Contiguous U.S.:
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- February Temperature:
34th coldest February in the 1895-2007 record. The
preliminary nationally averaged temperature was 32.86°F
(0.48°C), which was 1.84°F (1.02°C) below the
1901-2000 (20th century) mean.
- February Precipitation:
16th driest nationally in the 1895-2007 record. An average of 1.56
inches (40 mm) fell over the contiguous U.S. in February, 0.46
inches (12 mm) below the 20th century mean for the month.
- December - February (winter)
Temperature: 45th warmest in the 1895-to-present record,
0.63°F (0.35°C) above the 20th century mean. The
preliminary nationally averaged December - February temperature was
33.63°F (0.91°C).
- December - February (winter)
Precipitation: A total of 6.24 inches (159 mm) of precipitation
fell during this 3-month period, which corresponds to a ranking of
47th driest.
- September - February
(6-month): The national average temperature was the 57th
coldest for this 6-month period. The nationally-averaged
temperature was 43.71°F (6.51°C), which was 0.09°F
(0.05°C) above the 20th century mean. At 14.25 inches (362
mm), September - February precipitation was above average and
ranked as the 30th wettest such period in the 1895-2007 record.
- January to February
(Year-to-date): The 42nd coldest January-February on record.
The nationally averaged year-to-date temperature was 32.13°F
(0.07°C), or 0.65°F (0.36°C) below the mean. The
year-to-date period was the 21st driest January-February in the
113-year record, receiving a national average of 3.70 inches (94
mm) of precipitation during the period, or 0.54 inches (14 mm)
below the 20th century mean.
- March 2006 - February 2007:
The 13th warmest such period in the 1895-2007 record. The
preliminary nationally-averaged annual temperature was 53.94°F
(12.19°C), which was 1.14°F (0.64°C) above the mean.
Precipitation was near the mean for the March 2006 - February 2007
period, ranking it as the 50th driest March - February in the
112-year record. The nationally-averaged annual precipitation
accumulation was 29.17 inches (741 mm), or 0.03 inches (1 mm) above
the 20th century mean.
Alaska:
- February
Temperature: 42nd warmest on record (1918-2007) for February
with temperatures 1.4°F (0.8°C) above the 1971-2000
mean.
- December-February
Temperature: 28th warmest on record (1918-2007) for the 3-month
period (December - February) with temperatures 1.4°F
(0.8°C) above the 1971-2000 mean.
Other Statewide and Regional
Highlights:
- February precipitation
across Montana
was 6th wettest on record. Mississippi,
Louisiana,
and Tennessee
were the 6th, 7th, and 8th driest on record, respectively.
- December - February
temperatures across Delaware
and New
Jersey ranked 13th warmest on record. Four states, including
Texas
and New
Mexico were below average for the period. Nebraska
and Kansas
tied for second wettest, while Tennessee
was 6th driest.
- In the South and Southwest regions, December - February temperatures
were below average.
- Temperatures over the past 6-months (September - February) were above
average in the Northeast and the East North Central regions.
Precipitation for the period was near to above average in all
regions except the West
.
- September - February
temperatures were much above average for three states, Rhode
Island, New Jersey and Connecticut. Seven states were below average
for the period, including Colorado
and New
Mexico. Colorado
and Indiana
ranked 3rd wettest for September - February. California experienced
its 11th driest such period on record.
- During the Year-to-Date period
(January-February), temperatures were below average across 16
states in the central U.S. Only two states (Delaware and New
Jersey) had temperatures above average during this period. All
other states reported near-average temperatures. Alabama, Tennessee
and Rhode Island each had their 10th driest such period on record.
Eleven additional states, from the Southwest to the Great Lakes and
into parts of the Northeast experienced above average precipitation
during this period.
- January-February
temperatures across the Southwest, South and Central regions were
below average. Every other region was near average during this
period. The Northwest, West and Southeast regions experienced below
average precipitation during the year-to-date period.
- March 2006 - February 2007
was warmer or much-warmer-than-average for 37 states, including New
Jersey. Indiana
was record wettest for the period.
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