Unusually cold February but ... it could be worse
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It's been a brutally cold start to February, but not the worst February the state has ever seen. In 1875, it was colder than normal all 28 days.
Click audio player to hear MPR News host Cathy Wurzer speak with U of M professor emeritus of climatology Mark Seeley about the week in weather.
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