February is a month that many of us will remember as being cold and, in a lot of locations, very snowy. Now that we're moving into March, let's take a look back and see what caused such a crazy month. First, the southern jet stream was a very active one thanks to El Nino and the North Atlantic Oscillation. As a result, the majority of storms stayed down to the south and produced snow, record breaking for many, for the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Meanwhile, the northern branch of the jet helped to keep temperatures over much of the Great Lakes and Midwest below average through the majority of February. We'll slowly begin to see this weather pattern change over the next couple of days as a ridge of high pressure begins to build across the central US not only moderating our temperatures, but slowly break down this stagnant weather pattern.
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