MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY for FEB. 2008 NAME: Charleswood CITY: Winnipeg STATE: MB ELEV: 235 m LAT: 49° 54' 00" N LONG: 97° 18' 00" W TEMPERATURE (°C), RAIN (mm), SNOW/SOG (cm), WIND SPEED (km/h) HEAT MEAN DEG DOM DAY TEMP HIGH TIME LOW TIME DAYS RAIN SNOW SPEED HIGH TIME DIR SOG ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 -13.1 -8.4 2:30p -20.7 12:00m 31.4 0.0 0.4 10.8 46.7 6:30a SSW 17 2 -21.3 -17.1 3:45p -25.2 7:00a 33.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 11.3 9:45a N 17 3 -13.4 -8.5 9:15p -20.7 12:15a 31.7 0.0 2.0 1.3 16.1 7:15a SSW 17 4 -13.5 -10.3 12:15a -18.6 12:00m 31.8 0.0 1.0 10.8 40.2 5:15p N 18 5 -21.3 -14.4 4:00p -25.4 8:30a 38.8 0.0 0.0 0.8 17.7 12:15a N 18 6 -15.9 -10.0 3:00p -23.3 12:15a 33.8 0.0 0.0 8.7 41.8 4:30p SSW 18 7 -10.1 -6.1 2:45p -13.3 9:00a 28.3 0.0 0.0 3.2 29.0 12:15a SSW 17 8 -12.7 -9.8 12:15a -16.4 7:30a 31.0 0.0 1.0 1.8 19.3 9:00a N 17 9 -22.3 -9.4 1:30a -26.9 12:00m 40.6 0.0 1.0 6.1 54.7 11:30a N 19 10 -28.9 -25.3 2:30p -31.8 11:00p 47.2 0.0 0.0 2.4 40.2 1:30a N 18 11 -25.2 -19.2 4:00p -32.0 5:00a 43.4 0.0 0.0 3.9 27.4 8:00p SSW 18 12 -15.5 -9.1 2:15p -20.3 12:15a 32.1 0.0 3.8 8.9 41.8 9:30a SSW 18 13 -24.8 -22.6 1:30p -27.2 6:15a 31.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 22.5 8:45p N 20 14 -27.8 -22.2 3:15p -31.8 12:00m 46.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 19.3 12:15a N 19 15 -24.1 -15.7 12:00m -33.6 3:15a 42.4 0.0 0.0 5.8 38.6 11:30p SSW 19 16 -6.3 0.4 2:30p -15.7 12:15a 24.7 TR 0.4 7.1 38.6 6:15a SSW 18 17 -12.3 -2.9 2:30a -20.8 12:00m 30.6 0.0 2.0 9.3 46.7 11:00a N 18 18 -21.6 -18.2 3:45p -26.7 11:15p 39.9 0.0 0.0 3.9 32.2 7:00a N 20 19 -27.4 -25.6 2:45p -30.5 11:45p 45.7 0.0 0.0 5.8 49.9 2:15p N 20 20 -28.2 -22.3 3:30p -34.5 6:15a 46.0 0.0 0.0 5.1 29.0 4:00p SSW 20 21 -17.4 -9.7 2:15p -27.3 1:00a 35.7 0.0 TR 6.6 32.2 5:00a SSW 20 22 -17.0 -10.5 3:45p -23.1 7:15a 35.3 0.0 0.0 2.9 20.9 2:15p SW 19 23 -13.6 -7.3 4:15p -19.3 7:15a 31.9 0.0 0.0 2.6 16.1 3:45p SW 19 24 -7.9 -1.6 2:30p -15.0 7:15a 26.3 0.0 0.0 5.8 35.4 4:30p SW 19 25 -8.2 -5.3 3:15p -13.2 7:45a 26.5 0.0 3.0 4.8 27.4 1:45a N 22 26 -9.2 -5.4 2:00p -13.2 9:45p 27.5 0.0 0.0 2.1 20.9 2:15p N 20 27 -11.4 -5.3 2:00p -17.7 7:00a 29.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 12.9 1:30p N 20 28 -7.7 -1.8 10:15p -14.8 12:45a 26.0 0.0 6.0 5.0 35.4 11:45p SSW 20 29 -13.6 -10.9 6:45a -16.1 10:15p 22.3 0.0 1.0 3.5 40.2 8:30a N 25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -17.0 0.4 16 -34.5 20 991.1 0.0 21.6 4.5 54.7 9 N Cold and variable.. In what will likely be a surprising statistic to most Winnipeg residents, Feb 2008 turned out to be the coldest February since… last year! Although the month averaged some 5 degrees below normal (-18.1C at Winnipeg airport, -17.0C at my site), it was still not as cold as Feb 2007 which averaged -18.8C (-16.9C here), thanks to a very cold first half that saw temperatures drop below -40C at the airport. This year, the cold wasn’t as intense, but temperatures were generally below normal most of the month, occasionally interrupted by brief mild spells. The result was a variable month with large swings in temperatures as cold Arctic outbreaks would be moderated every few days by weather systems crossing the province from the west. This roller coaster pattern was often accompanied by gusty winds, with several episodes of severe windchills below -40 during the month adding to the perception that the month was colder than actual temperatures indicated. Temperatures for the month at my location ranged from a high of +0.4C on the 16th, to a low of -34.5C on the 20th. Snowfall was a little higher than normal, with about 20 cm recorded at my site (14 cm normal for February) This was mainly due to meager snowfalls every few days from passing weather systems, the largest fall giving 6 cm on Feb 28. Snowpack was fairly constant at around 20 cm during the month, about half the snowdepth this time last year. This has led to a low risk of Red River flooding this year barring any major changes in precipitation over the next month or two. All in all.. a cold but variable month with above average snowfall.