February, 1998 Preliminary Local Climatological Data International Falls, MN National Weather Service |-Temperature-|--------Degree Days---------|-Precipitation-|-Snowfall-|----Wind----| (degrees F) (base 65 degrees F) (inches) (inches) (mph, deg) Heating Cooling Max Min Avg Dep HDD Seas Dep CDD Seas Dep Tot Tot Norm Tot Tot Avg Pk Dir from for for for for for Spd Gust at Norm Seas Seas Mon Mon Seas Pk Date | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 25 20 23 20 42 5517 -744 M M M 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.8 36.7 6.0 M M 2 20 -6 7 4 58 5575 -748 0 0 0 0.02 0.05 0.06 0.8INCHES 6.3 M M 3 25 -14 6 3 59 5634 -751 0 0 0 0 0.05 0.09 0.0INCHES 3.0 M M 4 35 -3 16 12 49 5683 -763 0 0 0 0 0.05 0.11 0.0INCHES 3.8 M M 5 21 -2 10 6 55 5738 -769 0 0 0 T 0.05 0.13 0.1INCHES 3.1 M M 6 22 8 15 11 50 5788 -780 0 0 0 T 0.05 0.15 T 37.6 2.4 M M 7 48 6 27 22 38 5826 -802 0 0 0 0 0.05 0.17 0.0 37.6 5.0 M M 8 46 13 30 25 35 5861 -827 0 0 0 0 0.05 0.19 0.0 37.6 5.7 M M 9 33 20 27 22 38 5899 -849 0 0 0 T 0.05 0.21 0.0 37.6 6.9 M M 10 28 22 25 19 40 5939 -868 M M M 0.01 0.06 0.23 0.1INCHES 6.4 M M 11 29 21 25 19 40 5979 -887 M M M T 0.06 0.25 T 37.7 5.9 M M 12 27 18 23 17 42 6021 -904 M M M T 0.06 0.27 TINCHES 3.7 M M 13 25 18 22 15 43 6064 -919 0 0 0 0.01 0.07 0.29 0.3 38.0 7.2 M M 14 30 22 26 19 39 6103 -938 0 0 0 0.10 0.17 0.31 1.0 39.0 11.8 M M 15 38 29 34 26 31 6134 -964 0 0 0 0.04 0.21 0.33 0.5 39.5 8.3 M M 16 37 33 35 27 30 6164 -991 0 0 0 0.08 0.29 0.35 0.0 39.5 7.9 M M 17 42 33 38 30 27 6191-1021 M M M 0.01 0.30 0.37 0.0 39.5 12.0 M M 18 37 32 35 26 30 6221-1047 M M M T 0.30 0.39 T 39.5 6.3 M M 19 40 29 35 26 30 6251-1073 M M M T 0.30 0.41 T 39.5 5.1 M M 20 36 19 28 18 37 6288-1091 0 0 0 0 0.30 0.43 0.0 39.5 4.0 M M 21 38 14 26 16 39 6327-1107 0 0 0 0 0.30 0.45 0.0 39.5 5.9 M M 22 46 32 39 28 26 6353-1135 0 0 0 0 0.30 0.47 0.0 39.5 10.8 M M 23 40 35 38 27 27 6380-1162 0 0 0 0.04 0.34 0.49 0.0 39.5 8.4 M M 24 47 27 37 25 28 6408-1187 0 0 0 0 0.34 0.51 0.0 39.5 3.2 M M 25 43 27 35 23 30 6438-1210 0 0 0 0.05 0.39 0.54 0.0 39.5 11.2 M M 26 38 33 36 23 29 6467-1233 0 0 0 0.27 0.66 0.57 T 39.5 16.4 M M 27 37 33 35 22 30 6497-1255 0 0 0 0.37 1.03 0.60 2.0INCHES 10.5 M M 28 36 31 34 20 31 6528-1275 0 0 0 0.01 1.04 0.63 TINCHES 10.7 M M MONTHLY CLIMATIC SUMMARY FOR INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN FEBRUARY 1998 ...Temperature Data... ...Precipitation data... Average Monthly: 27.1 Total for Month: 1.04 Departure from Normal: 19.4 Departure from Normal: 0.41 Highest: 48 on 7 Greatest in a day: 0.37 on 27 Lowest: -14 on 3 SNOWFALL, ICE PELLETS, HAIL Max 32 or below: 10 Total for month: 5.6 inches Max 90 or above: 0 Greatest snowfall in a day: 2.0 on 27 Min 32 or below: 23 Greatest snow depth: 9 on 4 Min 0 or below: 4 ...WEATHER, days with... ...Heating Degree Days... 0.01 inch or more precip: 13 Total this month: 1053 0.10 inch or more precip: 3 Departure from Normal: -551 0.50 inch or more precip: 0 Seasonal Total: 6528 1.00 inch or more precip: 0 Departure from Normal: -1275 ...Cooling Degree Days... Total this Month: 0 Departure from Normal: 0 ...Pressure Data... Seasonal Total: 0 Departure from Normal: 0 Highest Sea-Level 30.45 on 3 Lowest Sea-Level 29.48 on 27 ...Remarks... Warmest February on record with an average temperature of 27.1 degrees...previous record was in 1987 with 23.5 degrees. Warmest winter on record (December-February) with an average temperature of 19.8 degrees...previous record was in the winter of 1986-87 when the average was 16.8 degrees. Daily records set for the month: Record high of 48 degrees on the 7th...previous 46 in 1991. Record high tied on the 8th with 46 degrees...previously set in 1991. Record high tied on the 22nd with 46 degrees..previously set in 1961.