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Groundhog Day has its origins in an ancient celebration of a point mid-way between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. Superstition has it that fair weather was seen as forbearance of a stormy and cold second half to winter. The early Christians in Europe established the custom of Candlemas Day, when the clergy would bless candles and people would light them in each window of their homes to ward off the darkness of mid-winter.
   
But the legend of the February 2nd forecast also persisted, as captured in this old English saying:
 
If Candlemas be fair and bright, 
Winter has another flight.
If Candlemas brings clouds and rain, 
Winter will not come again.
 
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...THE MOLINE IL WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR... | ...THE DUBUQUE IA WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR...
...GROUNDHOG DAY.. | ...GROUNDHOG DAY..
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CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 | CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2024 | CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2024
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Temperature Value Date % of Record     | Temperature Value Date % of Record    
Normal High 33         | Normal High 27        
Normal Low 15         | Normal Low 11        
Warmest 58 02/02/1987       | Warmest 51 02/02/1927      
Coldest -22 02/02/1996       | Coldest -27 02/02/1996      
Coldest High -11 02/02/1996       | Coldest High -13 02/02/1996      
Warmest Low 36 02/02/2025       | Warmest Low 34 02/02/1924      
Average Max 30.2         | Average Max 26.9        
Average Min 13.5         | Average Min 10.5        
Mean 21.8         | Mean 18.7        
            |            
Days Max 50 - 59 6   4.0%     | Days Max 50 - 59 2   1.3%    
Days Max 40 - 49 32   21.2%     | Days Max 40 - 49 21   13.9%    
Days Max 30 - 39 46   30.5%     | Days Max 30 - 39 47   31.1%    
Days Max 20 - 29 38   25.2%     | Days Max 20 - 29 40   26.5%    
Days Max 10 - 19 19   12.6%     | Days Max 10 - 19 25   16.6%    
Days Max 0 - 9 7   4.6%     | Days Max 0 - 9 12   7.9%    
Days Max -9 to -1 2   1.3%     | Days Max -9 to -1 3   2.0%    
Days Max -19 to -10 1   0.7%     | Days Max -19 to -10 1   0.7%    
            |            
Days Min 30 - 39 21   13.9%     | Days Min 30 - 39 14   9.3%    
Days Min 20 - 29 39   25.8%     | Days Min 20 - 29 42   27.8%    
Days Min 10 - 19 31   20.5%     | Days Min 10 - 19 24   15.9%    
Days Min 0 - 9 28   18.5%     | Days Min 0 - 9 34   22.5%    
Days Min -9 to -1 23   15.2%     | Days Min -9 to -1 22   14.6%    
Days Min -19 to -10 7   4.6%     | Days Min -19 to -10 9   6.0%    
Days Min -29 to -20 2   1.3%     | Days Min -29 to -20 6   4.0%    
            |            
Precipitation           | Precipitation          
Normal 0.05         | Normal 0.04        
Highest 0.74 02/02/1875       | Highest 1.21 02/02/1983      
            |            
Days = 0.00 80   51.9%     | Days = 0.00 88   57.9%    
Days = T 34   22.1%     | Days = T 30   19.7%    
Days = 0.01 - 0.09 26   16.9%     | Days = 0.01 - 0.09 18   11.8%    
Days = 0.10 - 0.49 9   5.8%     | Days = 0.10 - 0.49 13   8.6%    
Days = 0.50 - 0.99 5   3.2%     | Days = 0.50 - 0.99 2   1.3%    
Days >= 1.00 0   0.0%     | Days >= 1.00 1   0.7%    
            |            
Snowfall           | Snowfall          
Normal 0.3         | Normal 0.4        
Highest 3 02/02/2004       | Highest 9 02/02/1983      
            |            
Days = 0.0 85   56.7%     | Days = 0.0 80   55.9%    
Days = T 29   19.3%     | Days = T 26   18.2%    
Days = 0.1 - 0.9 27   18.0%     | Days = 0.1 - 0.9 26   18.2%    
Days = 1.0 - 1.9 7   4.7%     | Days = 1.0 - 1.9 5   3.5%    
Days = 2.0 - 2.9 1   0.7%     | Days = 2.0 - 2.9 2   1.4%    
Days = 3.0 - 3.9 1   0.7%     | Days = 3.0 - 3.9 2   1.4%    
Days = 4.0 - 4.9 0   0.0%     | Days = 4.0 - 4.9 0   0.0%    
Days = 5.0 - 5.9 0   0.0%     | Days = 5.0 - 5.9 1   0.7%    
Days >= 6.0 0   0.0%     | Days >= 6.0 1   0.7%    
            |            
Snow Depth           | Snow Depth          
Highest 16 02/02/1979       | Highest 19 02/02/1979      
Average 2         | Average 3        
            |            
Days = 0 31   23.5%     | Days = 0 13   10.6%    
Days = T 31   23.5%     | Days = T 21   17.1%    
Days >= 1 70   53.0%     | Days >= 1 89   72.4%    
                         
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Date TX TN PP SF SD | Date TX TN PP SF SD
2025-02-02 50 36 0 0 0 | 2025-02-02 46 32 0 0 0
2024-02-02 42 32 0 0 0 | 2024-02-02 36 30 0 0 1
2023-02-02 38 7 0 0 1 | 2023-02-02 26 1 0 0 7
2022-02-02 20 14 0.04 0.8 1 | 2022-02-02 14 8 0 0 3
2021-02-02 26 10 0 0 8 | 2021-02-02 25 2 0 0 12
2020-02-02 57 29 0 0 3 | 2020-02-02 43 33 0 0 7
2019-02-02 46 11 0 0 8 | 2019-02-02 40 11 0 0 14
2018-02-02 23 4 T T 0 | 2018-02-02 19 -2 T T 0
2017-02-02 26 16 0 0 0 | 2017-02-02 19 11 0 0 T
2016-02-02 37 31 0.6 0.6 0 | 2016-02-02 34 29 0.29 2.6 1
2015-02-02 15 -4 T T 11 | 2015-02-02 10 -2 0 0 11
2014-02-02 16 -13 0 0 4 | 2014-02-02 11 -9 0 0 8
2013-02-02 26 15 0.05 0.9 2 | 2013-02-02 17 7 0.02 0.6 6
2012-02-02 47 22 0 0 0 | 2012-02-02 37 25 0 0 T
2011-02-02 18 -4 0.09 1.9 14 | 2011-02-02 17 -6 0.27 3 17
2010-02-02 32 13 0.01 0.1 1 | 2010-02-02 28 11 0.17 1.9 5
2009-02-02 31 8 0.07 1.1 T | 2009-02-02 24 2 0 0 5
2008-02-02 31 18 T T 3 | 2008-02-02 28 22 0.22 2.2 2
2007-02-02 13 -1 T T 3 | 2007-02-02 8 -7 T 0.1 3
2006-02-02 49 29 0.12 0 0 | 2006-02-02 47 27 0 0 0
2005-02-02 42 25 0 0 M | 2005-02-02 35 22 0 0 5
2004-02-02 30 27 0.34 3 7 | 2004-02-02 27 24 0.37 5 2
2003-02-02 41 31 0 0 0 | 2003-02-02 38 32 T 0 M
2002-02-02 36 5 0 0 8 | 2002-02-02 31 3 0 0 M
2001-02-02 12 -5 0.04 0.7 5 | 2001-02-02 6 -10 0.06 1 M
2000-02-02 35 6 0 0 8 | 2000-02-02 32 5 T T M
1999-02-02 44 35 0.12 0 0 | 1999-02-02 37 32 T T M
1998-02-02 42 26 0 0 0 | 1998-02-02 37 23 T 0.1 0
1997-02-02 35 27 0 0 1 | 1997-02-02 33 25 T T 0
1996-02-02 -11 -22 0 0 5 | 1996-02-02 -13 -27 0 0 15
1995-02-02 41 30 0 0 5 | 1995-02-02 34 28 0 0 2
1994-02-02 25 8 0.01 0.4 1 | 1994-02-02 17 1 0.05 0.6 8
1993-02-02 39 19 0 0 T | 1993-02-02 34 22 0 0 1
1992-02-02 53 24 0 0 T | 1992-02-02 44 25 0 0 1
1991-02-02 48 25 0 0 1 | 1991-02-02 41 20 0 0 6
1990-02-02 31 25 0.02 T T | 1990-02-02 26 20 0.14 1.7 1
1989-02-02 25 15 0.03 0.3 T | 1989-02-02 20 8 0.05 1.2 T
1988-02-02 22 12 T T 1 | 1988-02-02 19 3 0.02 0.2 1
1987-02-02 58 24 0 0 0 | 1987-02-02 50 27 0 0 T
1986-02-02 37 33 0 0 0 | 1986-02-02 33 29 0 0 5
1985-02-02 9 -8 0 0 8 | 1985-02-02 7 -14 0 0 8
1984-02-02 43 23 T 0 2 | 1984-02-02 38 25 0 0 7
1983-02-02 33 27 0.53 1.5 T | 1983-02-02 26 21 1.21 9 3
1982-02-02 26 7 0 0 2 | 1982-02-02 26 9 0 0 M
1981-02-02 9 -3 T T 2 | 1981-02-02 11 -6 0 0 2
1980-02-02 21 6 0 0 1 | 1980-02-02 22 5 0 0 1
1979-02-02 19 6 0 0 16 | 1979-02-02 12 1 0.05 0.7 19
1978-02-02 12 -2 0.01 0.1 4 | 1978-02-02 7 -5 0 0 11
1977-02-02 28 -1 0.09 1.2 4 | 1977-02-02 26 1 0 0 5
1976-02-02 13 -4 0 0 T | 1976-02-02 7 -9 0 0 1
1975-02-02 33 23 0 0 0 | 1975-02-02 34 18 0 0 T
1974-02-02 30 24 T T 0 | 1974-02-02 25 15 T T 1
1973-02-02 42 31 0.51 0.1 0   1973-02-02 38 28 0.04 T 0
1972-02-02 32 26 0.12 2.2 7 | 1972-02-02 29 23 0.24 3.4 3
1971-02-02 17 -5 T T 3 | 1971-02-02 14 -17 T T 11
1970-02-02 37 -6 0.02 0.2 T | 1970-02-02 33 -11 T T 5
1969-02-02 28 13 T T T | 1969-02-02 25 9 T T 3
1968-02-02 33 24 0.04 0.4 T | 1968-02-02 32 20 0.08 0.7 1
1967-02-02 24 0 0 0 8 | 1967-02-02 20 6 0 0 2
1966-02-02 24 8 T 0.1 2 | 1966-02-02 25 7 0 0 7
1965-02-02 5 -12 0 0 4 | 1965-02-02 1 -21 0 0 8
1964-02-02 38 24 0 0 0 | 1964-02-02 34 21 0 0 0
1963-02-02 36 -7 0 0 5 | 1963-02-02 34 -5 0 0 9
1962-02-02 34 14 T T 4 | 1962-02-02 30 9 T T 8
1961-02-02 20 14 0.13 1.6 T | 1961-02-02 15 10 T T T
1960-02-02 30 25 T 0 1 | 1960-02-02 25 20 T T 9
1959-02-02 18 -10 0 0 1 | 1959-02-02 13 -22 0 0 10
1958-02-02 20 5 0.01 0.1 7 | 1958-02-02 18 5 T T 8
1957-02-02 37 26 0 0 1 | 1957-02-02 33 23 T T 3
1956-02-02 30 5 0.06 1 3 | 1956-02-02 28 0 0.05 0.7 8
1955-02-02 29 11 T T 4 | 1955-02-02 26 8 T T 2
1954-02-02 44 34 0.03 0 0 | 1954-02-02 44 29 0.03 T 2
1953-02-02 32 16 0 0 1 | 1953-02-02 26 7 T T 1
1952-02-02 33 29 T 0 0 | 1952-02-02 31 27 0 0 T
1951-02-02 18 -15 0 0 4 | 1951-02-02 9 -23 0 0 6
1950-02-02 24 12 0 0 1 | 1950-02-02 23 11 0 0 2
1949-02-02 24 -4 0 0 2 | 1949-02-02 18 -12 0 0 9
1948-02-02 29 11 0 0 T | 1948-02-02 26 8 0 0 1
1947-02-02 32 0 0 0 4 | 1947-02-02 31 -7 0 0 10
1946-02-02 20 7 0 0 T | 1946-02-02 14 3 0 0 T
1945-02-02 21 10 0.02 0.6 5 | 1945-02-02 20 10 0.03 0.3 2
1944-02-02 43 31 T T 0 | 1944-02-02 47 31 T T 0
1943-02-02 39 4 0 0 1 | 1943-02-02 38 0 T T 11
1942-02-02 21 2 T T 1 | 1942-02-02 24 11 T 0 T
1941-02-02 35 21 0 0 4 | 1941-02-02 36 21 0 0 1
1940-02-02 30 8 0 0 7 | 1940-02-02 31 13 0 0 5
1939-02-02 30 16 0 0 0 | 1939-02-02 27 13 T T 2
1938-02-02 42 29 0.21 0 T | 1938-02-02 38 25 0.33 T 1
1937-02-02 24 1 0 0 1 | 1937-02-02 21 -2 0 0 3
1936-02-02 11 -4 0 0 5 | 1936-02-02 8 -13 0 0 7
1935-02-02 46 28 T 0 T | 1935-02-02 44 30 0 0 1
1934-02-02 39 22 0 0 0 | 1934-02-02 34 22 0 0 0
1933-02-02 32 19 0 0 0 | 1933-02-02 29 16 0 0 0
1932-02-02 38 24 0.01 T 0 | 1932-02-02 35 18 T 0.2 T
1931-02-02 45 32 0 0 0 | 1931-02-02 39 30 0 0 T
1930-02-02 42 30 0.04 T 3 | 1930-02-02 41 26 0.07 0.4 5
1929-02-02 23 9 0 0 5 | 1929-02-02 21 1 0 0 19
1928-02-02 42 17 0 0 T | 1928-02-02 40 12 0 0 T
1927-02-02 53 28 0 0 T | 1927-02-02 51 25 0 0 T
1926-02-02 37 33 0.01 0 0 | 1926-02-02 35 27 0.1 T T
1925-02-02 28 19 0 T T | 1925-02-02 27 16 T T 1
1924-02-02 54 33 0 0 0 | 1924-02-02 46 34 0 0 1
1923-02-02 29 14 T T T | 1923-02-02 27 8 T T T
1922-02-02 29 17 T T 0 | 1922-02-02 21 13 0.01 0.3 T
1921-02-02 41 26 0 T T | 1921-02-02 34 23 0 0 1
1920-02-02 45 34 T 0 T | 1920-02-02 41 25 0 0 6
1919-02-02 44 27 T 0 0 | 1919-02-02 40 27 T 0 0
1918-02-02 22 -1 0 0 9 | 1918-02-02 20 -4 T T 12
1917-02-02 -3 -19 0 0 T   1917-02-02 -8 -20 0 0 2
1916-02-02 8 -7 0 0 2 | 1916-02-02 8 -7 0 0 1
1915-02-02 28 20 0.15 0.1 1 | 1915-02-02 25 17 0.05 0.4 9
1914-02-02 45 33 0.12 T 0 | 1914-02-02 40 31 0.16 0.5 T
1913-02-02 24 5 0 0 T | 1913-02-02 24 2 0 0 T
1912-02-02 6 -7 0 0 1 | 1912-02-02 3 -11 0 0 6
1911-02-02 32 18 0 0 0 | 1911-02-02 33 17 0 0 0
1910-02-02 41 30 0.01 0 4 | 1910-02-02 38 31 0 0 12
1909-02-02 48 25 0 0 T | 1909-02-02 46 18 0 0 4
1908-02-02 27 -4 0 0 3 | 1908-02-02 24 -8 0 0 7
1907-02-02 35 2 T T T | 1907-02-02 35 -5 0.02 0.2 2
1906-02-02 18 8 T T T | 1906-02-02 19 2 0 0 T
1905-02-02 -6 -22 0 0 1 | 1905-02-02 -7 -21 0 0 7
1904-02-02 14 4 T T T | 1904-02-02 12 1 T T 4
1903-02-02 40 27 0 0 0 | 1903-02-02 38 22 T 0 T
1902-02-02 5 -5 0 0 6 | 1902-02-02 7 -4 0 0 5
1901-02-02 27 8 0.02 0.3 3 | 1901-02-02 27 -1 0 0 3
1900-02-02 23 5 T T T | 1900-02-02 19 3 0 0 0
1899-02-02 18 8 T T T | 1899-02-02 12 -2 0 0 T
1898-02-02 13 -3 0.04 0.4 15 | 1898-02-02 14 -4 0.13 1.3 8
1897-02-02 37 30 T T T | 1897-02-02 37 29 0 0 2
1896-02-02 37 28 T T T | 1896-02-02 44 27 0 0 M
1895-02-02 12 -15 0 0 8 | 1895-02-02 12 -18 0 0 M
1894-02-02 41 14 0 0 2 | 1894-02-02 37 10 0 0 M
1893-02-02 25 -1 0.3 1.5 8 | 1893-02-02 17 -6 0.2 M M
1892-02-02 38 34 T 0 M | 1892-02-02 37 34 0 M M
1891-02-02 31 14 0.04 0.4 M | 1891-02-02 25 8 0.02 M M
1890-02-02 40 33 T 0 M | 1890-02-02 40 31 0.03 M M
1889-02-02 46 24 0 0 M | 1889-02-02 41 20 0 M M
1888-02-02 32 26 0 0 M | 1888-02-02 32 25 0 M M
1887-02-02 26 10 T T M | 1887-02-02 21 15 0 M M
1886-02-02 2 -18 0 0 M | 1886-02-02 -3 -18 0 M M
1885-02-02 37 14 0 0 M | 1885-02-02 37 8 T M M
1884-02-02 44 25 0 M M | 1884-02-02 38 27 0 M M
1883-02-02 18 -2 0.53 M M | 1883-02-02 8 -4 0.64 M M
1882-02-02 49 24 0 M M | 1882-02-02 44 21 0 M M
1881-02-02 24 8 0.03 M M | 1881-02-02 22 8 0.16 M M
1880-02-02 M M T M M | 1880-02-02 34 19 0 M M
1879-02-02 34 15 0 M M | 1879-02-02 36 12 0 M M
1878-02-02 38 28 0 M M | 1878-02-02 37 26 0 M M
1877-02-02 45 36 0 M M | 1877-02-02 42 32 0 M M
1876-02-02 15 -5 0 M M | 1876-02-02 16 -8 0 M M
1875-02-02 39 26 0.74 M M | 1875-02-02 34 19 0.57 M M
1874-02-02 26 17 0.02 M M | 1874-02-02 M M 0.02 M M
1873-02-02 M M T M M | 1873-02-02 M M M M M
1872-02-02 M M 0 M M | 1872-02-02          
1871-02-02 M M M M M | 1871-02-02          
 
 
 
 
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