All data in the following table are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.
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Number days with temperatures falling to 0F or lower, Lincoln winters 1887-88 to 2013-14
Through February 28, 2014
Winter 2013-14 Snowfall (in inches) compared to normal: red above normal, blue below normal
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Normal
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0.7
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2.1
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5.9
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5.4
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5.6
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4.8
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1.4
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0.0
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25.9
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2013-14
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0.0
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0.2
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5.7
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3.7
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7.4
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17.0
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2012-13
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0.0
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T
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5.1
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6.2
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5.5
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7.4
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0.6
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2.7
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27.5
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February
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Pcpn |
Max |
Min |
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Max |
Avg Min |
Avg Mean |
Snow |
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Saturday
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Feb. 1
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26
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6
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16
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-10
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0.02
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0.45
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64
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-24
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49
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0
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37
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15
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26
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0.5
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Sunday
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Feb. 2
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31
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-5
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13
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-13
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0.00
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1.12
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68
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-22
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52
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0
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37
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15
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26
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.
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Monday
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Feb. 3
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33
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4
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19
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-7
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0.00
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0.73
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68
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-22
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46
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0
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37
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15
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26
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.
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Tuesday
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Feb. 4
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24
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4
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14
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-12
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0.27
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1.05
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67
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-21
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51
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0
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37
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15
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26
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4.0
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Wednesday
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Feb. 5
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10
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-8
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1
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-25
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T
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0.38
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67
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-20
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64
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0
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37
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15
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26
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0.2
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Thursday
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Feb. 6
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9
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-13
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-2
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-29
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T
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0.87
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65
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-17
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67
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0
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38
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16
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27
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T
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Friday
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Feb. 7
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13
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-5
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4
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-23
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T
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0.28
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71
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-18
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61
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0
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38
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16
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27
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T
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Saturday
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Feb. 8
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27
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11
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19
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-8
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T
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0.91
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71
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-19
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46
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0
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38
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16
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27
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T
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Sunday
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Feb. 9
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20
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9
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15
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-12
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0.01
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0.80
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68
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-24
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50
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0
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38
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16
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27
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0.4
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Monday
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Feb. 10
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14
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-10
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2
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-25
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0.00
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0.65
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75
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-16
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63
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0
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38
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16
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27
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Tuesday
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Feb. 11
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21
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1
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11
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-17
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0.00
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1.55
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75
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-26
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54
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0
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39
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17
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28
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Wednesday
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Feb. 12
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30
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19
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25
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-3
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0.02
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2.20
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73
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-24
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40
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0
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39
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17
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28
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0.3
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Thursday
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Feb. 13
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55
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27
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41
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+13
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T
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1.36
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69
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-26
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24
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0
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39
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17
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28
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T
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Friday
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Feb. 14
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33
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16
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25
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-4
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0.01
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0.79
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75
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-15
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40
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0
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40
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18
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29
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0.1
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Saturday
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Feb. 15
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58
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19
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39
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+10
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0.00
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0.45
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74
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-11
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26
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0
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40
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18
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29
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Sunday
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Feb. 16
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37
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22
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30
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+1
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0.00
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0.73
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69
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-18
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35
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0
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40
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18
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29
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Monday
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Feb. 17
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57
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25
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41
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+11
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0.02
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0.50
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72
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-19
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24
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0
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41
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19
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30
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0.2
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Tuesday
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Feb. 18
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69
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32
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51
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+21.
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0.00
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0.84
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70
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-17
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14
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0
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41
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19
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30
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.
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Wednesday
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Feb. 19
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54
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20
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37
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+7
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0.00
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0.50
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71
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-15
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28
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0
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41
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19
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30
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Thursday
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Feb. 20
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44
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27
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36
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+5
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0.23
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1.36
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71
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-10
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29
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0
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42
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20
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31
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0.7
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Friday
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Feb. 21
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52
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20
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36
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+5
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T
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1.31
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74
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-9
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29
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0
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42
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20
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31
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Saturday
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Feb. 22
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42
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25
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32
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+1
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0.00
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1.57
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74
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-10
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33
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0
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42
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20
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31
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Sunday
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Feb. 23
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32
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21
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27
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-5
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0.00
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0.65
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75
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-16
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38
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0
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43
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21
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32
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Monday
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Feb. 24
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27
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20
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24
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-8
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0.03
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0.82
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72
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-9
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41
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0
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43
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21
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32
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0.8
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Tuesday
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Feb. 25
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23
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8
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16
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-16
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0.01
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1.12
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77
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-8
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49
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0
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44
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21
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32
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0.2
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Wednesday
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Feb. 26
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36
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-3
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17
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-16
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0.00
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0.68
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79
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-9
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48
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0
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44
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22
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33
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Thursday
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Feb. 27
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24
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6
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15
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-18
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0.00
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1.92
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74
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-10
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50
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0
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45
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22
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33
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Friday
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Feb. 28
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46
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17
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32
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-2
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T
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1.71
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78
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-12
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33
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0
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45
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22
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34
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Leap Years
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Feb. 29
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XX
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XX
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XX
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XX
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XX
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0.60
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83
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-3
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XX
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0
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45
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23
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34
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XX
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February
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Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn |
Rec
Pcpn |
Rec Max |
Rec Min |
HDD | CDD |
Avg Max |
Avg Min |
Avg Mean |
snow |
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Total
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7.4
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AVERAGE
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33.8
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11.2
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22.5
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NORMAL
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40.1
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18.0
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29.0
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0.77
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1037
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5.6
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DEPARTURE
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-6.3
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-6.8
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-6.5
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-0.15
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+145
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+1.8
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AVERAGE AND TOTAL are FEBRUARY 2014.
Temperature is "degrees F"
Precipitation measurement is "inches"
Precipitation "T" = trace, precipitation was observed but not enough to be measured
NORMAL (Norm) refers to the 1981-2010 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is FEBRUARY 2014 Average measured against 1981-2010 normals.
Max = Observed Maximum and Min = Observed Minimum temperatures in deg. F.
Mean = Observed Mean Daily temperature in deg. F.
Dep = Departure from normal ( __ = below normal, + above normal), in deg. F.
Pcpn = Observed daily precipitation (midnight to midnight, CST) in inches.
Rec Pcpn = Record daily amount of precipitation in inches.
Rec Max = Record maximum temperature in deg. F.
Rec Min = Record Minimum temperature in deg. F.
HDD = heating degree day units (base of 65 degrees) in deg. F.
CDD = cooling degree day units (base of 65 degrees) in deg F.
Norm Max = Daily Normal High Temperature (1981-2010 normals) in deg. F.
Norm Min = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1981-2010 normals) in deg. F.
Norm Mean = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1981-2010 normals) in deg. F.
Snow = Snowfall in inches.
Warmest recorded FEBRUARY temperature,
Leap Years: 83 F, February 29, 1972.
Non-Leap Years: 79 F, Feb. 26, 1896 and Feb. 28, 1972.
Coldest recorded FEBRUARY temperature, -26 F, Feb. 11, 1899 & Feb. 13, 1905.
SNOWFALL (115 years):
Most FEBRUARY Snowfall: 26.1 inches, 1965.
Least February Snowfall: nothing measurable, 5 of the last 115 years (1900-2014)
(1922, 1946, 1977, 1991 & 1996).
NOTE: All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.