Meteorological Spring Starts Tomorrow

And today is a preview. A temperature of 61º with a dewpoint of 56º at 8:00AM. Winter it seems, is a distant memory. More 60's and possible thunderstorms for Friday.

Records For This Week For Lafayette (LAF)

Record Maximum Temperatures
February 27: 70º in 1996
February 28: 62º in 1972
February 29: 72º in 1972
March 1: 67º in 1992
March 2: 72º in 1992
March 3: 75º in 1974
March 4: 77º in 1983

Record Minimum Temperatures
February 27: -6º in 1993
February 28: 0º in 1993
February 29: 10º in 1980
March 1: 7º in 1980
March 2: -3º in 1980
March 3: 5º in 2002
March 4: 3º in 2002

Record Precipitation
February 27: 1.36" in 1948
February 28: 0.62" in 1955
February 29: 0.63" in 1952
March 1: 0.50" in 2004
March 2: 0.88" in 1982
March 3: 1.55" in 1953
March 4: 1.05" in 1974

Season Snowfall Across Indiana

Here's the season snowfall amounts and departures to date for the four stations in Indiana that keep such data.

Evansville (EVV): 0.5" -8.5"
Fort Wayne (FWA): 31.3" +6.3"
Indianapolis (IND): 9.1" -11.2"
South Bend (SBN): 46.5" -4.9"

Snowfall Totals From Last Night's Event

CoCoRaHS observers totals from Tippecanoe County.

Otterbein 2.3 SE: 1.8"
Lafayette 2.2 NE: 1.8"
Lafayette 2.2 S: 1.5"
West Lafayette 5.1 WSW: 1.5"

5 Year Anniversary Of The February 2007 Blizzard

February Normal Temperatures For Lafayette

The 1981-10 daily normal high and low temperatures for the Purdue Airport in February.

1) 35º/20º
2) 35º/20º
3) 36º/20º
4) 36º/20º
5) 36º/20º
6) 36º/20º
7) 36º/21º
8) 37º/21º
9) 37º/21º
10) 37º/21º
11) 37º/21º
12) 38º/22º
13) 38º/22º
14) 38º/22º
15) 38º/22º
16) 39º/23º
17) 39º/23º
18) 39º/23º
19) 40º/23º
20) 40º/24º
21) 41º/24º
22) 41º/24º
23) 41º/25º
24) 42º/25º
25) 42º/25º
26) 42º/25º
27) 43º/26º
28) 43º/26º
29) 43º/26º

February Top 10's

Data for the West Lafayette 6 NW COOP (since 1901)

February Top 10 Wettest
1) 7.17" - 1908
2) 6.01" - 1990
3) 5.64" - 2008
4) 4.70" - 1909
5) 4.58" - 1936
6) 4.38" - 1938
7) 4.26" - 1942
8) 4.10" - 1905
9) 4.01" - 1951
10) 3.93" - 1997

February Top 10 Driest
1) 0.12" - 1987
2) 0.17" - 1995
3) 0.18" - 1947
4) 0.24" - 1978
5) 0.29" - 1941
6) 0.30" - 1972
7) 0.32" - 1969
8) 0.38" - 1991
9) 0.41" - 1907
10) 0.46" - 2004

February Top 10's

Data for the West Lafayette 6 NW COOP (1901 to present)

February Top 10 Warmest
1) 41.1º - 1930
2) 39.4º - 1927
3) 38.9º - 1932 and 1938
4) 38.8º - 1931 and 1998
5) 37.8º - 1925
6) 37.3º - 1954
7) 36.4º - 1915 and 1921
8) 35.7º - 1976
9) 34.9º - 1992
10) 34.7º - 1946

February Top 10 Coldest
1) 12.2º - 1978
2) 13.5º - 1979
3) 16.5º - 2007
4) 16.7º - 1905
5) 17.4º - 1963
6) 18.5º - 1914
7) 19.3º - 1902
8) 19.4º - 1912
9) 20.0º - 1980
10) 20.3º - 1901

Super Bowl Week Weather

Indianapolis couldn't have asked for better weather for Super Bowl Week.

High temperatures since Monday of this week...

Monday: 58º

Tuesday: 61º

Wednesday: 60º

Thursday: 54º

Friday: 54º

Normal high temperatures this time of the year are in the mid to upper 30's.

No Signs Of Winter...Above Normal Temps To Continue

The forecast for Lafayette from the NWS...

Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. East southeast wind between 3 and 6 mph. 

Tonight: Rain likely after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. East northeast wind between 7 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. 

Saturday: Rain. High near 44. East wind between 11 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. 

Saturday Night: A chance of rain before 1am, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. East northeast wind between 8 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. North northeast wind around 9 mph. 

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. 

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. 

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. 

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. 

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. 

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. 

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. 

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. 

Warmth To Continue

The normal high temperature for Lafayette this time of the year is in the mid to upper 30's. The forecast below from the NWS doesn't have one day with a high below 40º. Maybe winter is over. Time will tell.

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind around 6 mph. 

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm. 

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph. 

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northeast wind between 3 and 5 mph. 

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. East southeast wind between 5 and 7 mph. 

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. 

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 43. 

Saturday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. 

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. 

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.