February was warmer and wetter than average for Michigan, but that only tells part of the story.
The USDA says 44% of the state remains at last abnormally dry, about steady with the end of January, and while the percentage in moderate drought declined, 10% of Michigan remains in severe drought, mostly in central, southeastern, and thumb portions of the Lower Peninsula.
Average statewide precipitation was nearly three quarters of an inch more than normal and the average temperature was up 5 degrees.
