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February 2016 was the 16th warmest on Record (1887-2016)
Winter 2015-16 (and last year) Snowfall (in inches) compared to normal: red above normal, blue below normal
|
Normal
|
0.7
|
2.1
|
5.9
|
5.4
|
5.6
|
4.8
|
1.4
|
0.0
|
25.9
|
|
2015-16
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0.0
|
1.3
|
6.1
|
5.8
|
7.3
|
.
|
.
|
.
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20.5
|
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2014-15
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0.0
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3.0
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2.1
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3.9
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12.4
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0.5
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0.0
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0.0
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21.9
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RECORD Temperatures:
Tied record high of 70F on February 18, 2016. Old record set in 1930
Tied record warmest daily low temperature of 46F on February 19, 2016. Old record set in 1930
New record high of 77F on February 27, 2016. Old record was 74F set in 1976
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February
| Pcpn | Max | Min | Max | Avg Min | Avg Mean | Snow | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Monday
|
Feb. 1
|
42
|
22
|
32
|
+6
|
0.01
|
0.45
|
64
|
-24
|
33
|
0
|
37
|
15
|
26
|
.
|
|
Tuesday
|
Feb. 2
|
36
|
27
|
32
|
+6
|
0.68
|
1.12
|
68
|
-22
|
33
|
0
|
37
|
15
|
26
|
6.4
|
|
Wednesday
|
Feb. 3
|
27
|
10
|
19
|
-7
|
T
|
0.73
|
68
|
-22
|
46
|
0
|
37
|
15
|
26
|
T
|
|
Thursday
|
Feb. 4
|
31
|
6
|
19
|
-7
|
0.00
|
1.05
|
67
|
-21
|
46
|
0
|
37
|
15
|
26
|
.
|
|
Friday
|
Feb. 5
|
35
|
10
|
23
|
-3
|
0.06
|
0.38
|
67
|
-20
|
42
|
0
|
37
|
15
|
26
|
0.9
|
|
Saturday
|
Feb. 6
|
39
|
15
|
27
|
+1
|
0.00
|
0.87
|
65
|
-17
|
38
|
0
|
38
|
16
|
26
|
.
|
|
Sunday
|
Feb. 7
|
44
|
26
|
35
|
+8
|
T
|
0.28
|
71
|
-18
|
30
|
0
|
38
|
16
|
27
|
T
|
|
Monday
|
Feb. 8
|
35
|
29
|
32
|
+5
|
T
|
0.91
|
71
|
-19
|
33
|
0
|
38
|
16
|
27
|
T
|
|
Tuesday
|
Feb. 9
|
30
|
17
|
24
|
-3
|
0.00
|
0.80
|
68
|
-24
|
41
|
0
|
38
|
16
|
27
|
.
|
|
Wednesday
|
Feb. 10
|
42
|
22
|
32
|
+5
|
0.00
|
0.65
|
75
|
-16
|
33
|
0
|
38
|
16
|
27
|
.
|
|
Thursday
|
Feb. 11
|
30
|
16
|
23
|
-5
|
0.00
|
1.55
|
75
|
-26
|
42
|
0
|
39
|
17
|
28
|
.
|
|
Friday
|
Feb. 12
|
29
|
15
|
22
|
-6
|
0.00
|
2.20
|
73
|
-24
|
43
|
0
|
39
|
17
|
28
|
.
|
|
Saturday
|
Feb. 13
|
21
|
14
|
18
|
-10
|
0.00
|
1.36
|
69
|
-26
|
47
|
0
|
39
|
17
|
28
|
.
|
|
Sunday
|
Feb. 14
|
42
|
18
|
30
|
+1
|
T
|
0.79
|
75
|
-15
|
35
|
0
|
40
|
18
|
29
|
T
|
|
Monday
|
Feb. 15
|
47
|
24
|
36
|
+7
|
T
|
0.45
|
74
|
-11
|
29
|
0
|
40
|
18
|
29
|
T
|
|
Tuesday
|
Feb. 16
|
43
|
33
|
38
|
+9
|
T
|
0.73
|
69
|
-18
|
27
|
0
|
40
|
18
|
29
|
.
|
|
Wednesday
|
Feb. 17
|
56
|
28
|
42
|
+12
|
0.00
|
0.50
|
72
|
-19
|
23
|
0
|
41
|
19
|
30
|
.
|
|
Thursday
|
Feb. 18
|
70
|
39
|
55
|
+25
|
0.00
|
0.84
|
70
|
-17
|
10
|
0
|
41
|
19
|
30
|
.
|
|
Friday
|
Feb. 19
|
68
|
46
|
57
|
+27
|
0.00
|
0.50
|
71
|
-15
|
8
|
0
|
41
|
19
|
30
|
.
|
|
Saturday
|
Feb. 20
|
59
|
30
|
45
|
+14
|
0.00
|
1.36
|
71
|
-10
|
20
|
0
|
42
|
20
|
31
|
.
|
|
Sunday
|
Feb. 21
|
56
|
31
|
44
|
+13
|
0.00
|
1.31
|
74
|
-9
|
21
|
0
|
42
|
20
|
31
|
.
|
|
Monday
|
Feb. 22
|
45
|
37
|
41
|
+10
|
0.00
|
1.57
|
74
|
-10
|
24
|
0
|
42
|
20
|
31
|
.
|
|
Tuesday
|
Feb. 23
|
51
|
26
|
39
|
+7
|
T
|
0.65
|
75
|
-16
|
26
|
0
|
43
|
21
|
32
|
.
|
|
Wednesday
|
Feb. 24
|
47
|
25
|
36
|
+4
|
T
|
0.82
|
72
|
-9
|
29
|
0
|
43
|
21
|
32
|
T
|
|
Thursday
|
Feb. 25
|
38
|
24
|
31
|
-1
|
0.01
|
1.12
|
77
|
-8
|
34
|
0
|
44
|
21
|
32
|
T
|
|
Friday
|
Feb. 26
|
57
|
22
|
40
|
+7
|
0.00
|
0.68
|
79
|
-9
|
25
|
0
|
44
|
22
|
33
|
.
|
|
Saturday
|
Feb. 27
|
77
|
26
|
52
|
+19
|
0.00
|
1.92
|
77
|
-10
|
13
|
0
|
45
|
22
|
33
|
.
|
|
Sunday
|
Feb. 28
|
59
|
32
|
46
|
+12
|
0.00
|
1.71
|
78
|
-12
|
19
|
0
|
45
|
22
|
34
|
.
|
|
Monday
|
Feb. 29
|
66
|
29
|
48
|
+14
|
0.00
|
0.60
|
83
|
-3
|
17
|
0
|
45
|
23
|
34
|
.
|
|
February
|
Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn |
Rec
Pcpn |
Rec Max |
Rec Min |
HDD | CDD | Avg Max |
Avg Min |
Avg Mean |
snow | |
|
Total
|
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|
AVERAGE
|
45.6
|
24.1
|
34.8
|
|
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|
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|
NORMAL
|
40.1
|
18.0
|
29.0
|
|
0.77
|
|
|
1037
|
|
|
5.6
|
||||
|
DEPARTURE
|
+5.5
|
+6.1
|
+5.8
|
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are FEBRUARY 2016.
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 2016 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 (117 years, 1900-2016):
Most FEBRUARY Snowfall: 26.1 inches, 1965.
Least February Snowfall: nothing measurable, 5 of the last 117 years (1900-2016)
(1922, 1946, 1977, 1991 & 1996).
NOTE: All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.