Past IEM Features tagged: feb
February Record Highs
27 Feb 2024 05:30 AMIt was a record setting day in Iowa on Monday with the following first-order NWS climate sites either tying or setting new February high temperature records.
- Cedar Rapids 76 (ties 2017)
- Des Moines 78 (ties 1930)
- Dubuque 72 (beats 71 in 2017)
- Mason City 73 (beats 66 in 1981)
- Sioux City 77 (beats 75 in 1896)
- Waterloo 78 (beats 71 in 1921)
Having Waterloo and Mason City best their previous February records by seven degrees each is very remarkable! The featured chart presents the current monthly high temperature records for Dubuque. Temperatures will again be quite warm on Tuesday, but take a very abrupt downturn in the afternoon.
Voting:
Good: 17
Bad: 0
Tags: 2024 feb
January vs February Temps
08 Feb 2018 05:33 AMThe January average temperature for Ames came in just under long term average for the month at about 16.5 degrees. The featured chart compares the January average temperature with February for the same year for Ames. Having a below average January does not guarantee the same for the next month. The chart shows each month's average value and the frequency within each quadrant defined by these averages. There is some correlation denoted, which is likely influenced by persistence or dearth of snow cover.
Voting:
Good: 6
Bad: 0
Tags: feb jan
February Frozen Days
02 Feb 2018 05:34 AMThe calendar day high temperatures on Thursday failed to breach the freezing level making for a frozen day. The featured chart looks at the frequency of such days during February for Ames. The labels on the bars are the actual number of years over the period of record that the high was below 32 degrees. Of course, Feb 29th shows up a bit funny as there have been one quarter as many of those days than others in February. The slope is downward going from just over 50% to start the month to under 30% by the end. So such days become less common as we slowly inch toward spring!
Voting:
Good: 14
Bad: 2
Abstain: 1
Tags: feb
50+ dew point in February!
18 Feb 2011 05:55 AMTemperatures soared on Thursday thanks to a very strong push of warm and moist air into the state. The featured analysis presents the maximum reported dew point for the day. A good portion of the state was able to exceed 50 degrees, which is extremely uncommon for February! Des Moines reported a maximum dew point of 53 degrees and there have been only 4 other days in February since 1948 with such a high dew point (10-11 Feb 1999, 27 Feb 1981, and 8 Feb 1966). Temperatures will be much cooler today, but still above average.
Voting:
Good: 22
Bad: 8
Tags: 2011 feb
Warmer March in store?
15 Feb 2011 05:55 AMThe past few days of much warmer weather has helped to eliminate much of the snow that has stuck around for most of winter. The featured chart looks at the relationship between having snow on the ground of a given day in February and then the average temperature that following March. The implication is clear, getting rid of the snow now leads to a few more degrees warmer weather in March. The chart also shows that the coldest, on average, March temperatures are when there is snow at the end of February and the warmest are when there is no snow at the beginning of the month.
Voting:
Good: 13
Bad: 6
Tags: snowcover feb mar