February was another dismal month for snow enthusiasts across southern New Brunswick.
Jill Maepea, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, said snowfall totals were well below normal.
“In the Fredericton area, a normal snowfall for the month of February is 39 centimetres, and they only saw 15 centimetres,” said Maepea.
“For Moncton, they received 35 centimetres, and their monthly total is usually 65 centimetres.”
Snowfall totals were also down in Saint John, said the meteorologist, but the final numbers are not available yet.
Maepea said the lack of snow — and precipitation in general — has been a common theme this winter.
“It seems like our storm track has really been further south at this point, and precipitation overall has been below normal,” she said.
March has started off a bit more active, which Maepea said could be a sign of a more average month in terms of precipitation.
She said March tends to be an active month across the region as we transition from winter into spring.
Meanwhile, Maepea said meteorological winter — which includes the months of December, January and February — was the warmest on record for Moncton and Fredericton.
