“Wet and very warm” is not the usual way we describe February’s weather, but it may be from now on.
For the second straight year, warmer-than-normal winter has been the rule.
This February finished in a tie for third place with last year’s February. Each had a mean temperature of 33.5, and that is eight degrees warmer than now-53-year average.
Twenty-two of the 28 days came in above average, producing seven days of 50 or above temps and three of those hit 60, including two record highs. Conversely, only eight of the 28 were at or below the average low.
Believe it or not, we actually totaled just over 14 inches of snow, which is about average for the month. Nearly all had a high water content. The total rain and melted snow was about an inch above average.
Wouldn’t you know it, now that March is here, temperatures turn cooler and snow is in the forcast. I hope you haven’t put the snow shovels away yet.
| DATE | HI TEMP | LO TEMP | SKY | RAIN | SNOW | COMMENTS | |
| 1-Feb-18 | 41 | 26 | CLOUDY | 0.1 | 0.4 | SNOW EARLY AM AND LATE EVE. LIGHT RAIN (.02) EARLY (.02)EVE. | |
| 2-Feb-18 | 34 | 9 | CHANGING | 2.6 | SNOW (.11) EARLY AM. THEN PCLDY. HI TEMP 12:06A | ||
| 3-Feb-18 | 26 | 2 | CHANGING | FAIR DAY. CLOUDING UP LATE PM. | |||
| 4-Feb-18 | 36 | 24 | CLOUDY | 0.63 | 1.5 | SNOW (.26) EARLY AM TIL LATE AFT. THEN RAIN TIL LATE EVENING. | |
| 5-Feb-18 | 36 | 16 | CHANGING | CLEARING TOP PCLDY. WINDY | CLEAR TO PCLEY. WINDY | ||
| 6-Feb-18 | 33 | 12 | CHANGING | 0.1 | LIGHT SNOW AM. THEN PCLDY | ||
| 7-Feb-18 | 33 | 14 | CHANGING | 0.29 | 4.1 | CLOUDING UP EARLY AM. SNOW (.40)8A TO 3P. THEN RAIN EARLY EVE. BACK TO SNOW | |
| 8-Feb-18 | 27 | 14 | CHANGING | PCLDY SUNRISE. MCLDY SUNSET | |||
| 9-Feb-18 | 31 | 6 | CHANGING | CLOUDING UP AT SUNSET | |||
| 10-Feb-18 | 45 | 31 | CLOUDY | 0.16 | RAIN LATE AFT TIL MIDNIGHT. | ||
| 11-Feb-18 | 41 | 35 | CLOUDY | 0.61 | RAIN MIDNIGHT TIL SUNRISE. | ||
| 12-Feb-18 | 50 | 23 | CHANGING | 0.06 | HI TEMP 12:01A. EARLY AM RAIN, THEN WINDY COLDER. PCLDY MID DAY | ||
| 13-Feb-18 | 39 | 16 | CHANGING | PC;DY TO MCLDY | |||
| 14-Feb-18 | 49 | 27 | CHANGING | MCLDY AM. CLEAR AFT. MCLDY EVENING. | mcldy am. Fair aft. Mcldy ev | ||
| 15-Feb-18 | 53 | 30 | CHANGING | VCDY | |||
| 16-Feb-18 | 46 | 31 | CLOUDY | 0.15 | 0.5 | EARLY AM RAIN. LATE EVENING SNOW (.02) | |
| 17-Feb-18 | 37 | 24 | CHANGING | 1.7 | LIGHT SNOW EARLY AM THEN FAIR AM. CLOUDING UP MID DAY. SNOW (.20)SUNSET TO MIDNIGHT | ||
| 18-Feb-18 | 38 | 20 | CHANGING | 2.1 | SNOW (.18)TIL SUNRISE. THEN PCLDY, WINDY.CLEAR CALM EVENING | ||
| 19-Feb-18 | 45 | 15 | CHANGING | FAIR AM. CLOUDING UP MID-DAY. RAIN AFTERNOON | |||
| 20-Feb-18 | 67 | 38 | FAIR | RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE, BREEZY | |||
| 21-Feb-18 | 76 | 48 | CHANGING | RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE ,WINDY CLOUDING UP LATE AFT. | |||
| 22-Feb-18 | 42 | 29 | CLOUDY | 0.22 | 1.4 | SNOW (.20) TIL SUNSET. THEN PCLDY | |
| 23-Feb-18 | 36 | 27 | CHANGING | 0.26 | PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN TIL EARLY EVE. THEN PCLDY | ||
| 15-Feb-18 | 46 | 32 | CHANGING | FAIR EARLY AM. THEN MCLDY | |||
| 25-Feb-18 | 39 | 32 | CLOUDY | 0.54 | RAIN EARLY AM TIL EALRY AFTERNOON. | ||
| 26-Feb-18 | 50 | 34 | CHANGING | LOW CLOUDS, FOG LIFTING TO A FAIR DAY. | |||
| 27-Feb-18 | 53 | 24 | FAIR | ||||
| 28-Feb-18 | 60 | 26 | FAIR | CLEAR TO PLDY | |||
| 43 | 24 | Mean-33.5 | 3.02 | 14.4 | AVERAGE: 36/15 Mean” 25.5 Rain-2.28″ Snow-14.8 | ||
| Snow Melt | 1.65 | ||||||
