Feb 19, 2015

A quick update on our cold Weather

No real let-up in our way below normal cold is in site. Yes, we may see temperatures, warm again to near or slightly above freezing for a brief time on Sunday (along with another winter storm threat, too! What else is new. After all, it is another weekend in February!)

Through Wednesday 18 February the following average monthly temperatures thus far have been noted across the region:

Average Monthly Temperatures and Departures from normal through Feb. 18, 2015
So far for this month, the average temperature of 12.7 ° in Albany would place it in the Top 10 ranking for a coldest February (currently it would be the second coldest).

Top 10 Coldest Februaries for Albany, NY

It would also rank (tied) as the 4th coldest month on record. Temperature records for Albany go back to 1820.