Project WX Monthly Weather Summary for the Hofstra University WeatherSTEM Stations
Prepared by Dr. Jase Bernhardt Dept. of Geology, Environment, and Sustainability
February 2017
Notes: ‘Normals’ data are for Farmingdale Republic Airport (KFRG). Summary: February 2017 followed the theme of the rest of meteorological winter (defined as December-February) with well-above normal temperatures. February was 7.3° F above normal, with only a brief stretch during the middle of the month experiencing temperatures close to normal. Several inches of snow fell on the 8th, and this storm was accompanied by the coldest air of the month. A significant rainfall occurred on the 25th, directly following the warmest period of the month-- consecutive days where the maximum temperature exceeded 60 degrees, and the minimum temperature was greater than the normal maximum for the day. Temperature: The average temperature for the month was 47.3° F, 6.1° above the normal of 41.2°. The maximum observed temperature was 64.7° on the 19th, and the minimum temperature was 17.4° on the 9th. Precipitation: 0.71” of precipitation fell during the month, below the normal monthly precipitation of 2.45”. The maximum daily precipitation was 0.43” on the 25th. Other Notes: The highest wind gust recorded by the station was 46 miles per hour on the 13th. Although the weather stations do not record snowfall, several inches of snow fell on the 9th due to a coastal storm system. Daily minimum temperatures were 8.4 degrees above normal, a highly-anomalous amount, and the month has a whole was quite warm.