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Severe Weather Continues for the Center of the Nation; Heat Concerns for Southern Texas

A developing storm across the Plains will bring rounds of severe weather for center of the nation the next couple of days. In addition, increasing temperatures and winds with low humidity values will raise wildfire concerns for portions of the Southwest. These temperatures may set new records for southern Texas this week. The northern Great Basin and northern Rockies, cooler conditions arrives. Read More >

		FEBRUARY - COLUMBIA WEATHER CALENDAR
          SUN           RECORD TEMPS      NORMAL TEMPS   PRECIPITATION     RECORD PRECIPITATION 
       RISE  SET    HIGH YEAR  LOW  YEAR  HIGH LOW MEAN   MONTH   YEAR   AMOUNT  YEAR  SNOW  YEAR

  1    7:15  5:30    81  1911  -11  1979    41  23  32     0.06   2.18    1.14   1968  17.5  2011
  2    7:14  5:31    68  1992  -15  1895    41  23  32     0.12   2.24    1.24   1986   7.2  2022
  3    7:13  5:32    72  2020  -13  1996    42  24  33     0.19   2.31    1.78   1903   4.5  1912
  4    7:13  5:33    77  1962  -16  1895    42  24  33     0.25   2.37    1.05   1971   5.5  1897
  5    7:12  5:35    67  1938  -15  1979    42  24  33     0.31   2.43    1.22   2008   6.3  1905
  6    7:11  5:36    69  2009   -7  1982    42  24  33     0.38   2.50    1.35   1931   5.7  1986
  7    7:09  5:37    70  2009   -6  1895    43  24  34     0.45   2.57    0.77   1999   4.5  1890
  8    7:08  5:38    74  1943  -16  1895    43  25  34     0.52   2.64    0.70   1962   5.6  1905
  9    7:07  5:39    75  1943  -20  1899    43  25  34     0.59   2.71    1.31   1959   4.2  1942
 10    7:06  5:40    77  1932  -12  1899    44  25  34     0.67   2.79    0.70   1953   5.8  1988
 11    7:05  5:41    74  2017  -21  1899    44  25  35     0.74   2.86    1.44   1998   2.1  1948
 12    7:04  5:43    75  1990  -26  1899    44  26  35     0.82   2.94    0.91   1931   8.0  1894
 13    7:03  5:44    75  1962  -25  1905    44  26  35     0.90   3.02    1.11   1946   9.3  1978
 14    7:02  5:45    76  1954   -5  1905    45  26  35     0.98   3.10    0.93   1990   3.4  1930
 15    7:00  5:46    78  1911  -15  1905    45  26  36     1.05   3.17    0.70   1951   6.2  1903
 16    6:59  5:47    76  1911   -8  2021    45  27  36     1.13   3.25    1.04   1945  12.0  1945
 17    6:58  5:48    74  2011  -15  1903    46  27  36     1.20   3.32    1.11   2011   5.0  2022
 18    6:57  5:49    71  2017  -10  1936    46  27  37     1.28   3.40    1.67   1911   7.0  1911
 19    6:55  5:50    77  2017   -6  1903    46  28  37     1.36   3.48    1.80   1892  11.8  1938
 20    6:54  5:52    77  2017    0  1929    47  28  37     1.44   3.56    1.82   1997   4.9  1919
 21    6:53  5:53    76  1935    2  1939    47  28  38     1.51   3.63    2.40   1985  10.2  2013
 22    6:51  5:54    76  1995    2  1978    48  28  38     1.60   3.72    2.14   1985   3.7  1952
 23    6:50  5:55    73  1933   -1  1910    48  29  38     1.68   3.80    1.06   1942  11.8  1975
 24    6:49  5:56    81  1930    2  1913    48  29  39     1.77   3.89    1.80   2001   5.0  1934
 25    6:47  5:57    74  1981   -1  2003    49  29  39     1.86   3.98    1.45   1899   9.8  1993
 26    6:46  5:58    80  2024   -1  1934    49  30  39     1.94   4.06    1.42   1998   9.5  2013
 27    6:44  5:59    80  2024  -14  1934    50  30  40     2.03   4.15    1.16   1958   7.5  1900
 28    6:43  6:00    77  2017   -3  1962    50  30  40     2.12   4.24    0.83   1900   6.4  1980
 29    6:42  6:01    82  1972    8  1960    50  31  40     2.12   4.24    0.35   1980   3.6  1980
NOTE: The actual sunrise sunset times may vary by a minute or two from year to year.
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...NORMALS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY...

 TEMPERATURES          PRECIPITATION                   HEATING 

 HIGH  45.1         MONTH            2.12       MONTH            819 
 LOW   26.4         YEAR TO DATE     4.24       SEASON TO DATE  3705 
 MEAN  35.7         
                          SNOWFALL                     COOLING
                    
                    MONTH             4.6       MONTH              0
                    YEAR TO DATE     10.6       YEAR TO DATE       0
                    SEASON TO DATE   14.8

 ...EXTREMES FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY... 

 RECORD HIGH TEMP 82 IN 1972         
 RECORD LOW TEMP -26 IN 1899       
 LOWEST HIGH TEMP -2 IN 1905 AND 1899         
 HIGHEST LOW TEMP 63 IN 1932   
 HIGHEST MEAN TEMP 71 IN 1930
 LOWEST MEAN TEMP -14 IN 1899      
 WARMEST FEBRUARY 45.9 IN 2017       
 COLDEST FEBRUARY 19.5 IN 1905
 WETTEST FEBRUARY 6.80 INCHES IN 1892 
 DRIEST FEBRUARY 0.11 INCHES IN 2006 AND 1991 
 MAXIMUM 24 HR RAINFALL 2.88 INCHES IN 1985 
 MAXIMUM 24 HR SNOWFALL 17.7 INCHES IN 2011 
 MAXIMUM FEBRUARY SNOWFALL 23.3 INCHES IN 2011
 MINIMUM FEBRUARY SNOWFALL TRACE INCHES (multiple occurrences)
 HIGHEST WIND SPEED 63 MPH IN 1984
 HIGHEST PRESSURE 30.97 INCHES IN 1923 
 LOWEST PRESSURE 28.73 INCHES IN 1958