No doubt about it, this morning was a frigid start. The overnight low in Rockford fell below zero once again. -5° is the unofficial low temperature at RFD. Typically, this late in February we should be done with sub-zero temperatures. That got me thinking, how often do we dip below zero in March...After sifting through some climate data, I came across some interesting statistics. Over the past 20 years, our overnight lows have fell below zero only 3 times during the month of March. It happened twice in 1996 and once in 2003. Therefore, statistically speaking we should not see another sub-zero morning until NEXT WINTER! With the way this winter has gone, I wouldn't rule out anything.
One thing that is in our favor is what will happen this weekend. For us to ever reach sub-zero temperatures in March, we would need a healthy snowpack. With the warming trend set to take place it should put a dent in those piles of snow. Also, the rain that is set to fall should eat away at a lot of the white stuff. I sure hope this morning was the last of the frigid conditions, because my car was pretty grumpy when I tried starting it this morning at 3:15am! -ADAM
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