February 2008 Climatological Summary

Mostly Clear 36°F
2008 Summaries:
 January | February | March | April | May | June |
July | August | September | October | November | December
Note: All records shown in "Notes" section is from official Albany NWS climate data.

Month In Review

Temperature Summary

Average Temperature: 25.8°F (+0.8°F)

Highest Temperature: 53°F (18th)

Lowest Temperature: -2°F (6th)

Average High Temperature: 33.5°F

Average Low Temperature: 18.1°F

High Temperature Below 32°F: 10 days

Low Temperature Below 0°F: 1 day

Degree Days: 1,137.1 HDD / 0.0 CDD

Wind Summary

Average Wind Speed: 2.5 mph

Dominant Wind Direction: WNW

Highest Wind Gust: 35 mph (10th)

Precipitation Summary

Total Precipitation: 4.72 in (+2.45 in)

Maximum 24-Hour Total: 1.20 in (6th)

Total Snowfall: 18.5 in (+5.8 in)

Maximum 24-Hour Total: 6.0 in (26th)

Notes
  • 2nd wettest February on record (5.04 inches)
  • Daily precipitation record set on the 6th
    • officially 1.21 inches; old 0.85 inches set in 1895
  • Lunar Eclipse occurred on the 20th.
  • Record low temperature set on the 29th
    • officially -2°F; old 0°F set in 1980
  • Daily snowfall record set on the 29th
    • officially 0.8 inches; old 0.6 inches set in 1984
Daily Temperature & Precipitation Summary
Day Weather High Temperature Low Temperature Precipitation Snowfall
1st Freezing Drizzle 33°F 25°F 0.73 in 0.2 in
2nd Rain Showers 38°F 32°F 0.02 in 0.0 in
3rd Mostly Cloudy 42°F 31°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
4th Drizzle 36°F 31°F 0.02 in Trace
5th Rain 43°F 34°F 0.32 in 0.0 in
6th Rain 42°F 29°F 1.20 in 0.0 in
7th Freezing Drizzle 34°F 25°F 0.17 in 0.5 in
8th Mostly Cloudy 32°F 24°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
9th Light Snow 34°F 25°F 0.07 in 1.5 in
10th Light Snow 38°F 9°F 0.01 in 0.3 in
11th Mostly Cloudy 19°F 8°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
12th Light Snow 23°F 7°F 0.26 in 2.5 in
13th Freezing Drizzle 34°F 20°F 0.80 in 1.0 in
14th Partly Sunny 32°F 17°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
15th Snow Showers 39°F 18°F Trace Trace
16th Sunny 26°F 8°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
17th Rain & Snow 38°F 18°F 0.12 in Trace
18th Rain & Snow 53°F 13°F 0.02 in 0.1 in
19th Light Snow 35°F 21°F 0.03 in 0.7 in
20th Partly Sunny 26°F 12°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
21st Partly Sunny 25°F 12°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
22nd Snow 29°F 16°F 0.20 in 4.0 in
23rd Cloudy 31°F 19°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
24th Mostly Sunny 37°F 15°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
25th Mostly Sunny 42°F 11°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
26th Snow 35°F 24°F 0.56 in 6.0 in
27th Cloudy 33°F 14°F 0.13 in 1.0 in
28th Windy 18°F 3°F 0.00 in 0.0 in
29th Light Snow 26°F -8°F 0.06 in 1.0 in
Weather Icon Key
Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description
Sunny Sunny thunderstorm Thunderstorms Heavy Snow Heavy Snow Freezing Rain Freezing Rain Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny Scattered Thunderstorms Scattered T'Storms Snow Snow Freezing Drizzle Freezing Drizzle Rain Rain
Partly Sunny Partly Sunny Rain Showers Rain Showers Light Snow Light Snow Wintry Mix Wintry Mix Light Rain Light Rain
Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Snow Showers Snow Showers Snow Flurries Flurries Rain & Snow Rain & Snow Drizzle Drizzle
Cloudy Cloudy Haze Haze Sleet Sleet Snow & Sleet Snow & Sleet Windy Windy