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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
0140 PM EST FRI MAR 01 2024
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..THE AUGUSTA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 64 02/23/2022
LOW -23 02/02/1962
HIGHEST 53 02/27 49 4 56 02/16
LOWEST 9 02/20 -5 14 -17 02/04
02/25
AVG. MAXIMUM 38.1 31.9 6.2 34.6
AVG. MINIMUM 21.8 14.4 7.4 16.3
MEAN 29.9 23.2 6.7 25.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 7 14.4 -7.4 12
DAYS MIN <= 32 26 26.6 -0.6 25
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 3.1 -3.1 3
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 6.03 1970
MINIMUM 0.32 1987
TOTALS 0.88 2.32 -1.44 1.56
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.08 0.05 0.06
DAYS >= .01 5 9.5 -4.5 9
DAYS >= .10 2 5.3 -3.3 6
DAYS >= .50 1 1.3 -0.3 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.3 -0.3 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.63 02/28 TO 02/29
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1010 1172 -162 1101
SINCE 7/1 4419 5294 -875 4390
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/290 DATE 02/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 57/310 DATE 02/29
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.41
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 HEAVY RAIN 0
RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 2
FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 7 FOG 12
FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6 HAZE 2
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 29.9 DEGREES, WHICH WAS
6.7 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE AND THE 3RD WARMEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD.
THE WARMEST WAS IN 1981 WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 33.2
DEGREES. THE COLDEST WAS 10.2 DEGREES IN 2015. THE FOLLOWING TABLE
LISTS THE WARMEST MONTHS OF FEBRUARY ON RECORD.
WARMEST MONTHS OF FEBRUARY ON RECORD (SINCE 1948)
RANK TEMP YEAR
1 33.2 1981
2 31.1 1984
3 29.9 2024 <===
4 29.3 1998
5 28.6 2010
6 28.5 2018
7 27.5 1999
27.5 1954
9 27.1 1960
10 27.0 2012
A TOTAL OF 0.88 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIPITATION FELL,
WHICH WAS 1.44 INCHES BELOW NORMAL AND THE 4TH DRIEST FEBRUARY ON
RECORD. THE DRIEST WAS IN 1987 WHEN A TOTAL OF 0.32 INCHES WAS
MEASURED. THE WETTEST WAS 6.03 INCHES IN 1970. THE FOLLOWING TABLE
LISTS THE DRIEST MONTHS OF FEBRUARY ON RECORD.
DRIEST MONTHS OF FEBRUARY ON RECORD (SINCE 1948)
RANK PRECIP YEAR
1 0.32 1987
2 0.65 2015
3 0.81 1980
4 0.88 2024 <===
5 0.90 1957
6 0.94 2007
7 1.02 1994
8 1.03 2012
9 1.15 1991
10 1.24 2004
..THE FOLLOWING DAILY RECORDS WERE SET OR TIED IN FEBRUARY 2024
DATE RECORD PREVIOUS
FEB 10 52 - WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 50 IN 2023
FEB 28 50 - WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE (TIED) 50 IN 2016, 1979, 1966
FEB 28 42 - WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE 39 IN 2000
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