So will this the warmest February on Record? (Seattle, Vancouver: live in, areas)

[Gentoo]

I looked at the forecast a little bit ago for Seattle. According to Yahoo, there are supposed to be a couple of sunny days of high 50's and even a 60 degree day in there. I don't live in Seattle but I know that this is unusually warm for Feb. isn't it?

[jm31828]

Yes, this is still above normal for temperatures- the normal high for today is 48 or 49 degrees, so we could be running almost ten degrees above average during this stretch.

[iskray917]

No rain scheduled for the next week either.

[mea-oh]

And we've been in the 20s for two weeks straight and have about 30 inches of snow on the ground in Columbus, Ohio. BOOO.

Come get the snow, Vancouver!

[Botev1912]

It's not unusual to get some days in the 60s in February

[pw72]

The usual weather patterns favor the Pacific Northwest to come out of winter sooner than the midwest and east. This is somewhat offset by earlier winter-like storms in November, but the tradeoff is by mid-February and March, the PNW is starting to hint at spring, while areas east tend to be still mired in winter. Most years, the cherry-blossoms come out in Seattle and Portland by early to mid March. This year, maybe even sooner.

[mea-oh]

Sounds to me like the whole winter in Seattle has been hinting at spring.

[skifan77]

Originally Posted by Botev1912

It's not unusual to get some days in the 60s in February

We are talking about averages here, it is unusual to have this long of a stretch of warm weather.

The weather thus far this winter has been very dry and unusually warm in the Pacific Northwest.

[skifan77]

Originally Posted by pw72

The usual weather patterns favor the Pacific Northwest to come out of winter sooner than the midwest and east. This is somewhat offset by earlier winter-like storms in November, but the tradeoff is by mid-February and March, the PNW is starting to hint at spring, while areas east tend to be still mired in winter. Most years, the cherry-blossoms come out in Seattle and Portland by early to mid March. This year, maybe even sooner.

Somewhat true, but areas back east tend to go into summer alot earilier then the PNW. Typically by June most places back east are already seeing 80 + or even 90 + weather sometimes while Seattle is typically in the mid 60s around that time.

[pw72]

Yes, that is right. I was referring more winter into spring.