Some of the states that reported their coldest temperatures were Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota and Nebraska. Las Vegas reported its first measurable snowfall in a decade and Flagstaff, Arizona, saw a record 35.9 inches of snow during a single day.ĭespite the increased precipitation, temperatures came in 1.2 degrees Fahrenheit above average from December through February.įlorida had its second-warmest February on record, with Naples reaching 90 degrees. NOAA reported the season was the wettest winter on record with above-average precipitation, while regions in the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee river valleys and High Plains seeing an uptick in wet weather.ĭuring the winter, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, broke its all-time snowiest month record with 53.7 inches falling during February. The winter of 2018-19 was controlled by a weak El Niño pattern where water temperature anomalies never reached above 1 degree Celsius in the Pacific. Southern states typically see stormier weather than normal, and if cold enough, precipitation can fall in the frozen variety of ice or snow. La Niñas typically bring more snowfall to the northern tier, including the Plains and the Midwest. Winters of weak, moderate and strong El NinosĮlsewhere, snowfall can be hard to come by for the Midwest, and only average accumulation totals are reached along the East Coast.
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