February 2020 was colder than average with well below average precipitation and snowfall across the Northland.
| Duluth, Minnesota Average temperature: 14.4 degrees Normal: 15.1 degrees Departure: -0.7 degrees below average Highest temperature: 43 F on the 23rd Lowest temperature: -21 F on the 13th 9 subzero nights; mean is 11 nights 7 days with a high of 32 F or warmer; mean is 6 days 1 day with a high of 40 F or warmer; mean is 2 days Total precipitation: 0.18″ Normal: 0.81″ Departure: -0.63″ below average Greatest daily precipitation total: 0.12″ on the 17th Number of days with at least 0.01″ of precipitation: 4 Number of days with at least 0.10″ of precipitation: 1 Total snowfall: 5.4″ Normal: 12.4″ Departure: -7.0″ below average Greatest daily snowfall total: 2.9″ on the 7th Number of days with snowfall of at least 0.1″: 5; mean is 10 days Number of days with snowfall of at least 1.0″: 2; mean is 4 days Notes: February 2020 was the 3rd driest February on record in station history. Weather records for Duluth date back to 1875. |
| International Falls, Minnesota Average temperature: 9.0 degrees Departure: -1.4 degrees below average Total precipitation: 0.24″ Departure: -0.33″ below average Total snowfall: 4.0″ Departure: -6.8″ below average February 2020 was the 9th driest, and 9th least snowiest February on record in station history. |
| Brainerd, Minnesota Average temperature: 15.6 degrees Departure: -1.0 degree below average Total precipitation: 0.03″ Departure: -0.64″ below average Total snowfall: 0.9″ Departure: -6.0″ below average February 2020 was the 3rd driest, and 3rd least snowiest February on record in station history. |
| Ashland, Wisconsin Average temperature: 16.7 degrees Departure: -1.0 degree below average |
| Hibbing, Minnesota Average temperature: 8.5 degrees Departure: -3.5 degrees below average Note: Missing temperature data in Hibbing for February 12th and 13th, so the average temperature for February 2020 is preliminary and is subject to change. |
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Average temperature, departure from mean for February 2020. Source: https://mrcc.illinois.edu/
Total precipitation, departure from mean for February 2020.
Total snowfall for February 2020.
Total snowfall, percent of mean for February 2020.
Note: Last month’s snowfall totals were only 25% of normal across most of the Northland, and only around 10% of normal in the Brainerd area. The tip of the Arrowhead fared a little better with February snowfall totals running 50-75% of normal.
Thanks for reading!
Tim
