I think it's safe to say now that winter is coming to a close. For the most part, February has come and gone uneventfully, much like December and January. It was another mild month in comparison to normal. Across much of the country dry bulb temperatures were above normal and the ventilation heating consumption, humidification loads, heat recovery savings, and heating degree days were all low. The data also shows that for most cities, the temperature never reached ASHRAE heating design conditions (except for cities with traditionally milder climates). It's not surprising that the experts are saying that this winter will be one of the warmest in history.
In general, the data shows that Southern and Western cities experienced fewer cooling design hours than normal and major cities in the northern and central regions experienced above-normal design cooling seasons. The design heating hours were low in most cities. In fact, the 99.6% heating design threshold was never reached in six of the reported cities.