February Mild With only Half the Average Amount of Snow

Monday, March 01, 2010 11:49 AM

Prince George, B.C.- February’s weather will hit the books as warmer and dryer than normal, and the latest report from Environment Canada Meteorologist Jim Steele shows the thee months of winter were below norms for snowfall, and higher than normal rain.

Here is his full report:

The month started off on the mild side and persisted for the first 2 weeks. A bit of a cool down arrived near the 18^th and ended by the 24^th. Temperatures were a bit on the cool side however hardly anything that one would refer to as the depths of winter. The last few days of the month saw a return to the very mild conditions.

On the precipitation side of things, the milder than normal temperatures resulted in more rainfall than normal however snowfall was on the other side of the coin, below normal. In the end the monthly precipitation comes in slight over half the normal amount.

Into the record books, February will go down as mild and dry.

Temperatures

Average daily high of 1.1 was above the normal of -0.8 degrees C.
Average daily low of -5.3 was above the normal of -10.0 degrees C.
Mean temperature of -2.1 was above the normal -5.4 degrees C.
Warmest Day on the 13th with a maximum temperature of 8.6 degrees
Coldest day on the 7^th with an overnight minimum of -13.1 degrees

Precipitation

Total precipitation of 16.9 mm was below the normal of 31.4 mm.
Total Snowfall of 2.8 cm was well below the normal of 30.1 cm
Total rainfall of 16.9 mm was well above the normal of 7.2 mm
Measurable precipitation on 6 days below the normal of 13 days
Greatest snowfall one day 1.0 cm on the 11^th & 16^th
Greatest rainfall one day 10.7 mm on the 16^th

Daily Records

· No daily or monthly records were established this month

Notes.

Total precipitation of the year to date is 51.9 mm, below the normal of 84.1 mm

Records for February

Mean temperature Extreme Daily temps

Mildest 1.3 1991 Max 12.8 27^th 1954

Coolest -14.5 1949 Min -45.0 15^th 1956

Precipitation

Driest 1.6 mm 1993 Wettest day 22.9 mm 12^th 1954

Wettest 87.9 mm 1956 Snowiest day 22.9 cm 12^th 1954

Most Snow 87.9 cm 1956

South Central Interior

	Mean Temp Degrees C	Total Precip. mm	Maximum Degrees C	Minimum Degrees C
Quesnel	-0.7	7.8	10.4 / 13^th	-9.3 / 8^th
Williams Lake	-0.3	9.8	9.0 / 14^th	-10.3 / 9^th
Blue River	0.0	33.3	7.8 / 25^th	-12.4 / 23^rd
Kamloops	3.7	11.4	13.9 / 25^th	-5.8 / 21^st

Winter ( December/January/February) Review

Temperature

The mean temperature of -7.2 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 72.2 mm was well below the normal 135.8 mm
Total Rainfall of 24.9 mm was above the normal 20.9 mm
Total snowfall of 63.0 cm was well below 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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Posted on Monday, March 01, 2010 11:49 AM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: Longnecks1 on March 1 2010 1:01 PM

And Dan the Man says we need more budget for snow. Goes to show the money was used else where, and there never is a real budget for snow removal. Just something that city council can cry over and reason to raise taxes. My guess it's the same for pot holes.

Posted by: quesnel on March 1 2010 2:33 PM

Interesting stats. Thanks for posting them Opinion 250 !!

Posted by: acrider54 on March 1 2010 4:47 PM

My Terasen gas bill sure doesn't reflect the warmer temps, my bill went up from last year. Guess they have to make their quota somehow.

Posted by: Harbinger on March 1 2010 5:27 PM

If you user a lot of Terasen gas your bill will go up. If you send less garbage to the landfill, your rates will go up. Either way they gotcha. Screw recycling. It obviously doesn't have any rewards except a dull peace of mind. If a company sells less, they charge more instead of lowering the price. I recollect the aquarium in Stanley Park being disappointed at their yearly take of dough. It was down. So what did they do? Lower prices to attract more people to make more money? Nah! That won't work. They raised their admission fees. Correct me if I'm wrong but thirty dollars or more for a family of four? Bah! Humbug! Greed is the new logic!

Posted by: Longnecks1 on March 1 2010 5:55 PM

Why do you think resturants go broke. The less people that come in the more they raise the prices, till nobody comes in.
Raise the service, and make it enjoyable with good food with reasonable prices. You will find that your a rich person.

Posted by: Harbinger on March 1 2010 6:37 PM

No more underlining for me, thanks. Don't need someone elses emphasis to get my point across.

Posted by: quesnel on March 1 2010 7:00 PM

Right on !!!, Harbinger.

Posted by: acrider54 on March 2 2010 5:34 AM

Mine underlined all by itself