The preliminary statewide average February temperature was 33.8 degrees, 2.8 degrees above the 1991–2020 normal, 4.6 degrees above the 20th Century average, 2.8 degrees above the most recent 30-year average, and it tied for 29th warmest February on record going back to 1895. The preliminary statewide average total February precipitation was 0.54 inches, 1.57 inches […]
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The preliminary statewide average January temperature was 22.3 degrees, 4.4 degrees below the 1991-2020 average and tied for the 34th coldest on record going back to 1895. The preliminary statewide average total January precipitation was 1.25 inches, 1.06 inches below the 1991-2020 average and tied for the 32nd driest on record statewide. Data are provisional […]
December temperatures were well above the long-term average across the state, breaking dozens of local daily maximum and minimum temperature records. The preliminary statewide December average temperature was 35.2 degrees, about 5 degrees above the 1981-2010 normal and the 18th warmest on record. Preliminary data show December was drier than average for most of the […]
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