article_snippet: Chicago, which has seen weeks of freezing temperatures in the past month, tied a 140-year-old record for its coldest February with an average temperature of 14.6.
article_snippet: The last time February was this cold in the metropolis was 1934, according to The New York Times.
article_snippet: the month the month averaged 19.9 and saw a reading of 15 degrees below zero on February 9, the coldest day ever seen in New York City.
article_snippet: The only other February on record that was cold than this past month was in 1885 - when the average daily temperature was 22.7 degrees .
article_snippet: In Buffalo the February average was 10.9°F, beating the 1934 record of 11.4°F.
highlights_snippet: City tied 140-year record for coldest February with 14.6 degree average  and more winter weather expected across US .
  