It has been a little below average temperature wise in NY state this winter and around average in many other areas of the eastern seaboard. Parts of western Canada/the prairie provinces have been a bit milder than average. Extreme though? Not by their standards.

It has been pretty snowy in a few places in NE N America though. My brother in PEI has the best part of 5 feet of snow currently - 2 feet of it fell in one day last week (lucky guy!)

The Yanks are so damn lucky! It's not fair!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11401052/US-weather-Snowstorm-blankets-the-Northeast-in-pictures.html?frame=3193082

Excellent

Yes. What I wouldn't give to see Worcestershire buried like that just for once.

The DM has good coverage.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2946969/ANOTHER-snow-storm-predicted-Northeast-leaving-just-two-day-break-New-England-claws-way-SIX-FEET-snowfall-three-weeks.html

Be great wouldn't it

And there's still the rest of February, March and April to go!! Gosh! At this rate (come the end of Feb) Bostonian's could be looking at drifts of 20ft and this would be breath taking if snow keeps falling day after day and week after week with no let up and when April and May arrives - just think of how much flooding this will cause!?

Just reading the AccuWeather blog - there is on average s snowstorm of 6" or more every 3 days - next one is this weekend:

There is Wednesday night into Thursday snowfall and then, Thursday night - Fri. Then Saturday night into Sunday 'Worst of the storm!' - As forecasted here:

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-blogs/anderson/update-on-snowstorms-1/42145932

Boston weather:

http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/boston-ma/02108/daily-weather-forecast/348735

Well at least they have Friday night to look forward to without seeing a snowstorm - hope they don't get withdrawal symptoms! One night without a snowstorm haha. 

I just hope that when we next get a colder snap - most likely last week of February, I really hope we do not complain about a couple inches of snow, because this would be pathetic. 

Certainly some very big (and badly timed) contrasts coming up. The Canada winter games are opening in Prince George BC this Friday with a forecast high of +7c, while Toronto will struggle to get above -20c on Sunday  

Another foot of snow for Boston this weekend.  Before that a sprinkling of 2 inches or so tonight.

Lucky s**ds

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-31388443

Great vid showing the widespread snow a few days ago and ahead of the next deluge

Looks like Boston could get another foot of snow:

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/northeast-snowstorm-blizzard-valentines-weekend/42131356

I didn't think Great Lakes ice cover would be much of a story this year, but its  growth over the next week or two will certainly prove interesting! Last year saw a smidge over 92% coverage in the first week of March - which was the second highest value since records started in the 70's. According to Environment Canada coverage as of yesterday was approx. 55%, which is quite a lot lower than this time last year (though still over 20% above average). I think by the time of next Thursday's report this could have really shot up, due to 2 major cold plunges and a third in progress. I doubt coverage will reach levels seen last year, but it's a good indicator of a continued theme from last year weather-wise. 

Interestingly Lake Ontario, which usually sees the least amount of freezing due to its depth, appears to be getting more cover forming this year than last.

More than that even for Nova Scotia and coastal Maine where there already huge depths of snow. Some really high winds then brutal cold to follow too.

Brilliant , lucky lot

Those forecasts are great, the link keeps getting updated, could never see D Bett getting that enthusiastic ..............about cold

Hi folks,

Some pics from the incredible snow in PEI -

Incredible snows in Atlantic Canada. Saw a report of 132cm in Moncton, NB just staggering stuff. I know a bigger city in Boston, MA has been buried too but this really is a rare and back to the old days spell of Canadian weather.

Here, bone-chilling cold by night and day over the past 4 days. As you can see above, record setting temps across Southern Ontario for the date, was -27.5c here in Dundas last night, -26c the night before. The coldest sustained period i've seen in my time here, as Graeme said, brutal.

If you don't have a heated garage or a place to store equipment, they'll never work in these temps. That recording at YHM this morning was the 4th coldest night in recorded history for Hamilton and the 2nd coldest behind a -30c recorded in 1984 at Hamilton Munro. The previous weather station in Hamilton was down the mountain supposedly in a warmer location and records go back to 1888!

Currently -16c in slate grey skies, Yellowknife weather not the GTA. All week expected to remain well below 0c with only slight moderation. February wanted to make a story, it sure has.

Take Care

Great update , stunning pics also