FROM: Bob Weisman, Earth Sciences
DATE: 1 March 1999
SUBJECT: El Nino, La Nina: They all look alike to these statistics
Corrected February 1999 and Winter 1998-99 St. Cloud Summary
Last year's "excuse" was El Nino, a pool of abnormally warm
water in the tropical Pacific. This year's "excuse" was La Nina, a pool
of abnormally cold water in the tropical Pacific. But, the net result
for Saint Cloud was almost identical: an extraordinarily mild February
and an easy winter (December-February) in Saint Cloud.
February 1999 was another mild one. Temperatures averaged more
than 10.5 degrees above normal, placing it as the 7th warmest in the 119
years on record. This would seem extraordinary, except that we just went
through the warmest February of all time in 1998. This certainly makes
the past two Februaries the warmest consecutive Februaries on record.
February 1999 had only one day of zero degrees or colder (on
the 4th), ranking as the third lowest total on record. The only
years with fewer are 1987 and last February which had none. Last winter
set the record for fewest days with a low of zero or colder with 16.
Thus far, the winter of 1998-99 has had only 29 days, tying this winter
for 5th fewest number of days during the cold season. Outside of the
11 consecutive days of sub-zero readings in January (longest streak
in two years), we would approach last year's incredibly low total
of 14 days. The normal number of days with lows of 0 or colder in February is
12 and the normal number for the cold season is 47.
February 1999 was also nearly snowless, just like February 1998.
Saint Cloud Airport only received 0.5 inch of snow during February 1999,
tied for the 4th lowest total on record with 1964. (It should be
mentioned that snowfall which was measurable, although less than an inch,
elsewhere in St. Cloud on a couple of other days in February, but did not
reach a measurable amount at the airport). This was only 0.1 inch less than
February 1998. However, we did not even get the rain that we received last
year in February, so the total melted precipitation for February 1999 was
only 0.07 inch, the 7th driest February on record and the driest since
1964.
The statistics for the meteorological winter (Dec 1998-Feb 1999)
also show a mild and relatively snowless winter. The mild December
(more than 7 degrees above normal), the near normal January, and our
mild February resulted in an average winter temperature of 6 degrees
above normal. Again, this would seem extraordinary, but for last winter's
nearly 11 degrees above normal, the 2nd mildest winter of all time.
The 1998-99 seasonal snowfall, fueled mainly by the 18.4 inches in January,
is only 25.1 inches, more than 8 inches below normal.
So what do all of these numbers really mean to us? We have had
two extraordinarily mild winters back-to-back. It means that we have had
basically 4 weeks plus two days of colder than normal weather since
last September. We haven't had a low temperature colder than -25 since
December 26, 1996.
We have had only 4 days with a high temperature below zero in the
last two winters combined. We haven't had a single day snowfall of more than
3 inches this winter and only two days with more than 4 inches since January
1997. And, we have seen bare ground in February for the second straight year.
This doesn't mean that there hasn't been major snowfalls nearby, like
the storm which pounded Omaha and Des Moines a week ago or the deep
snowpack which has led to warnings of the potential for moderate flooding
in the Red River Valley from Grand Forks northward this spring. Still,
for central Minnesota, we have gotten off quite easily two winters in a
row.
===========================================================================
FEBRUARY 1999 STATISTICS FEB 1999 NORMAL
TEMPERATURE
Average High 33.2 24.8
Average Low 16.8 3.8
Average Temp 25.0+ 14.3
Warmest high temperature 43 on the 8th
Coldest high temperature 10 on the 4th
Mildest low temperature 32 on the 10th,27th
Coldest low temperature -2 on the 4th
Record temperatures: NONE
+7TH WARMEST ON RECORD (SEE TABLE BELOW)
MELTED PRECIP (in) 0.07* 0.63
Most in 24 hours 0.05 on the 1st
*6TH LOWEST ON RECORD (SEE TABLE BELOW)
SNOWFALL (in) 0.5** 7.0
Most in 24 hours 0.5 on the 24th
Seasonal Snowfall (Oct-Feb) 25.1 33.3
**TIED FOR 4TH LOWEST ON RECORD (SEE TABLE BELOW)
WINTER STATISTICS WINTER 1998-9 NORMAL
Average High Temp 27.6 22.1
Average Low Temp 8.6 2.1
Average Temperature 18.1 12.1
Total Melted Precip(in) 1.80 2.20
Snowfall (in) 21.7 26.0
ST. CLOUD TEMPS--FEBRUARY (119 YEARS; AVG = 13.9 F; SDEV = 6.1 F)
WARMEST COLDEST
29.6 F 1998 -4.4 F 1936
28.9 F 1987 3.7 F 1904
27.2 F 1954 4.3 F 1887
27.0 F 1931 4.3 F 1917
26.4 F 1882 4.6 F 1989
25.7 F 1984 4.9 F 1885
25.0 F 1999 <--7TH WARMEST 5.1 F 1979
24.6 F 1992 ON RECORD 5.4 F 1967
24.2 F 1915 5.6 F 1899
23.8 F 1983 5.6 F 1923
ST. CLOUD PRECIP--FEBRUARY (108 YEARS; AVG = 0.68 IN; SDEV = 0.56 IN)
WETTEST DRIEST
2.94 IN 1922 0.00 IN 1894
2.76 IN 1951 0.00 IN 1921
2.22 IN 1919 TRACE 1901
1.78 IN 1898 TRACE 1902
1.67 IN 1979 0.04 IN 1964
1.61 IN 1953 0.05 IN 1934
1.58 IN 1955 0.07 IN 1999 <--7TH DRIEST ON RECORD;
1.53 IN 1971 0.09 IN 1960 DRIEST SINCE 1964
1.42 IN 1948 0.10 IN 1912
1.40 IN 1897 0.12 IN 1987
ST. CLOUD SNOWFALL--FEBRUARY (100 YEARS; AVG = 7.0 IN; SDEV = 5.4 IN)
SNOWIEST DRIEST
21.6 IN 1970-1971 0.0 IN 1920-1921
21.5 IN 1908-1909 TRACE 1900-1901
20.6 IN 1921-1922 TRACE 1901-1902
20.0 IN 1961-1962 0.5 IN 1963-1964
19.9 IN 1918-1919 0.5 IN 1998-1999 <--4TH LOWEST ON
19.5 IN 1938-1939 0.6 IN 1997-1998 RECORD (TIE);
18.8 IN 1936-1937 1.0 IN 1911-1912 LOWEST IN 35 YRS
16.5 IN 1952-1953 1.0 IN 1959-1960
15.9 IN 1990-1991 1.2 IN 1905-1906
15.6 IN 1950-1951 1.5 IN 1986-1987
ST. CLOUD TEMPS--FEWEST LOW TEMPERATURES OF 0 DEG OR LOWER
FEBRUARY COLD SEASON
0 1987 16 1997-1998
0 1998 17 1986-1987
1 1999 <--3RD FEWEST ON 22 1918-1919
2 1954 RECORD 22 1941-1942
3 1926 29 1908-1909
3 1935 29 1990-1991
4 1930 29 1998-1999 <-- TIED 5TH LOWEST
4 1938 30 1931-1932 (SO FAR)
4 1984 30 1982-1983
4 1992 31 1937-1938
5 (5 YEARS) 31 1943-1944
31 1957-1958
=============================================================================
Bob Weisman, Meteorology Professor SUPERVISOR: Shirley (age 6 1/2)
Earth Sciences Department PHONE: (320) 255-3247 (V)
MS 48 (800) 627-3529 (TTY via
Saint Cloud State University Minnesota Relay Service)
720 4th Avenue South FAX: (320) 255-4262
Saint Cloud, Minnesota 56301-4498 EMAIL: scsweisman@tigger.
stcloudstate.edu
(while driving in the car, Shirley is yakking constantly in the back seat)
Dad: (starts to say something)
Shirley: You have to be quiet, Dad. I'm the teacher.
Dad: Let's have a contest to see who can be quiet the longest.
Shirley: OK. You and Janet (sitting in front passenger seat) be quiet and
the first one to talk loses.
Dad: I was thinking that all 3 of us could have a contest.
Shirley: OK, we'll start now. No talking! And you two can't kiss.
Dad: Why?
Shirley: Kissing makes lots of noise. OK, ready, set, go. No talking starting
now. No more noise starting now. First one to talk loses....
(goes on for 30 more seconds about not talking)
(60 seconds of quiet)
Shirley: The contest is over!
===============================================================================
FROM: Bob Weisman, Earth Sciences
DATE: 1 March 1999
SUBJECT: El Nino, La Nina: They all look alike to these statistics
Corrected February 1999 and Winter 1998-99 St. Cloud Summary
Last year's "excuse" was El Nino, a pool of abnormally warm
water in the tropical Pacific. This year's "excuse" was La Nina, a pool
of abnormally cold water in the tropical Pacific. But, the net result
for Saint Cloud was almost identical: an extraordinarily mild February
and an easy winter (December-February) in Saint Cloud.
February 1999 was another mild one. Temperatures averaged more
than 10.5 degrees above normal, placing it as the 7th warmest in the 119
years on record. This would seem extraordinary, except that we just went
through the warmest February of all time in 1998. This certainly makes
the past two Februaries the warmest consecutive Februaries on record.
February 1999 had only one day of zero degrees or colder (on
the 4th), ranking as the third lowest total on record. The only
years with fewer are 1987 and last February which had none. Last winter
set the record for fewest days with a low of zero or colder with 16.
Thus far, the winter of 1998-99 has had only 29 days, tying this winter
for 5th fewest number of days during the cold season. Outside of the
11 consecutive days of sub-zero readings in January (longest streak
in two years), we would approach last year's incredibly low total
of 14 days. The normal number of days with lows of 0 or colder in February is
12 and the normal number for the cold season is 47.
February 1999 was also nearly snowless, just like February 1998.
Saint Cloud Airport only received 0.5 inch of snow during February 1999,
tied for the 4th lowest total on record with 1964. (It should be
mentioned that snowfall which was measurable, although less than an inch,
elsewhere in St. Cloud on a couple of other days in February, but did not
reach a measurable amount at the airport). This was only 0.1 inch less than
February 1998. However, we did not even get the rain that we received last
year in February, so the total melted precipitation for February 1999 was
only 0.07 inch, the 7th driest February on record and the driest since
1964.
The statistics for the meteorological winter (Dec 1998-Feb 1999)
also show a mild and relatively snowless winter. The mild December
(more than 7 degrees above normal), the near normal January, and our
mild February resulted in an average winter temperature of 6 degrees
above normal. Again, this would seem extraordinary, but for last winter's
nearly 11 degrees above normal, the 2nd mildest winter of all time.
The 1998-99 seasonal snowfall, fueled mainly by the 18.4 inches in January,
is only 25.1 inches, more than 8 inches below normal.
So what do all of these numbers really mean to us? We have had
two extraordinarily mild winters back-to-back. It means that we have had
basically 4 weeks plus two days of colder than normal weather since
last September. We haven't had a low temperature colder than -25 since
December 26, 1996.
We have had only 4 days with a high temperature below zero in the
last two winters combined. We haven't had a single day snowfall of more than
3 inches this winter and only two days with more than 4 inches since January
1997. And, we have seen bare ground in February for the second straight year.
This doesn't mean that there hasn't been major snowfalls nearby, like
the storm which pounded Omaha and Des Moines a week ago or the deep
snowpack which has led to warnings of the potential for moderate flooding
in the Red River Valley from Grand Forks northward this spring. Still,
for central Minnesota, we have gotten off quite easily two winters in a
row.
===========================================================================
FEBRUARY 1999 STATISTICS FEB 1999 NORMAL
TEMPERATURE
Average High 33.2 24.8
Average Low 16.8 3.8
Average Temp 25.0+ 14.3
Warmest high temperature 43 on the 8th
Coldest high temperature 10 on the 4th
Mildest low temperature 32 on the 10th,27th
Coldest low temperature -2 on the 4th
Record temperatures: NONE
+7TH WARMEST ON RECORD (SEE TABLE BELOW)
MELTED PRECIP (in) 0.07* 0.63
Most in 24 hours 0.05 on the 1st
*6TH LOWEST ON RECORD (SEE TABLE BELOW)
SNOWFALL (in) 0.5** 7.0
Most in 24 hours 0.5 on the 24th
Seasonal Snowfall (Oct-Feb) 25.1 33.3
**TIED FOR 4TH LOWEST ON RECORD (SEE TABLE BELOW)
WINTER STATISTICS WINTER 1998-9 NORMAL
Average High Temp 27.6 22.1
Average Low Temp 8.6 2.1
Average Temperature 18.1 12.1
Total Melted Precip(in) 1.80 2.20
Snowfall (in) 21.7 26.0
ST. CLOUD TEMPS--FEBRUARY (119 YEARS; AVG = 13.9 F; SDEV = 6.1 F)
WARMEST COLDEST
29.6 F 1998 -4.4 F 1936
28.9 F 1987 3.7 F 1904
27.2 F 1954 4.3 F 1887
27.0 F 1931 4.3 F 1917
26.4 F 1882 4.6 F 1989
25.7 F 1984 4.9 F 1885
25.0 F 1999 <--7TH WARMEST 5.1 F 1979
24.6 F 1992 ON RECORD 5.4 F 1967
24.2 F 1915 5.6 F 1899
23.8 F 1983 5.6 F 1923
ST. CLOUD PRECIP--FEBRUARY (108 YEARS; AVG = 0.68 IN; SDEV = 0.56 IN)
WETTEST DRIEST
2.94 IN 1922 0.00 IN 1894
2.76 IN 1951 0.00 IN 1921
2.22 IN 1919 TRACE 1901
1.78 IN 1898 TRACE 1902
1.67 IN 1979 0.04 IN 1964
1.61 IN 1953 0.05 IN 1934
1.58 IN 1955 0.07 IN 1999 <--7TH DRIEST ON RECORD;
1.53 IN 1971 0.09 IN 1960 DRIEST SINCE 1964
1.42 IN 1948 0.10 IN 1912
1.40 IN 1897 0.12 IN 1987
ST. CLOUD SNOWFALL--FEBRUARY (100 YEARS; AVG = 7.0 IN; SDEV = 5.4 IN)
SNOWIEST DRIEST
21.6 IN 1970-1971 0.0 IN 1920-1921
21.5 IN 1908-1909 TRACE 1900-1901
20.6 IN 1921-1922 TRACE 1901-1902
20.0 IN 1961-1962 0.5 IN 1963-1964
19.9 IN 1918-1919 0.5 IN 1998-1999 <--4TH LOWEST ON
19.5 IN 1938-1939 0.6 IN 1997-1998 RECORD (TIE);
18.8 IN 1936-1937 1.0 IN 1911-1912 LOWEST IN 35 YRS
16.5 IN 1952-1953 1.0 IN 1959-1960
15.9 IN 1990-1991 1.2 IN 1905-1906
15.6 IN 1950-1951 1.5 IN 1986-1987
ST. CLOUD TEMPS--FEWEST LOW TEMPERATURES OF 0 DEG OR LOWER
FEBRUARY COLD SEASON
0 1987 16 1997-1998
0 1998 17 1986-1987
1 1999 <--3RD FEWEST ON 22 1918-1919
2 1954 RECORD 22 1941-1942
3 1926 29 1908-1909
3 1935 29 1990-1991
4 1930 29 1998-1999 <-- TIED 5TH LOWEST
4 1938 30 1931-1932 (SO FAR)
4 1984 30 1982-1983
4 1992 31 1937-1938
5 (5 YEARS) 31 1943-1944
31 1957-1958
=============================================================================
Bob Weisman, Meteorology Professor SUPERVISOR: Shirley (age 6 1/2)
Earth Sciences Department PHONE: (320) 255-3247 (V)
MS 48 (800) 627-3529 (TTY via
Saint Cloud State University Minnesota Relay Service)
720 4th Avenue South FAX: (320) 255-4262
Saint Cloud, Minnesota 56301-4498 EMAIL: scsweisman@tigger.
stcloudstate.edu
(while driving in the car, Shirley is yakking constantly in the back seat)
Dad: (starts to say something)
Shirley: You have to be quiet, Dad. I'm the teacher.
Dad: Let's have a contest to see who can be quiet the longest.
Shirley: OK. You and Janet (sitting in front passenger seat) be quiet and
the first one to talk loses.
Dad: I was thinking that all 3 of us could have a contest.
Shirley: OK, we'll start now. No talking! And you two can't kiss.
Dad: Why?
Shirley: Kissing makes lots of noise. OK, ready, set, go. No talking starting
now. No more noise starting now. First one to talk loses....
(goes on for 30 more seconds about not talking)
(60 seconds of quiet)
Shirley: The contest is over!
===============================================================================
FROM: Bob Weisman, Earth Sciences
DATE: 1 March 1999
SUBJECT: El Nino, La Nina: They all look alike to these statistics
Corrected February 1999 and Winter 1998-99 St. Cloud Summary
Last year's "excuse" was El Nino, a pool of abnormally warm
water in the tropical Pacific. This year's "excuse" was La Nina, a pool
of abnormally cold water in the tropical Pacific. But, the net result
for Saint Cloud was almost identical: an extraordinarily mild February
and an easy winter (December-February) in Saint Cloud.
February 1999 was another mild one. Temperatures averaged more
than 10.5 degrees above normal, placing it as the 7th warmest in the 119
years on record. This would seem extraordinary, except that we just went
through the warmest February of all time in 1998. This certainly makes
the past two Februaries the warmest consecutive Februaries on record.
February 1999 had only one day of zero degrees or colder (on
the 4th), ranking as the third lowest total on record. The only
years with fewer are 1987 and last February which had none. Last winter
set the record for fewest days with a low of zero or colder with 16.
Thus far, the winter of 1998-99 has had only 29 days, tying this winter
for 5th fewest number of days during the cold season. Outside of the
11 consecutive days of sub-zero readings in January (longest streak
in two years), we would approach last year's incredibly low total
of 14 days. The normal number of days with lows of 0 or colder in February is
12 and the normal number for the cold season is 47.
February 1999 was also nearly snowless, just like February 1998.
Saint Cloud Airport only received 0.5 inch of snow during February 1999,
tied for the 4th lowest total on record with 1964. (It should be
mentioned that snowfall which was measurable, although less than an inch,
elsewhere in St. Cloud on a couple of other days in February, but did not
reach a measurable amount at the airport). This was only 0.1 inch less than
February 1998. However, we did not even get the rain that we received last
year in February, so the total melted precipitation for February 1999 was
only 0.07 inch, the 7th driest February on record and the driest since
1964.
The statistics for the meteorological winter (Dec 1998-Feb 1999)
also show a mild and relatively snowless winter. The mild December
(more than 7 degrees above normal), the near normal January, and our
mild February resulted in an average winter temperature of 6 degrees
above normal. Again, this would seem extraordinary, but for last winter's
nearly 11 degrees above normal, the 2nd mildest winter of all time.
The 1998-99 seasonal snowfall, fueled mainly by the 18.4 inches in January,
is only 25.1 inches, more than 8 inches below normal.
So what do all of these numbers really mean to us? We have had
two extraordinarily mild winters back-to-back. It means that we have had
basically 4 weeks plus two days of colder than normal weather since
last September. We haven't had a low temperature colder than -25 since
December 26, 1996.
We have had only 4 days with a high temperature below zero in the
last two winters combined. We haven't had a single day snowfall of more than
3 inches this winter and only two days with more than 4 inches since January
1997. And, we have seen bare ground in February for the second straight year.
This doesn't mean that there hasn't been major snowfalls nearby, like
the storm which pounded Omaha and Des Moines a week ago or the deep
snowpack which has led to warnings of the potential for moderate flooding
in the Red River Valley from Grand Forks northward this spring. Still,
for central Minnesota, we have gotten off quite easily two winters in a
row.
===========================================================================
FEBRUARY 1999 STATISTICS FEB 1999 NORMAL
TEMPERATURE
Average High 33.2 24.8
Average Low 16.8 3.8
Average Temp 25.0+ 14.3
Warmest high temperature 43 on the 8th
Coldest high temperature 10 on the 4th
Mildest low temperature 32 on the 10th,27th
Coldest low temperature -2 on the 4th
Record temperatures: NONE
+7TH WARMEST ON RECORD (SEE TABLE BELOW)
MELTED PRECIP (in) 0.07* 0.63
Most in 24 hours 0.05 on the 1st
*6TH LOWEST ON RECORD (SEE TABLE BELOW)
SNOWFALL (in) 0.5** 7.0
Most in 24 hours 0.5 on the 24th
Seasonal Snowfall (Oct-Feb) 25.1 33.3
**TIED FOR 4TH LOWEST ON RECORD (SEE TABLE BELOW)
WINTER STATISTICS WINTER 1998-9 NORMAL
Average High Temp 27.6 22.1
Average Low Temp 8.6 2.1
Average Temperature 18.1 12.1
Total Melted Precip(in) 1.80 2.20
Snowfall (in) 21.7 26.0
ST. CLOUD TEMPS--FEBRUARY (119 YEARS; AVG = 13.9 F; SDEV = 6.1 F)
WARMEST COLDEST
29.6 F 1998 -4.4 F 1936
28.9 F 1987 3.7 F 1904
27.2 F 1954 4.3 F 1887
27.0 F 1931 4.3 F 1917
26.4 F 1882 4.6 F 1989
25.7 F 1984 4.9 F 1885
25.0 F 1999 <--7TH WARMEST 5.1 F 1979
24.6 F 1992 ON RECORD 5.4 F 1967
24.2 F 1915 5.6 F 1899
23.8 F 1983 5.6 F 1923
ST. CLOUD PRECIP--FEBRUARY (108 YEARS; AVG = 0.68 IN; SDEV = 0.56 IN)
WETTEST DRIEST
2.94 IN 1922 0.00 IN 1894
2.76 IN 1951 0.00 IN 1921
2.22 IN 1919 TRACE 1901
1.78 IN 1898 TRACE 1902
1.67 IN 1979 0.04 IN 1964
1.61 IN 1953 0.05 IN 1934
1.58 IN 1955 0.07 IN 1999 <--7TH DRIEST ON RECORD;
1.53 IN 1971 0.09 IN 1960 DRIEST SINCE 1964
1.42 IN 1948 0.10 IN 1912
1.40 IN 1897 0.12 IN 1987
ST. CLOUD SNOWFALL--FEBRUARY (100 YEARS; AVG = 7.0 IN; SDEV = 5.4 IN)
SNOWIEST DRIEST
21.6 IN 1970-1971 0.0 IN 1920-1921
21.5 IN 1908-1909 TRACE 1900-1901
20.6 IN 1921-1922 TRACE 1901-1902
20.0 IN 1961-1962 0.5 IN 1963-1964
19.9 IN 1918-1919 0.5 IN 1998-1999 <--4TH LOWEST ON
19.5 IN 1938-1939 0.6 IN 1997-1998 RECORD (TIE);
18.8 IN 1936-1937 1.0 IN 1911-1912 LOWEST IN 35 YRS
16.5 IN 1952-1953 1.0 IN 1959-1960
15.9 IN 1990-1991 1.2 IN 1905-1906
15.6 IN 1950-1951 1.5 IN 1986-1987
ST. CLOUD TEMPS--FEWEST LOW TEMPERATURES OF 0 DEG OR LOWER
FEBRUARY COLD SEASON
0 1987 16 1997-1998
0 1998 17 1986-1987
1 1999 <--3RD FEWEST ON 22 1918-1919
2 1954 RECORD 22 1941-1942
3 1926 29 1908-1909
3 1935 29 1990-1991
4 1930 29 1998-1999 <-- TIED 5TH LOWEST
4 1938 30 1931-1932 (SO FAR)
4 1984 30 1982-1983
4 1992 31 1937-1938
5 (5 YEARS) 31 1943-1944
31 1957-1958
=============================================================================
Bob Weisman, Meteorology Professor SUPERVISOR: Shirley (age 6 1/2)
Earth Sciences Department PHONE: (320) 255-3247 (V)
MS 48 (800) 627-3529 (TTY via
Saint Cloud State University Minnesota Relay Service)
720 4th Avenue South FAX: (320) 255-4262
Saint Cloud, Minnesota 56301-4498 EMAIL: scsweisman@tigger.
stcloudstate.edu
(while driving in the car, Shirley is yakking constantly in the back seat)
Dad: (starts to say something)
Shirley: You have to be quiet, Dad. I'm the teacher.
Dad: Let's have a contest to see who can be quiet the longest.
Shirley: OK. You and Janet (sitting in front passenger seat) be quiet and
the first one to talk loses.
Dad: I was thinking that all 3 of us could have a contest.
Shirley: OK, we'll start now. No talking! And you two can't kiss.
Dad: Why?
Shirley: Kissing makes lots of noise. OK, ready, set, go. No talking starting
now. No more noise starting now. First one to talk loses....
(goes on for 30 more seconds about not talking)
(60 seconds of quiet)
Shirley: The contest is over!
===============================================================================
===========================================================================
FEBRUARY 1999 STATISTICS FEB 1999 NORMAL
TEMPERATURE
Average High 33.2 24.8
Average Low 16.8 3.8
Average Temp 25.0+ 14.3
Warmest high temperature 43 on the 8th
Coldest high temperature 10 on the 4th
Mildest low temperature 32 on the 10th,27th
Coldest low temperature -2 on the 4th
Record temperatures: NONE
+7TH WARMEST ON RECORD (SEE TABLE BELOW)
MELTED PRECIP (in) 0.07* 0.63
Most in 24 hours 0.05 on the 1st
*6TH LOWEST ON RECORD (SEE TABLE BELOW)
SNOWFALL (in) 0.5** 7.0
Most in 24 hours 0.5 on the 24th
Seasonal Snowfall (Oct-Feb) 25.1 33.3
**TIED FOR 4TH LOWEST ON RECORD (SEE TABLE BELOW)
WINTER STATISTICS WINTER 1998-9 NORMAL
Average High Temp 27.6 22.1
Average Low Temp 8.6 2.1
Average Temperature 18.1 12.1
Total Melted Precip(in) 1.80 2.20
Snowfall (in) 21.7 26.0
ST. CLOUD TEMPS--FEBRUARY (119 YEARS; AVG = 13.9 F; SDEV = 6.1 F)
WARMEST COLDEST
29.6 F 1998 -4.4 F 1936
28.9 F 1987 3.7 F 1904
27.2 F 1954 4.3 F 1887
27.0 F 1931 4.3 F 1917
26.4 F 1882 4.6 F 1989
25.7 F 1984 4.9 F 1885
25.0 F 1999 <--7TH WARMEST 5.1 F 1979
24.6 F 1992 ON RECORD 5.4 F 1967
24.2 F 1915 5.6 F 1899
23.8 F 1983 5.6 F 1923
ST. CLOUD PRECIP--FEBRUARY (108 YEARS; AVG = 0.68 IN; SDEV = 0.56 IN)
WETTEST DRIEST
2.94 IN 1922 0.00 IN 1894
2.76 IN 1951 0.00 IN 1921
2.22 IN 1919 TRACE 1901
1.78 IN 1898 TRACE 1902
1.67 IN 1979 0.04 IN 1964
1.61 IN 1953 0.05 IN 1934
1.58 IN 1955 0.07 IN 1999 <--7TH DRIEST ON RECORD;
1.53 IN 1971 0.09 IN 1960 DRIEST SINCE 1964
1.42 IN 1948 0.10 IN 1912
1.40 IN 1897 0.12 IN 1987
ST. CLOUD SNOWFALL--FEBRUARY (100 YEARS; AVG = 7.0 IN; SDEV = 5.4 IN)
SNOWIEST DRIEST
21.6 IN 1970-1971 0.0 IN 1920-1921
21.5 IN 1908-1909 TRACE 1900-1901
20.6 IN 1921-1922 TRACE 1901-1902
20.0 IN 1961-1962 0.5 IN 1963-1964
19.9 IN 1918-1919 0.5 IN 1998-1999 <--4TH LOWEST ON
19.5 IN 1938-1939 0.6 IN 1997-1998 RECORD (TIE);
18.8 IN 1936-1937 1.0 IN 1911-1912 LOWEST IN 35 YRS
16.5 IN 1952-1953 1.0 IN 1959-1960
15.9 IN 1990-1991 1.2 IN 1905-1906
15.6 IN 1950-1951 1.5 IN 1986-1987
ST. CLOUD TEMPS--FEWEST LOW TEMPERATURES OF 0 DEG OR LOWER
FEBRUARY COLD SEASON
0 1987 16 1997-1998
0 1998 17 1986-1987
1 1999 <--3RD FEWEST ON 22 1918-1919
2 1954 RECORD 22 1941-1942
3 1926 29 1908-1909
3 1935 29 1990-1991
4 1930 29 1998-1999 <-- TIED 5TH LOWEST
4 1938 30 1931-1932 (SO FAR)
4 1984 30 1982-1983
4 1992 31 1937-1938
5 (5 YEARS) 31 1943-1944
31 1957-1958
=============================================================================
Bob Weisman, Meteorology Professor SUPERVISOR: Shirley (age 6 1/2)
Earth Sciences Department PHONE: (320) 255-3247 (V)
MS 48 (800) 627-3529 (TTY via
Saint Cloud State University Minnesota Relay Service)
720 4th Avenue South FAX: (320) 255-4262
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