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Climate Summary (Feb 2021)
 
...THE HARRISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2021

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             87   02/05/1927
 LOW             -24   02/12/1899
HIGHEST           74   02/23         50      24       81  02/02
LOWEST            -9   02/16         30     -39       11  02/14
AVG. MAXIMUM    39.3               50.7   -11.4     50.9
AVG. MINIMUM    21.6               30.3    -8.7     31.3
MEAN            30.4               40.5   -10.1     41.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    12                2.0    10.0        1
DAYS MIN <= 32    23               16.3     6.7       16
DAYS MIN <= 0      2                0.1     1.9        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       10.21   1945
 MINIMUM        0.41   1947
TOTALS          1.72               2.64   -0.92     3.76
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.09   -0.03     0.13
DAYS >= .01        9                7.7     1.3       12
DAYS >= .10        7                                   5
DAYS >= .50        0                                   2
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.5    -0.5        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.56   02/27 TO 02/28
 STORM TOTAL    0.40
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          25.0   1912
 24 HR TOTAL    14.3   02/15/1993 TO 02/15/1993
 SNOW DEPTH       14   02/16/1993
TOTALS          10.2                3.2     7.0      0.3
 LIQUID EQUIV   1.00               0.30    0.70     0.03
SINCE 7/1       15.0                9.2     5.8       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     1.50               0.00    1.50       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1
DAYS >= TRACE     10                4.0     6.0        3
DAYS >= 1.0        3                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        8   02/17
 24 HR TOTAL     7.0   02/14 TO 02/15                0.3  02/06 TO 02/06

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    961                686     275      690
 SINCE 7/1      3192               3172      20     2981
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        2
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0        2

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/13/1902
 LATEST       05/17/1912
EARLIEST                        10/30
LATEST                          04/18
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/300    DATE  02/04
                                26/160          02/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/280    DATE  02/04

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.59
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         13


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          3     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SLEET                      1
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      8
HAZE                      6

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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...DATA FOR HARRISON FOR FEBRUARY 2021...

.SUMMARY...
FEBRUARY 2021 AT HARRISON WAS CERTAINLY A MONTH TO REMEMBER. AFTER
THREE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS OF ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES, READINGS TOOK
A NOSEDIVE, WITH FEBRUARY ENDING ABOUT TEN DEGREES BELOW THE 30-YEAR
AVERAGE, AND AS ONE OF THE COLDEST FEBRUARYS ON RECORD. THERE WERE
23 DAYS WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING, WHICH WAS THE MOST
IN SIX YEARS. THERE WERE 12 DAYS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW
FREEZING, WHICH WAS THE MOST DURING THE MONTH SINCE 1978, AND THE MOST
FOR ANY GIVEN MONTH SINCE DECEMBER OF 2000.

FEBRUARY 2021 WAS ALSO A MONTH THAT SAW THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE SINCE
DECEMBER OF 1989, AND ONE OF THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES EVER RECORDED
DURING THE MONTH.

RAINFALL WAS NEARLY AN INCH BELOW AVERAGE, AND THIS MADE IT THE DRIEST
FEBRUARY IN FOUR YEARS. MEASURABLE SNOW FELL, AND SNOW (MEASURABLE OR
TRACE AMOUNTS) STAYED ON THE GROUND FOR 11 DAYS DURING THE MONTH.

FOR THE FIRST FEBRUARY IN SIX YEARS, SNOWFALL WAS ABOVE AVERAGE.

.MONTHLY TEMPERATURES...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS THE COLDEST SINCE 1989, AND THE
5TH COLDEST ON RECORD. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE COLDEST
SINCE 2015, AND MOST RECENTLY TIED 1979 FOR THE 11TH COLDEST ON RECORD.
THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS THE COLDEST SINCE 1989, AND THE 7TH
COLDEST ON RECORD.

.DAILY TEMPERATURES...
DAILY TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW AVERAGE ON 20 DAYS, ABOVE AVERAGE ON
SEVEN DAYS, AND RIGHT AT AVERAGE ON ONE DAY.

.DAILY RECORD TEMPERATURES TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
DATE   RECORD TYPE                 NEW RECORD      PREVIOUS RECORD
14TH   COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE     9 IN 2021        29 IN 1951
15TH   COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE     4 IN 2021        17 IN 2007
       LOW TEMPERATURE             -6 IN 2021        -6 IN 1905
16TH   COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE    16 IN 2021        21 IN 1979
       LOW TEMPERATURE             -9 IN 2021         4 IN 1903

ON THE 15TH, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 4 DEGREES TIED AN ALL-TIME RECORD
FOR THE COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. THE RECORD
WAS ORIGINALLY SET ON FEBRUARY 12, 1899. IN TERMS OF THE ENTIRE
PERIOD OF RECORD FOR HARRISON (1891-PRESENT), THERE WERE ONLY TWO DAYS
WITH COLDER HIGH TEMPERATURES, AND THOSE WERE DECEMBER 24, 1983 AND
JANUARY 12, 1912 (BOTH 3 DEGREES).

ON THE 14TH, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 9 DEGREES MOST RECENTLY TIED
FEBRUARY 4, 1989 FOR THE 3RD COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE ON RECORD FOR THE
MONTH.

ON THE 16TH, THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF -9 WAS THE COLDEST FEBRUARY
TEMPERATURE AT HARRISON SINCE 1951, AND RANKED AS THE 6TH COLDEST ON
RECORD FOR THE MONTH.

ON THE 15TH, THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF -6 MOST RECENTLY TIED FEBRUARY
11, 1981 FOR THE 8TH COLDEST TEMPERATURE ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH.

ON THE 15TH, THE DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF -1.0 DEGREES WAS THE
COLDEST SINCE FEBRUARY 13, 1905 AND RANKED AS THE 3RD COLDEST ON
RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. IN TERMS OF THE ENTIRE PERIOD
OF RECORD, IT RANKS AS THE 6TH COLDEST OVER ALL, WITH DECEMBER 24,
1983 (-1.5), FEBRUARY 13, 1905 (-4.5), JANUARY 12, 1912 (-5.5),
JANUARY 12, 1918 (-6.0), AND FEBRUARY 12, 1899 (-10.0) COLDER.

.MONTHLY RAINFALL...
RAINFALL WAS BELOW AVERAGE, AND THIS WAS THE DRIEST FEBRUARY SINCE
2017.

THERE WERE NINE DAYS WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION, WHICH WAS THE LEAST
FOR THE MONTH IN FOUR YEARS.

.DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NONE.

.MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
THIS WAS THE SNOWIEST FEBRUARY SINCE 2011, AND THE 10TH SNOWIEST ON
RECORD. THERE WERE FOUR DAYS WITH MEASURABLE SNOWFALL, WHICH WAS THE
MOST IN SIX YEARS, AND TEN DAYS WITH ANY SNOWFALL (MEASURABLE OR TRACE),
WHICH WAS ALSO THE MOST IN SIX YEARS.

.DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH...
NO DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH.

.MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA...
NONE NOTABLE.