An Average February in San Jose.
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Our weather continues it's warming trend in February. The average high on the first is 60 degrees and 64 on the 28th and the lows start at 42 degrees and end at 47 degrees. The record high temperature for the month is 81 degrees on the 26th of 1986. The record low is 26 degrees on the 7th of 1989.
On average, February's 2.57 inches of rain, behind January, is the second wettest month in San Jose with at least 9 days of measurable rain. The highest February rainfall was 10.23 inches from 1998 and the 2.23 inches of the 3rd that year is the highest one day total. The least amount of rain is 0.02 inches in 1953.
I am more interested in the idea that the definition of normal is changing. As long as this is a 30 year average, does not climate change force us to revise the idea of normal all of the time?
Cecilia Vega's recent story on the price we must pay for warm weather is just the beginning.
Posted by: Wes | February 03, 2009 at 11:38 AM
Nice observation Wes.
The latest 30-year average runs from 1971 - 2000.
I will find when this will be recalculated and post it here. Also, I will look for past 30 year average cycles and see if there is a trend developing.
Mike Nicco
Posted by: KGOAdminstrator | February 07, 2009 at 06:55 PM