Brrrrr. OC Has Coldest February In Half A Century

ORANGE COUNTY, CA —Has it seemed unusually cold this month in Southern California? If you answered yes, you are correct, according to the National Weather Service.

February of 2019 has been one of the coldest on record in over 60 years. Elsewhere across the region, including Orange County and San Gabriel Valley, this February has seen some of the lowest recorded temperatures ever, the NWS reported.

Though the last week of the month called for "abundant sunshine" any rise in temperatures will not dent the current record, with the only colder February was nearly 60 years ago, in 1962.

In Orange County, unofficial totals over the last 23 days, the average temperature was a chilly 58 to 61 degrees. These will be updated as reports are released for the last few days of the month.

The average temperature in the greater Los Angeles area was 53.3 degrees, and that is 5.6 degrees below the average February daily temperature of just under 60 degrees.

If the current forecast is correct, the average high temperature will likely rise about 1 degree by the end of the month, the NWS said.

Stay tuned for more weather updates by February's end.