February-Up and Down
Thursday, March 1, 2012 @ 11:33 AM
Prince George, B.C.- February was for Prince George, what Environment Canada Meteorologist Jim Steele, calls “ A bit of an up and down month” as winter never really took hold for any extended period of time.
In his monthly report, Steele says the month started on the mild side, but quickly slipped into the deep freeze with more normal temperatures for this time of year, then back into the mild phase. The average temperatures for the month came in nearly a degree above normal.
Steele also reports the winter ( December, January February) turned out to be milder and with less precipitation than normal.
Into the record books, February will show a mild and dry month.
Temperatures
- Average daily high of 0.0 was above the normal of -0.8 degrees C.
- Average daily low of -9.0 was above the normal of -10.0 degrees C.
- Mean temperature of -4.5 was above the normal -5.4 degrees C.
- Warmest Day on the 12th with a maximum temperature of 3.7 degrees
- Coldest day on the 26th with an overnight minimum of -21.7 degrees
Precipitation
- Total precipitation of 20.7 mm was 65% of the normal of 31.4 mm.
- Total Snowfall of 29.0 cm was 96% of the normal of 30.1 cm
- Total rainfall of 0.6 mm was 8% of the normal of 7.2 mm
- Measurable precipitation on 8 days below the normal of 13 days
- Greatest snowfall one day 10.0 cm on the 24th
- Greatest rainfall one day 0.6 mm on the 12th
Daily / Monthly Records
· No daily or monthly temperature records were established this month
Notes.
- Total precipitation of the year to date is 48.1 mm, 57% of the normal of 84.1 mm
Records for February
Mean temperature Extreme Daily temps
Mildest 1.3 1991 Max 12.8 27th 1954
Coolest -14.5 1949 Min -45.0 15th 1956
Precipitation
Driest 1.6 mm 1993 Wettest day 22.9 mm 12th 1954
Wettest 87.9 mm 1956 Snowiest day 23.0 cm 27th 2011
Most Snow 87.9 cm 1956
South Central Interior
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Mean Temp
Degrees C
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Total Precip. mm
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Maximum Degrees C
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Minimum Degrees C
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Quesnel
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-4.0
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15.7
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7.9 / 3rd
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-20.9 / 27th
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Williams Lake
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-3.8
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28.2
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6.7 / 3rd
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-23.8 / 27th
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Blue River
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-3.9
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45.7
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4.9 / 13th
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-20.2 / 28th
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Kamloops
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0.2
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25.5
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8.1 / 23rd
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-12.5 / 27th
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Winter:(December, January, February) Review
Temperature
- The mean temperature of -4.9 was above the normal of -7.6 degrees C.
- Mildest winter mean temperatures -1.3 degrees in winter 1991-92
- Coldest winter mean temperature -15.2 degrees in winter 1949-50
Precipitation
- Total precipitation of 103.8 mm was 76% of the normal 135.8 mm
- Total Rainfall of 32.0 mm was 153% of the normal 20.9 mm
- Total snowfall of 104.9 cm was 74% of the normal 140.3 cm.
- Greatest winter snowfall 293.3 cm winter 1981-82
- Least winter snowfall 58.6 cm winter 1986-87
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