February Revisited

February in Hood River was warmer, windier, and drier than average.

The average temperature was 2.8 degrees warmer than long term averages, and 3.1 degrees above 2000-2007 averages. There was no measureable snowfall at the city elevation. Wind speeds were above average, with SSW winds predominate. There were no inversion events during the month, making this winter the most fog-free winter in recent memory.

There was 1 local record set in February. On February 28, the high temperature hit 66 degrees, breaking the old record of 64 (1988)

	High	Low	Average	Historical Average	Variance
Temperature (F)	66.0	26.6	41.2	38.4	2.8
Wind (mph)	31		2.5	1.9	0.6
Rainfall (in)	1.15		3.08 (total)	3.65	-0.57