On this date in 2017, the high soared to 77 degrees, one off the calendar-day record high of 78 from 1985. The low of 54 degrees was the warmest on record for the date.
The warm day was part of a three-day streak with highs of at least 75 degrees. Every day in the last two weeks of that month reached at least 50 degrees, including 7 days at 68 degrees or higher. That February was the warmest on record and also warmer than a typical March.
Here are other notables for the day:
- Average high: 50
- Average low: 34
- Record high: 78 (1985)
- Record low: 1 (1873)
- Record precipitation: 1,67 inches (1979)
- Record snowfall: 5.2 inches (1966)
