NOUS41 KBOX 011329 PNSBOX CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-021330- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 829 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...METEOROLOGICAL WINTER IN REVIEW... ALL DATA PRESENTED HEREIN IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO REVISION. BOSTON ...PERIOD OF RECORD: 1872 TO PRESENT... AVG HIGH AVG LOW AVG MEAN PCPN SNOW REMARKS -------- ------- -------- ---- ---- ------- DEC: 44.3 32.5 38.4 5.93 3.4 +3.1 +4.3 +3.7 +2.15 -5.6 JAN: 38.7 24.3 31.5 1.08 5.0 7TH DRIEST +2.9 +2.1 +2.5 -2.28 -7.9 FEB: 36.9 25.4 31.2 5.26 34.0 5TH SNOWIEST -1.8 +0.7 -0.5 +2.01 +23.1 SEASONAL SUMMARIES ------------------ WINTER: 40.0 27.4 33.7 12.27 42.4 +1.4 +2.3 +1.9 +1.88 +9.6 RECORDS ------- 02/09...RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL...14.8...PREVIOUSLY 12.4 IN 1994. 02/27...RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION...0.97...PREVIOUSLY 0.96 IN 1912. ________________________________________________________________ HARTFORD ...PERIOD OF RECORD: 1905 TO PRESENT... AVG HIGH AVG LOW AVG MEAN PCPN SNOW REMARKS -------- ------- -------- ---- ---- ------- DEC: 42.5 28.0 35.3 4.55 12.9 +2.8 +4.6 +3.7 +1.11 +5.5 JAN: 37.2 20.1 28.7 1.75 5.9 +2.7 +2.4 +2.6 -1.48 -6.4 FEB: 36.5 21.9 29.2 3.76 25.4 7TH SNOWIEST -2.0 +1.0 -0.5 +0.87 +14.4 SEASONAL SUMMARIES ------------------ WINTER: 38.7 23.3 31.1 10.06 44.2 +1.2 +2.6 +2.0 +0.50 +13.5 RECORDS ------- 01/31...RECORD HIGH...61...PREVIOUSLY 59 IN 1947. 02/08...TIED RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL...13.4...ALSO SET IN 1945. 02/27...RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION...1.25...PREVIOUSLY 0.76 IN 1971. ________________________________________________________________ PROVIDENCE ...PERIOD OF RECORD: 1905 TO PRESENT... AVG HIGH AVG LOW AVG MEAN PCPN SNOW REMARKS -------- ------- -------- ---- ---- ------- DEC: 45.7 31.0 38.4 5.55 9.3 TIED FOR 8TH WARMEST +3.4 +4.7 +4.1 +1.33 +0.6 JAN: 39.4 23.2 31.3 1.93 6.5 +2.0 +2.2 +2.1 -1.93 -2.5 FEB: 37.9 24.0 31.0 5.03 24.3 7TH SNOWIEST -2.4 +0.4 -1.0 +1.74 +15.8 SEASONAL SUMMARY ---------------- WINTER: 41.0 26.1 33.6 12.51 40.1 +1.0 +2.5 +1.8 +1.14 +13.9 RECORDS ------- 01/31...TIED RECORD HIGH...62...ALSO SET IN 1988. 02/27...RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION...1.22...PREVIOUSLY 1.06 IN 1913. ________________________________________________________________ WORCESTER ...PERIOD OF RECORD: 1892 TO PRESENT... AVG HIGH AVG LOW AVG MEAN PCPN SNOW REMARKS -------- ------- -------- ---- ---- ------- DEC: 40.3 28.0 34.1 5.11 18.5 10TH WARMEST +4.0 +5.4 +4.7 +1.29 +4.1 JAN: 33.9 19.6 26.8 1.95 7.3 +2.6 +2.8 +2.7 -1.54 -9.8 FEB: 33.4 21.3 27.4 4.93 44.4 3RD SNOWIEST -1.2 +1.9 +0.4 +1.70 +28.8 SEASONAL SUMMARY ---------------- WINTER: 35.9 23.0 29.4 11.99 70.2 10TH SNOWIEST +1.9 +3.4 +2.6 +1.45 +23.1 RECORDS ------- 01/31...RECORD HIGH...59...PREVIOUSLY 57 IN 1988. 02/08...RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL...15.2...PREVIOUSLY 7.0 IN 1945. 02/27...RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION...1.10...PREVIOUSLY 0.62 IN 1946. $$ SIPPRELL