In this blog, I'll recount the records, near records and significantly abnormal temperatures of 2008, starting with the current and looking back to January 1st.
This post covers February 2008.
February 28: the second coldest day of the last 30 years...high of 26 with only the third single-digit low (8 degrees)...that low tied 1986 as the coldest temp.
February 21: the high of 23 was only the second high in the 20s (21 in 2001). The low of 8 was just the third single-digits low temp. Overall, it was the second coldest day of the last 30 years.
February 20: the coldest February 20th of the last 30 years. The high of 19 and low of 5 were the coldest. The mean was 17 degrees below the normal mean of 29 degrees.
February 19: the second coldest February 19th of the last 30 years. The high of 14 was the coldest of the last 30 years. The low of 4 was the third coldest. The mean was 19 degrees below the normal mean of 28.
February 18: the low of 7 degrees was one of the coldest for the date.
February 16: the low of 5 degrees was one of the coldest for the date.
February 11: the second coldest February 11th of the last 30 years. The high of 15 was only the third high in the 10s (10-19 degrees). The low of -3 was only the fourth low in the negative single digits and fifth low below zero. The mean was 20 degrees below the normal mean of 26. Only 1981 was colder. In 1981, the high was 10 with a low of -11 and the mean was 26 and a half degrees below normal.
February 10: now a three-way tie for 2nd coldest February 10th. These following three days share a mean of 6 degrees which is 20 degrees below normal. This year the high was 16 with a low of -4. Last year the high was 13 with a low of -1. And in 1979 the high was 12 with a low of 0. The coldest remains 1982 when the high was 5 and the low -12 (the mean of -3.5 was 29.5 below the normal of 26). 1994 was also very cold. The high was 21 with a low of -8. Lest I forget, 1986 had a high of 18 with a low of -2. To complete the listing of days of -12 or more below normal mean, 1980 had a high of 21 with a low of 4.
February 4: tied 1993 as the second warmest. This year the high was 44 with a low of 32. In 1993 the high was 52 with a low of 24. The warmest still remains
the high of 51 and low of 36 in 1991.
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