IEM Daily Feature
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Thursday, 25 February 2010
How cold has February been?
Posted: 25 Feb 2010 05:47 AM
The featured chart presents three measures of how cold it has been
this month for Des Moines. So far the maximum temperature reported
was a mere 35 degrees, which is easily the lowest value for the month
during previous years on record. Considering the simple daily average
of high and low temperature, this month only ranks 30th coldest and a
full 13 degrees warmer than 1936! Then finally, only considering the
lowest temperature reported, this month only ranks 38th coldest out of
118 years. The moral of the story is that our exceptional snow pack
and many cloudy nights have helped to keep temperatures in a tight
range, with highs typically below freezing and lows not tremendously cold.
Voting:
Good = 34
Bad = 5
Tags: feb10
Voting:
Good = 34
Bad = 5
Tags: feb10