Basically, the only unusually cold place on Earth last month was the eastern U.S.

February was Earth's second-warmest such month on record, finishing up as the second-warmest winter and warmest 12-month period on record, according to preliminary NASA data. Both of these milestones signal the continued influence of manmade global warming as well as natural climate factors that are acting to elevate global temperatures. The most striking aspect of the February temperature data is the sharp dichotomy between the much colder-than-average Midwest and Eastern U.S., compared to the ...