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February Daily Records for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Avoca), PA
Period of Record: 1901-Present
| | Maximum Temperature | Minimum Temperature | Rainfall | Snowfall |
| Date | High | Year | Low | Year | High | Year | Low | Year | Maximum | Year | Maximum | Year |
| 01 | 63 | 1989 | 4 | 1971 | 44 | (1988) | -5 | (1961) | 1.18 | 1981 | 3.0 | 2011 |
| 02 | 55 | 1983 | 8 | 1961 | 40 | (1970) | -11 | (1961) | 1.74 | 1981 | 5.6 | 1916 |
| 03 | 57 | 1991 | 10 | 1955 | 40 | (2006) | -5 | (1961) | 1.10 | 2004 | 3.3 | 1913 |
| 04 | 58 | 1991 | 11 | 1996 | 40 | (1952) | -6 | (1985) | 1.02 | 1961 | 13.9 | 1926 |
| 05 | 59 | 1991 | 1 | 1918 | 38 | (2008) | -10 | (1918) | 1.54 | 1920 | 8.4 | 1907 |
| 06 | 57 | 1938 | 9 | 1906 | 41 | (2008) | -9 | (1906) | 1.03 | 2008 | 9.6 | 1978 |
| 07 | 55 | 1925 | 13 | 1967 | 41 | (1965) | -4 | (1966) | 1.18 | 1951 | 6.4 | 1958 |
| 08 | 59 | 1925 | 10 | 1934 | 37 | (1965) | -15 | (1934) | 0.51 | 1971 | 4.4 | 1981 |
| 09 | 64 | 1925 | 0 | 1934 | 40 | (1990) | -19 | (1934) | 1.40 | 1906 | 15.0 | 1906 |
| 10 | 57 | 1955 | 7 | 1912 | 45 | (1925) | -9 | (1934) | 1.81 | 1932 | 6.5 | 2010 |
| 11 | 65 | 2009 | 5 | 1979 | 51 | (1925) | -10 | (1979) | 2.86 | 1981 | 8.0 | 1933 |
| 12 | 62 | 1999 | 5 | 1914 | 41 | (1965) | -12 | (1979) | 1.08 | 1985 | 7.6 | 1910 |
| 13 | 59 | 1937 | 7 | 1979 | 39 | (1951) | -6 | (1914) | 1.29 | 1971 | 5.8 | 1914 |
| 14 | 62 | 1946 | 6 | 1979 | 47 | (1984) | -6 | (1979) | 2.50 | 1914 | 15.5 | 2007 |
| 15 | 68 | 1954 | 0 | 1943 | 45 | (1949) | -13 | (1943) | 1.10 | 1984 | 4.6 | 1922 |
| 16 | 74 | 1954 | 6 | 1904 | 46 | (1954) | -5 | (1963) | 0.82 | 1909 | 7.2 | 1958 |
| 17 | 59 | 1976 | 2 | 1979 | 43 | (1981) | -9 | (1979) | 1.29 | 1902 | 5.4 | 1903 |
| 18 | 64 | 1981 | 10 | 1979 | 45 | (1981) | -16 | (1979) | 0.62 | 1956 | 8.0 | 1928 |
| 19 | 60 | 1997 | 13 | 1936 | 49 | (1981) | -3 | (1936) | 0.96 | 1914 | 12.3 | 1964 |
| 20 | 65 | 1930 | 14 | 1959 | 51 | (1981) | -2 | (1978) | 1.46 | 1921 | 10.0 | 1921 |
| 21 | 67 | 1953 | 14 | 1918 | 47 | (1981) | 0 | (1972) | 0.78 | 1951 | 7.7 | 2011 |
| 22 | 62 | 1997 | 10 | 1963 | 47 | (1981) | -1 | (1963) | 1.43 | 1902 | 5.1 | 2008 |
| 23 | 69 | 1985 | 13 | 1914 | 48 | (1985) | -2 | (1964) | 0.72 | 1981 | 5.5 | 1935 |
| 24 | 71 | 1985 | 9 | 1914 | 50 | (1985) | -8 | (1914) | 1.25 | 1975 | 3.4 | 1963 |
| 25 | 67 | 1930 | 17 | 1967 | 46 | (1930) | -3 | (1914) | 1.29 | 1916 | 10.4 | 1966 |
| 26 | 66 | 1976 | 14 | 1963 | 44 | (1957) | 1 | (1970) | 1.24 | 1908 | 6.8 | 1934 |
| 27 | 70 | 1997 | 12 | 1934 | 44 | (1997) | -2 | (1963) | 0.45 | 1946 | 3.0 | 1940 |
| 28 | 64 | 1903 | 16 | 1906 | 46 | (1903) | -6 | (1934) | 1.21 | 1958 | 4.5 | 2005 |
February Extremes:
Daily
- Record High: 74 °F on the 16th in 1954
- Record Low: -19 °F on the 9th in 1934
- Lowest Maximum: 0 °F on the 15th in 1943
- Highest Minimum: 51 °F on the 20th in 1981
- Highest Rainfall: 2.86" on the 11th in 1981
- Highest Snowfall: 15.5" on the 14th in 2007
Daily Top Five:
Highest Temperature (°F)
| Rank | Highest | Date | Year |
| 1 | 74 | 16 | 1954 |
| 2 | 71 | 24 | 1985 |
| 3 | 70 | 27 | 1997 |
| 4 | 69 | 23 | 1985 |
| 5 | 67 | 26 | 1954 |
Lowest Temperature (°F)
| Rank | Lowest | Date | Year |
| 1 | -19 | 9 | 1934 |
| 2 | -16 | 18 | 1979 |
| 3 | -15 | 8 | 1934 |
| 4 | -13 | 15 | 1943 |
| 5 | -12 | 12 | 1979 |
Highest Rainfall (inches)
| Rank | Highest | Date | Year |
| 1 | 2.86 | 11 | 1981 |
| 2 | 2.50 | 14 | 1914 |
| 3 | 2.44 | 14 | 2007 |
| 4 | 1.81 | 10 | 1932 |
| 5 | 1.74 | 2 | 1981 |
Highest Snowfall (inches)
| Rank | Highest | Date | Year |
| 1 | 15.5 | 14 | 2007 |
| 2 | 15.0 | 9 | 1906 |
| 3 | 13.9 | 4 | 1926 |
| 4 | 12.5 | 4 | 1961 |
| 5 | 12.3 | 19 | 1964 |
Month's Top Five:
Month's Average Temperature (Normal: 28.8 °F):
Warmest:
| Rank | Value | Year |
| 1 | 36.5 | 1954 |
| 2 | 36.2 | 1984 |
| 3 | 35.9 | 1925 |
| 4 | 35.3 | 1998 |
| 5 | 34.9 | 1981 |
Coldest:
| Rank | Value | Year |
| 1 | 15.4 | 1934 |
| 2 | 15.9 | 1979 |
| 3 | 19.1 | 1978 |
| 4 | 19.3 | 1963 |
| 5 | 19.6 | 1904 |
Month's Precipitation (Normal: 2.03"):
Wettest:
| Rank | Value | Year |
| 1 | 8.06 | 1981 |
| 2 | 5.76 | 2008 |
| 3 | 5.23 | 1914 |
| 4 | 4.73 | 1902 |
| 5 | 4.71 | 1920 |
Driest:
| Rank | Value | Year |
| 1 | 0.21 | 1968 |
| 2 | 0.68 | 1987 |
| 3 | 0.69 | 1980 |
| 4 | 0.78 | 1904 |
| 5 | 0.81 | 2012 |
Month's Snowfall (Normal: 9.3"):
Greatest:
| Rank | Value | Year |
| 1 | 27.9 | 1914 |
| 2 | 27.1 | 2010 |
| 3 | 24.3 | 1920 |
| 4 | 22.0 | 1964 |
| 5 | 21.8 | 1926 |
Least:
| Rank | Value | Year |
| 1 | 0.1 | 1915 |
| 2 | 1.2 | 1954 |
| 3 | 1.3 | 2004 |
| 4 | 1.3 | 1944 |
| 5 | 1.5 | 2006 |
Page last updated: 04.17.2012
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Please note this information is preliminary and subject to revision. Official and certified climatic data
can be accessed at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
(http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html).
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