February 22, 2003 Record Rainfall Less Than A Week After A Record Snowfall

 

Our neighbor Lowell Koontz lives just outside Lake Barcroft on Oakwood Drive. He is a veteran weather watcher and keeps daily local weather data. Here is his report on the Feb. 22 storm.

 

The precipitation total today was 2.78 inches, a new 23 year MAXIMUM precipitation record for the date; the old record was 0.74 inches in 1987.

This is the greatest amount of precipitation to fall in a calendar day in the month of February the old record was 2.31 inches in 1998.

This is the greatest amount of precipitation to fall in a calendar day since 9-16-1999 when 3.65 inches of rain was recorded that holds the 23-year record for any day. We have also had 3.07 inches of rain from 1400 yesterday to 1400 today that is also a 24-hour record going back to 9-16-1999.

Total precipitation for February is now 7.45 inches and is the wettest February on my records the old record was 7.26 inches in 1978.

The temperature range today was 4*F, and EQUALED the 23 year maximum temperature range record for the date; the old record was set in 1981.