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Weather.com-3/3/13, John Erdman

Meteorologists group seasons into three-month blocks encompassing entire months.  Given "meteorological winter" just wrapped up (December-February), we wanted to see which cities have most "overachieved" and which have been most "disappointing" in the snow department. 

To find out, we combed through snowfall data from over 100 cities across the U.S, including Alaska, where regular snowfall data is kept, excluding mountain peaks and ski resorts.  Our rankings are based on percent of average season snow through Feb. 28

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thewatchers.adorraeli.com-2/20/2013,Chillymanjaro

The second tropical depression of the northwestern Pacific Ocean season formed on February 19, 2013 and the system is soaking the central and southern Philippines. Early on February 19, 2013, the low pressure area designated as System 98W organized into a tropical depression and was renamed “02W.” Tropical Depression 02W formed south of Mindanao, the Philippines. TD02W is referred to locally in the Philippines as “Tropical Depression Crising.” TD02W is currently experiencing moderate vertical wind shear, as high as 20 knots (23 mph/37 km/h) which is keeping the depression from getting better organized. That is expected to change, however, once TD02W moves west into the South China Sea.

Meghan Evans, Meteorologist February 19, 2013; 5:49 PM

In the above map: Snow/Ice is represented by pink lines. Blue lines represent wet condition

A deadly storm that shut down roads across the Midwest is now taking aim at the Northeast. Snow, sleet and freezing rain are pushing into the interior Northeast on Tuesday, creating slick travel conditions.

Roads are slippery due to the wintry weather across much of New York and Pennsylvania. During the morning hours, travel was impacted all the way down the spine of the Appalachians.

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