Record-Shattering February Warmth Bakes Alaska, Arctic 18°F Above Normal

How hot was it last month globally? It was so hot that the famed Iditarod sled race in Alaska brought in extra snow from hundreds of miles away by train.... It was so hot that NASA now reports that last month beat the all-time global record for hottest February by a stunning 0.85°F, when such records are usually measured in hundredths of a degree...
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/03/13/3759569/record-february-warmth-alaska-arctic/