Average temperature: 10.6 degrees
Normal: 15.1 degrees
Departure: -4.5 degrees below normal
Highest temperature: 31 degrees on the 23rd
Lowest temperature: -19 degrees on the 9th
13 subzero nights
Normal: 10 subzero nights
Total precipitation: 1.88 inches
Normal: 0.81 inches
Departure: +1.07 inches above normal
Greatest daily precipitation total: 0.48 inches on the 20th
Number of days with at least 0.01 inch of precipitation: 13
Number of days with at least 0.10 inch of precipitation: 6
Total snowfall: 36.4 inches
Normal: 12.4 inches
Departure: +24.0 inches above normal
Greatest daily snowfall total: 7.9 inches on the 7th
17 days with snowfall of at least 0.1 inch (Normal 10 days)
10 days with snowfall of at least 1.0 inch (Normal 4 days)
Notes:
•February 2019 ranked as 12th wettest and the snowiest February on record in station history.
•10 one inch or greater snowfall events in February 2019, this ties with February 1955 for greatest number of one inch or greater snowfall events during the month of February.
•February 2019 was the 8th February since 1875 with zero days with a temperature of at least 32 degrees. Those other years include 2015, 2001, 1949, 1913, 1900, 1884 and 1875.
Source: https://mrcc.illinois.edu
Source: https://hprcc.unl.edu
February 2019 US temperature departure map — Warmer than average over much of the southeast while well below average temperatures covered much of the northern Rockies and Plains.
Source: https://hprcc.unl.edu
February 2019 temperature departure map — Below to well below average temperatures across the Northland last month.
Source: https://hprcc.unl.edu
February 2019 precipitation departure map — Well above average precipitation totals across the Northland last month.
…February 2019 Climate Summaries for the Northland…
International Falls, Minnesota
Average temperature: 3.5 degrees
Departure: -6.8 degrees below normal
February 2019 ranked as 20th coldest February in station history
Total precipitation: 1.66 inches
Departure: +1.09 inches above normal
February 2019 ranked as 5th wettest February in station history
Total snowfall: 25.4 inches
Departure: +14.6 inches above normal
February 2019 ranked as 4th snowiest February in station history
Brainerd, Minnesota
Average temperature: 7.3 degrees
Departure: -9.4 degrees below normal
February 2019 ranked as 17th coldest February in station history
Total precipitation: 1.54 inches
Departure: +0.87 inches above normal
February 2019 ranked as 5th wettest February in station history
Total snowfall: 22.3 inches
Departure: +15.4 inches above normal
February 2019 ranked as 5th snowiest February in station history
Hibbing, Minnesota
Average temperature: 4.7 degrees
Departure: -7.3 degrees below normal
February 2019 tied for 10th coldest February in station history
Ashland, Wisconsin
Average temperature: 10.6 degrees
Departure: -7.1 degrees below normal
February 2019 tied for 18th coldest February in station history
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