Sheldon, Iowa — After the bitterly cold temperatures we experienced during much of the month of February, it’s no wonder the month ended up being colder and drier than normal.
The average high temperature for February of this year was only 18-degrees, some 13-degrees colder than the normal average high and 10-degrees colder then February of last year. The warmest reading of the month was recorded on Sunday, February 28th, when the mercury climbed to 45-degrees. The coldest high temperature for the month was 11-degrees BELOW zero, which was recorded on Monday, February 15th.
The lowest low temperature last month as a bone-chilling 27-degrees below zero, which was recorded on both February 16th and 17th. On February 17th we set a new record low with that 27-below temperature, surpassing the previous record of 25-below, which had stood since 1958. Half of February’s 28 days saw lows dipping below zero. Our average low temperature for the month was 2-degrees, which is some 10-degrees colder than the normal low of 12, and 9-degrees cooler than the average for February of last year.
We were below normal for precipitation this February, as well, seeing just 5.97-inches of snow, which is .83-inches below the normal February snowfall of 6.80-inches. As for precipitation, or the amount of moisture contained in the snowfall and all other sources, we received .67-inches, .11-inches less than a normal February.
These numbers reflect the official National Weather Service readings for Sheldon, as compiled by KIWA Radio.
