(7 of 7) Winter 2022 (Dec. thru Feb.) precipitation total was 5.76 inches – 1.03 inches below average – ranking as the 12th-driest winter in the 128-year period of record. StateOfClimate
February continued 2022’s relatively dry start, with the majority of the contiguous U.S. in drought. The end of the month also ushered in the end of meteorological winter, which ranked as the nation’s 12th-driest winter in 128 years.February 2022
Below-average temperatures were felt across portions of the northern Plains, Great Lakes and from the central Rockies to the Gulf Coast. Temperatures were above average across portions of the West Coast as well as from the Southeastern U.S. to New England. Above-average precipitation fell from the Mid-Mississippi Valley to New England, with Ohio seeing its sixth-wettest February on record. Precipitation was below average across most of the West and portions of the Plains, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. California and Nebraska had their second-driest Februarys on record, while Nevada had its third driest.was quite mild and dry across the contiguous U.S. The average temperature was 34.8 degrees F, 2.