(5 of 5) SEE: Our U.S. map of February 2023 Significant Climate Events from NOAANCEI. Download at: StateOfClimate
A person jogs as palm trees stand in front of snow-covered San Gabriel Mountains following a powerful winter storm on February 26, 2023, in Los Angeles. The major storm prompted the first blizzard warning for parts of Southern California since 1989 and was among a series of storms that helped put a dent in California’s drought conditions.
In the West, several storms brought historic wintry weather and continued to ease drought conditions in California, according to NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information . February 2023 Virginia had its warmest February on record, while Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and West Virginia all saw their second-warmest Februaries. Delaware, Florida and Tennessee ranked third warmest, with nine additional states experiencing a top-10 warmest February on record.
Connecticut and Rhode Island both experienced their seventh-driest February while Massachusetts ranked as the eighth driest. On the wetter side, Wisconsin ranked fifth wettest while Iowa and Michigan had their eighth-wettest and 10th-wettest Februaries on record, respectively.was quite mild across the contiguous U.S. The average temperature was 34.9 degrees F — 2.7 degrees above average — ranking as the 17th warmest on record.
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