For much of the country, winter 2011-2012 has been a forgettable one so far. The evidence is all out there.

Last week, we released our winter scorecard which graded out various cities across the country based on how much snow they had seen through January 31. View our interactive map at this link and you will see that an overwhelming amount of locations received grades in the D and F categories.

Winter scorecard: "The Flunkies" | What happened to winter?

Then there's temperatures, which have been above average just about everywhere across the country during the last 90 days running from November through January (see lower right graphic).

Temperatures compared to average November 1, 2011 through January 31, 2012. Orange, red and brown shaded locations are the farthest above average. (Image credit: cpc.ncep.noaa.gov)

Temperatures compared to average November 1, 2011 through January 31, 2012. Orange, red and brown shaded locations are the farthest above average.

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The difference from last winter is just incredible.

My own personal experience is looking back at late December through early January last winter when I was in snow paradise here in Atlanta, Ga. Can you tell I'm a winter weather lover? This year, I think I saw a few flurries one evening in January and just the other day I was at the park in shorts and a t-shirt with my two little ones!

As much as we've called the winter weather this season pathetic, poor or lame, it hasn't been without some exclamation points. It seems the winter storms we have been getting are of the historic variety.

What are this winter's historic exclamation points? Let's take a look back.

Okay, I realize this wasn't technically in "winter", but we can't disregard it just because of technicalities. "Snowtober", as it was called, left its historic fingerprint on the Northeast right before Halloween. Millions lost power across the region. When that one was over, I thought we picked up right where we left off last year and it would keep going....boy was I wrong.

Snowtober

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"Snowtober" Strikes the Northeast

Nearly two months to the date after Hurricane Irene clobbered the Northeast, an unprecedented snowstorm for October caused massive destruction to trees and power lines across the region. An estimated three million homes and businesses were left without powerTotal power outages in Connecticut broke a record set by Irene a few months earlier.Peru, Mass. received an amazing 32 inches of snow. A foot of snow dumped on Hartford, Conn. The system also brought the first inch plus snowstorm ever recorded in October to New York City.More: Amazing snow records and totals | Photos

Now fast forward to January. A Pacific storm system combined with arctic air in place over Washington, setting the stage for what would become a historic two-day siege of snow followed by major ice accumulations. Hundreds of thousands lost power in western Washington.

Northwest Snow and Ice Storm

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Historic Washington Snow and Ice Storm

6.8 inches of snow in Seattle, Wash. on Wednesday, Jan. 18 was followed by and ice storm on Thursday, Jan. 19. Olympia, Wash. was buried by 11 inches of snow.In addition, the storm caused flooding in western portions of Oregon.

At the start of February, we got our next dose of historic winter weather along the Front Range of the Rockies. The Mile-High City saw its biggest February snowstorm in records dating back to 1882.

Photos: Snowstorm pounds Rockies

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Denver's Biggest February Snowstorm on Record

A total of 15.9" was measured at Denver International Airport from late on Feb. 2 through early on Feb. 4, making this their heaviest February snowstorm on record, topping the previous record that had stood for almost 100 years (14.1" on Feb. 23-25, 1912).The storm dumped 51 inches on Pinecliffe, Colo. Significant amounts of snow also fell in northwest Kansas and much of Nebraska.More: Why the storm was unusual | Photos