I forgot yesterday—blocked it out, more likely—that not only were the February 1sts in 2011 and 2014 horrible, so was last February 1st. (On the other hand, 2012 was ridiculously warm, and 2013 was just really cold. In 2010, I was in India, so what do I know?)
Today it's just rainy and cold (but obviously above freezing), and I'm about to head into it.