Speculation that February would be historically cold and snowy turned out to be correct, although liquid precipitation totals (including melted snow) were below normal for the fourth straight month. While not a record cold month, the National Weather Service has issued a summary of what was the snowiest February on record. Read more–>
By the way, while total liquid precipitation was below normal in February, it fell throughout the month then was released all at once in the melting snow toward the end of the month. Therefore, soils are still rather soggy at this point.