One of the Warmest Winters Ever | Weather

It's the winter that hasn't been winter.  This Winter (December-February) in SE Minnesota is so far the 2nd warmest all time seeing an average temperature of 24.7°. The warmest was back in 01-02 at 25.1°. There's still 13 more days left to this month and with mild temperatures ahead we could break the alltime record.  Temperatures only need to make up 0.4° on average.

Here's the list:

• 1st:      2001-02      25.1°
• 2nd:    2011-12**   24.7°
• 3rd:     1959-60       24.1°
• 4th:     2005-06       22.6°
•             1943-44       22.6°
•             1931-32       22.6°
• 7th:      1986-87      22.5°
• 8th:      1997-98      22.3°
• 9th:      1991-92      21.9°

We'll track the record for you as we close out February. (Poor snowman)