The record book
February
105 Februarys on record at the Grand Marais cooperative weather station (NWS COOP 213282). An average February runs a high of 26° and a low of 7° with 0.81 inches of rain and 10.3 inches of snow. The warmest was 1915, the coldest 2015, the wettest 1939 with 3.55 inches, the snowiest 1939 with 49.2 inches.
February this year
28 days reportedMean high29°normal 25°; the warmest February on record ran 38°
Mean low11°normal 8°; the coldest ran -8°
Rain1.62innormal 0.72 in
Snow27.1innormal 8.7 in
Every February
Mean high that FebruaryAverage of every February, 26°Orange: the warmest, 1915.
February by year
| Year | Mean high | Mean low | Hottest day | Coldest | Rain | Snow | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29° | 11° | 47° Feb 14 | -6° Feb 7 | 1.62 | 27.1 | 28 |
| 2025 | 24° | 3° | 47° Feb 25 | -11° Feb 17 | 0.78 | 17.5 | 28 |
| 2024 | 35° | 20° | 48° Feb 23 | -3° Feb 28 | 0.38 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 26° | 8° | 43° Feb 14 | -17° Feb 3 | 1.88 | 9.5 | 28 |
| 2022 | 20° | -2° | 36° Feb 27 | -21° Feb 12 | 1.33 | 26.7 | 28 |
| 2021 | 20° | 3° | 43° Feb 24 | -19° Feb 16 | 0.40 | 6.5 | 28 |
| 2020 | 27° | 6° | 46° Feb 24 | -16° Feb 13 | 0.45 | 7.0 | 29 |
| 2019 | 19° | 1° | 31° Feb 14 | -25° Feb 1 | 0.86 | 20.0 | 28 |
| 2018 | 21° | 0° | 37° Feb 28 | -15° Feb 6 | 1.56 | 27.8 | 28 |
| 2017 | 29° | 13° | 55° Feb 19 | -9° Feb 10 | 1.76 | 10.5 | 27 |
| 2016 | 26° | 8° | 42° Feb 28 | -13° Feb 13 | 1.49 | 11.3 | 29 |
| 2015 | 13° | -8°coldest | 27° Feb 11 | -21° Feb 22 | 0.75 | 11.5 | 28 |
| 2014 | 17° | -2° | 34° Feb 21 | -20° Feb 27 | 1.71 | 25.5 | 28 |
| 2013 | 22° | 0° | 36° Feb 14 | -19° Feb 4 | 0.93 | 11.5 | 27 |
| 2011 | 27° | 5° | 52° Feb 16 | -18° Feb 8 | 0.45 | 7.5 | 28 |
| 2010 | 30° | 10° | 44° Feb 27 | -7° Feb 1 | 0.21 | 3.5 | 28 |
| 2009 | 27° | 8° | 39° Feb 7 | -15° Feb 28 | 1.42 | 10.7 | 28 |
| 2008 | 25° | 3° | 34° Feb 24 | -16° Feb 11 | 0.03 | 0.0 | 29 |
| 2007 | 19° | 1° | 33° Feb 21 | -23° Feb 3 | 0.29 | 4.5 | 28 |
| 2006 | 30° | 10° | 37° Feb 14 | -15° Feb 18 | 0.26 | 6.0 | 28 |
| 2005 | 32° | 15° | 45° Feb 5 | -5° Feb 18 | 0.32 | 10.0 | 28 |
| 2004 | 34° | 12° | 44° Feb 17 | -15° Feb 15 | 0.57 | 7.6 | 27 |
| 2003 | 24° | 2° | 44° Feb 20 | -14° Feb 11 | 0.15 | 4.0 | 26 |
| 2002 | 35° | 16° | 44° Feb 18 | 0° Feb 4 | 0.05 | 0.5 | 26 |
| 2001 | 26° | 4° | 33° Feb 12 | -13° Feb 27 | 1.48 | 32.6 | 26 |
| 2000 | 34° | 15° | 52° Feb 29 | -5° Feb 17 | 0.63 | 5.0 | 29 |
| 1999 | 34° | 17° | 47° Feb 9 | -2° Feb 4 | 0.91 | 12.0 | 27 |
| 1998 | 38° | 23° | 48° Feb 24 | 6° Feb 3 | 0.87 | 0.0 | 27 |
| 1997 | 28° | 9° | 40° Feb 20 | -10° Feb 24 | 0.20 | 5.0 | 28 |
| 1996 | 23° | 6° | 43° Feb 24 | -32° Feb 2 | 1.03 | 16.0 | 29 |
| 1995 | 27° | 7° | 39° Feb 1 | -14° Feb 11 | 0.11 | 5.0 | 28 |
| 1994 | 21° | 1° | 43° Feb 20 | -27° Feb 7 | 0.25 | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1993 | 28° | 9° | 45° Feb 1 | -14° Feb 17 | 0.02 | 2.0 | 28 |
| 1992 | 31° | 16° | 44° Feb 26 | -10° Feb 11 | 0.42 | 14.0 | 29 |
| 1991 | 31° | 13° | 52° Feb 8 | -10° Feb 15 | 0.27 | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1990 | 28° | 7° | 41° Feb 22 | -15° Feb 14 | 0.26 | 10.0 | 28 |
| 1989 | 21° | 1° | 35° Feb 13 | -21° Feb 4 | 0.45 | 0.0 | 28 |
| 1988 | 23° | 1° | 42° Feb 28 | -16° Feb 8 | 0.17 | 2.5 | 29 |
| 1987 | 36° | 21° | 46° Feb 6 | 3° Feb 14 | 0.24 | 3.0 | 26 |
| 1986 | 26° | 10° | 36° Feb 4 | -6° Feb 21 | 0.55 | 5.9 | 28 |
| 1985 | 22° | 5° | 44° Feb 28 | -22° Feb 1 | 0.64 | 13.5 | 28 |
| 1984 | 33° | 20° | 41° Feb 22 | -13° Feb 6 | 0.47 | 2.3 | 29 |
| 1983 | 30° | 19° | 41° Feb 14 | -8° Feb 6 | 0.14 | 2.2 | 28 |
| 1982 | 25° | 7° | 43° Feb 17 | -20° Feb 4 | 0.16 | 2.6 | 28 |
| 1981 | 26° | 12° | 50° Feb 18 | -22° Feb 12 | 1.59 | 9.1 | 28 |
| 1980 | 24° | 6° | 36° Feb 20 | -11° Feb 25 | 0.18 | 5.0 | 29 |
| 1979 | 16° | -3° | 36° Feb 23 | -26° Feb 17 | 1.18 | 22.6 | 28 |
| 1978 | 24° | 7° | 32° Feb 23 | -17° Feb 2 | 0.16 | 2.8 | 28 |
| 1977 | 28° | 12° | 38° Feb 11 | -10° Feb 5 | 0.43 | 3.0 | 28 |
| 1976 | 33° | 15° | 58° Feb 25 | -16° Feb 2 | 0.85 | 9.2 | 29 |
| 1975 | 27° | 10° | 38° Feb 22 | -14° Feb 8 | 0.39 | 4.0 | 28 |
| 1974 | 23° | 6° | 37° Feb 27 | -15° Feb 1 | 0.98 | 22.5 | 28 |
| 1973 | 27° | 8° | 38° Feb 3 | -12° Feb 15 | 0.37 | 6.1 | 28 |
| 1972 | 19° | 2° | 34° Feb 14 | -18° Feb 5 | 0.69 | 14.5 | 29 |
| 1971 | 24° | 7° | 46° Feb 17 | -17° Feb 1 | 1.83 | 13.6 | 28 |
| 1970 | 23° | 1° | 40° Feb 23 | -33° Feb 3 | 0.47 | 12.3 | 28 |
| 1969 | 28° | 9° | 37° Feb 28 | -17° Feb 3 | 0.22 | 3.2 | 28 |
| 1968 | 24° | 2° | 41° Feb 26 | -20° Feb 17 | 0.08 | 1.0 | 29 |
| 1967 | 17° | -4° | 32° Feb 4 | -23° Feb 12 | 0.77 | 10.2 | 28 |
| 1966 | 24° | 6° | 41° Feb 9 | -31° Feb 18 | 1.20 | 3.2 | 28 |
| 1965 | 20° | -2° | 39° Feb 27 | -19° Feb 4 | 1.36 | 16.0 | 28 |
| 1964 | 30° | 9° | 47° Feb 4 | -12° Feb 26 | 0.31 | 7.7 | 29 |
| 1963 | 18° | -2° | 34° Feb 6 | -29° Feb 3 | 0.44 | 7.1 | 28 |
| 1962 | 20° | 3° | 43° Feb 3 | -18° Feb 28 | 1.97 | 18.2 | 28 |
| 1961 | 29° | 14° | 44° Feb 21 | -5° Feb 1 | 0.97 | 9.7 | 28 |
| 1960 | 27° | 9° | 35° Feb 4 | -5° Feb 11 | 0.10 | 1.1 | 29 |
| 1959 | 22° | 1° | 39° Feb 28 | -24° Feb 6 | 0.34 | 4.0 | 28 |
| 1958 | 22° | 4° | 51° Feb 23 | -19° Feb 17 | 0.40 | 1.5 | 28 |
| 1957 | 27° | 6° | 40° Feb 12 | -14° Feb 23 | 1.00 | 10.2 | 25 |
| 1956 | 28° | 8° | 37° Feb 8 | -9° Feb 15 | 0.25 | 7.1 | 26 |
| 1955 | 26° | 6° | 38° Feb 20 | -10° Feb 11 | 1.15 | 15.4 | 25 |
| 1954 | 35° | 17° | 44° Feb 1 | -9° Feb 12 | 1.42 | 19.7 | 28 |
| 1953 | 26° | 9° | 40° Feb 26 | -26° Feb 1 | 1.46 | 19.7 | 28 |
| 1952 | 32° | 15° | 40° Feb 2 | 5° Feb 28 | 29 | ||
| 1951 | 24° | 5° | 37° Feb 21 | -21° Feb 7 | 0.63 | 6.3 | 28 |
| 1950 | 27° | 10° | 35° Feb 8 | -12° Feb 25 | 0.67 | 6.9 | 28 |
| 1949 | 27° | 4° | 37° Feb 12 | -20° Feb 6 | 1.35 | 12.8 | 28 |
| 1948 | 27° | 5° | 50° Feb 16 | -16° Feb 2 | 0.40 | 3.7 | 29 |
| 1947 | 23° | 1° | 38° Feb 3 | -26° Feb 5 | 0.35 | 4.7 | 28 |
| 1946 | 21° | 2° | 38° Feb 5 | -16° Feb 15 | 1.13 | 6.6 | 28 |
| 1945 | 27° | 9° | 36° Feb 27 | -18° Feb 17 | 1.79 | 22.9 | 28 |
| 1944 | 26° | 9° | 34° Feb 21 | -9° Feb 11 | 0.62 | 6.2 | 29 |
| 1943 | 27° | 6° | 49° Feb 20 | -16° Feb 14 | 0.40 | 2.0 | 28 |
| 1942 | 27° | 7° | 39° Feb 27 | -17° Feb 18 | 0.33 | 7.9 | 23 |
| 1941 | 27° | 9° | 38° Feb 4 | -11° Feb 19 | 0.68 | 9.5 | 28 |
| 1940 | 29° | 14° | 43° Feb 2 | -8° Feb 23 | 0.57 | 8.8 | 29 |
| 1939 | 17° | -1° | 32° Feb 27 | -26° Feb 15 | 3.55wettest | 49.2snowiest | 28 |
| 1938 | 27° | 11° | 50° Feb 26 | -17° Feb 1 | 28 | ||
| 1937 | No reading | No reading | 1.42 | 19.3 | 0 | ||
| 1936 | 13° | -6° | 35° Feb 24 | -25° Feb 5 | 1.80 | 29.0 | 29 |
| 1935 | 31° | 15° | 50° Feb 2 | -5° Feb 24 | 0.51 | 6.5 | 28 |
| 1934 | 21° | -1° | 43° Feb 15 | -24° Feb 7 | 0.82 | 12.5 | 28 |
| 1933 | 25° | 3° | 40° Feb 28 | -34° Feb 9 | 1.40 | 14.0 | 28 |
| 1932 | 27° | 8° | 51° Feb 29 | -11° Feb 8 | 1.41 | 29 | |
| 1931 | 35° | 18° | 45° Feb 22 | -7° Feb 9 | 0.50 | 5.0 | 28 |
| 1930 | 27° | 12° | 48° Feb 20 | -23° Feb 15 | 0.20 | 22.0 | 28 |
| 1929 | 20° | 2° | 37° Feb 27 | -20° Feb 18 | 1.20 | 12.0 | 28 |
| 1928 | 25° | 12° | 39° Feb 11 | 1° Feb 17 | 0.10 | 1.0 | 29 |
| 1927 | 27° | 10° | 38° Feb 23 | -14° Feb 18 | 1.45 | 14.5 | 28 |
| 1926 | 29° | 9° | 38° Feb 13 | -11° Feb 19 | 0.92 | 9.2 | 28 |
| 1925 | 26° | 7° | 46° Feb 7 | -16° Feb 16 | 2.05 | 20.5 | 28 |
| 1924 | 29° | 12° | 46° Feb 27 | 0° Feb 8 | 1.80 | 18.0 | 29 |
| 1922 | 21° | 2° | 33° Feb 1 | -21° Feb 16 | 2.10 | 21.0 | 28 |
| 1919 | 25° | 10° | 37° Feb 21 | -20° Feb 24 | 1.60 | 16.0 | 28 |
| 1918 | 22° | 2° | 45° Feb 23 | -24° Feb 18 | 0.50 | 5.0 | 28 |
| 1917 | 16° | 1° | 34° Feb 6 | -10° Feb 2 | 1.1 | 28 | |
| 1915 | 38°warmest | 23° | 54° Feb 24 | -2° Feb 12 | 0.15 | 2.5 | 28 |
Every February, newest first. Means are of the days reported; a February with fewer than 25 days is listed with its count and left out of the averages. A year opens that year day by day.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information: GHCN-Daily and the U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020.