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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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