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This satellite image shows the February 2015 temperature deviation from the 2001-2010 average. Darker blue colors are coldest from normal. Southern Michigan has some of the darkest blue in the entire U.S.

(NOAA/MODIS)

If you complained about the cold in February here in Michigan, you had good reason. In fact, Michigan had about the coldest air when compared to normal. Only northern Ohio had colder than normal temperatures.

The image is a satellite image that shows this February 2015 deviation from the average temperature for February 2001-2010.

The blue colors show areas where the average February temperature was colder than normal. The darker blues show the colder from normal the temperatures.

You'll notice that southern Michigan has the darkest blue colors of anywhere in the United States. In fact, Boston was in the news with such terrible winter weather. Well Bostonians are winter weather wimps compared to Michiganders.

Detroit's average temperature in February was 14.5 degrees below normal. Most other cities in Michigan averaged between 13 and 14 degrees below normal. To put that deviation from normal in perspective, March 2012 was the crazy warm March that we will all remember for the rest of our lives. March 2012 was around 15 degrees warmer than normal. Flint had its coldest February ever, and Detroit had its second coldest February on record. Saginaw had its third coldest February. Flint had its second coldest month ever. Grand Rapids had its coldest February on record.

How does this compare to other cities?

Boston was only 12.7 degrees below normal.

Chicago was 13.1 degrees below normal.

Cleveland had rights to complain, coming in 16.2 degrees below normal.

New York City was 11 degrees below normal.

I think we complained about the cold, and for good reason. But I also think we complained the least of any of the brutally cold areas in February.

That makes us Michiganders tougher than the rest of the U.S. when it comes to winter weather.

Please post your questions or comments below.

MLive Chief Meteorologist Mark Torregrossa has been forecasting Michigan weather for more than 25 years. He's been chief meteorologist at three television news stations in Michigan, and he's an avid gardener and hunter. Email him at mtorregr@mlive.com and find him on Facebook at facebook.com/mark.torregrossa and Twitter @weathermanmark