Coldest Month On Record In Darien Freezes The Landscape

NORWALK, Conn. -- Are you feeling frigid from the bone-chilling temperatures experienced in the past few weeks across Fairfield County?

The view is incredible of a frozen Long Island Sound, but there's no one at Norwalk's Calf Pasture Beach to enjoy it.
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Feeding the seagulls at Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk.
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It's an ice scene at Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk.
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No picnics in February at the Norwalk beach.
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Calf Pasture Beach is closed for winter, although a few die-hard fans still head out for walks.
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The waters of Long Island Sound are frozen behind the gulls.
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The trees, with no leaves, paint a stark contrast to the sky.
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The playground, a hotbed of activity in the summer, is empty for the winter.
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The boardwalk is clear for walking.
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The snowy landscape at Calf Pasture Beach
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Late afternoon at Calf Pasture Beach
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Trees hover over a snowy landscape.
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Lights come on adding to the beauty of the snow-covered beach
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Gulls gather at the beach.
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Skip Pearlman

03/04/2015 5:00 a.m.

There's a a good reason for that. It wasn't just cold, and it wasn't just cold for February. The big chill across the area set a new record for the coldest average monthly temperature at the official record-keeping spot in Bridgeport, according to the National Weather Service.

The average temperature for February 2015 at Bridgeport was 19.9 degrees. This broke the old record for the coldest average monthly temperature for February, set in 1978 with an average temperature of 24.1 degrees.

This also broke the record for the all-time coldest average monthly temperature of 21.9 degrees set in January 2004.

The frigid temperatures across Fairfield County, combined with heavy snowfall, left behind a frozen landscape. You may be sick of the snow in your driveway, but the pictures at Norwalk's Calf Pasture Beach makes a spectacular scene.

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