of days. Even more recently, Boston, since January 1, has only had 3.6 inches total -- the least amount of snow ever for the city for the January to March time period. The previous record was 3.9 inches, all the way back in 1937.Of course, the season isn't over and these numbers could change.
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