This Month's Daily Statistics
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DATE: 1 March 2002
SUBJECT: Warmest Winter and Four-Month Cold Season in Saint Cloud History
2002 February and 2001-2002 Winter St. Cloud Weather Summary
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FEBRUARY 2001 STATISTICS FEB 2002 NORMAL
TEMPERATURE (F)
Average High 35.0 24.8
Average Low 15.4 3.8
Average Temp 25.2* 14.3
Warmest high temperature 53 on the 23rd
Coldest high temperature 16 on the 27th
Mildest low temperature 34 on the 18th
Coldest low temperature -5 on the 4th, 27th
*7th warmest February on record (see below)
MELTED PRECIP (in) 1.29 0.63
Most in 24 hours 0.47 in on the 19th
SNOWFALL (in) 10.3 7.0
Most in 24 hours 5.0 on the 24th (set record; see below)
Seasonal Snowfall (Oct-Feb) 28.9 33.3
Daily record snowfall: 5.0 in on the 24th (old record: 4.8 in 2001)
WINTER (DEC-FEB) STATISTICS WINTER NORMAL
2001-2002
Average High Temp (oF) 32.2 22.5Average Low Temp (oF) 14.6 3.6
Average Temperature (oF) 23.4** 13.1
Total Melted Precip(in) 2.34 2.18
Snowfall (in) 16.6 26.0
**Warmest winter in Saint Cloud history (see below)
ST. CLOUD SNOWFALL(IN)
OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY TOTAL
1999-2000 0.0 1.1 4.5 10.8 8.4 T 3.3 0.0 28.1
2000-2001 0.0 10.6 16.2 5.4 17.8 6.6 T 0.0 56.6
2001-2002 0.5 11.8 2.8 3.5 10.3 28.9
NORMAL 0.5 6.8 8.9 10.1 7.0 9.8 2.3 0.1 45.5
ST. CLOUD TEMPS--FEBRUARY (122 YEARS; AVG = 14.0 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
25.2 F 2002 5.1 F 1979
25.0 F 1999 5.4 F 1967
24.6 F 1992 5.6 F 1899
24.2 F 1915 5.6 F 1923
ST. CLOUD TEMPS--FEWEST LOW TEMPERATURES OF 0 DEG OR LOWER
FEBRUARY (AVG = 12.3) COLD SEASON (AVG = 43)
0 1987 7 2001-2002
0 1998 16 1997-1998
1 1999 17 1986-1987
2 1954 22 1918-1919
2 2002 22 1941-1942
3 1926 29 1908-1909
3 1935 29 1990-1991
4 1930 29 1998-1999
4 1938 30 1931-1932
4 1984 30 1982-1983
4 1992 31 1937-1938
5 (5 YEARS) 31 1943-1944
31 1957-1958
ST. CLOUD TEMPS--WINTER (121 YEARS; AVG = 13.1 F)
WARMEST COLDEST
23.4 F 2001-2002 1.4 F 1935-1936
23.2 F 1881-1882 1.7 F 1886-1887
23.0 F 1997-1998 3.9 F 1978-1979
22.7 F 1930-1931 4.2 F 1884-1885
22.2 F 1986-1987 5.5 F 1887-1888
21.5 F 1920-1921 6.2 F 1916-1917
20.0 F 1918-1919 7.7 F 1981-1982
19.9 F 1982-1983 7.8 F 1977-1978
19.3 F 1943-1944 7.9 F 1917-1918
19.3 F 1989-1990 7.9 F 1964-1965
SAINT CLOUD AVERAGE TEMPERATURES (NOV 1 THROUGH FEB 28/29)
WARMEST ON RECORD (1881-2002)
28.0 2001-2002
25.2 1930-1931
24.6 1881-1882
23.8 1918-1919
23.7 1997-1998
23.3 1999-2000
23.10 1931-1932
23.08 1986-1987
22.98 1913-1914
22.95 1920-1921
22.93 1907-1908