The start of meteorological spring is just weeks away, but there is still plenty of winter weather to get through.

What You Need To Know

  • Snowfall through early this month remains well below average

  • Past Februarys rank in the top 3 snowiest months

  • Three of the top 5 snowiest days on record have happened in February or later

For all of our snow lovers, this season fell short of expectations, with a nearly 3-foot snowfall deficit in Syracuse through early February.

Although looking at past years, not all hope is lost. Historically, February proved to feature some of our snowiest weather.

One of the top 3 snowiest months on record was in February of 1958, with a little more than 6 feet of snow recorded. It previously held the number 2 spot until December of 2010 nudged ahead by just two-tenths of an inch.

What might be more impressive are the number of days late in the season that hold records for the snowiest days.

While only one of the top 5 days occurred in February, two were in March, one of which takes the trophy for the snowiest day in Syracuse.

February 4, 1961 takes third place with 20.8 inches of snow.

Some of the most memorable winter storms have happened toward the end of our snowy season.

The first that comes to mind is the Blizzard of '93, a March snowstorm that brought more than three and a half feet of snow to Syracuse.

This storm accounts for the first and fourth snowiest days on record.

Regarding February storms, a more recent one that comes to mind is the Valentine's Day storm in 2007. Syracuse picked up just over a foot of snow, but rural areas to the south and east saw closer to 3 feet of snow.

If all this talk of late-season snow has you down and out, there is data that could brighten your mood.

Despite February being a record holder for the most snow, it's also a month that holds more records for the least snow.

Strictly analyzing the meteorological winter months of December, January, and February, it's February that has 2 of the top 5 spots for the least amount of monthly snow.

February of 1999 ranks second with a mere 5.7 inches of snow. It was previously ranked number 1 until December of 2015.

So, what can we take away from it all? February 2021 certainly won't be one of our least snowy months but likely not one of the top snowiest months either.

According to the Climate Prediction Center, in the coming days and weeks there is a higher probability for below-average temperatures and above-average precipitation.

This bodes well for more snow events through the rest of this month, but only time will tell where we'll end up.