SCOTTSBLUFF MONTHLY CLIMATIC REPORT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1030 AM MST MON MAR 1 1999 ...THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY TIED FOR THE 4TH WARMEST ON RECORD AND WAS MUCH DRIER THAN NORMAL... TEMPERATURE (IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT).................................... AVERAGE MAX.... 53.4 NORMAL... 43.6 DEPARTURE PLUS 9.8 AVERAGE MIN.... 22.1 NORMAL... 16.8 DEPARTURE PLUS 5.3 AVERAGE TEMP... 37.8 NORMAL... 30.2 DEPARTURE PLUS 7.6 HIGHEST TEMPERATURE........ 70 DEGREES ON THE 25TH LOWEST TEMPERATURE......... 13 DEGREES ON THE 12TH...16TH...24TH COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE... 31 DEGREES ON THE 11TH WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE.... 37 DEGREES ON" THE 24TH TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED (IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT)............. TYPE OF RECORD DATE SET NEW RECORD OLD RECORD YEAR SET 4TH WARMEST FEB FEB 37.8 N/A 1999 HEATING DEGREE DAYS.................................................... MONTHLY TOTAL.... 757 NORMAL... 974 DEPARTURE MINUS 217 SEASONAL TOTAL... 4490 NORMAL... 4942 DEPARTURE MINUS 452 COOLING DEGREE DAYS.................................................... MONTHLY TOTAL... 0 NORMAL... 0 DEPARTURE 0 SEASONAL TOTAL... 0 NORMAL... 0 DEPARTURE 0 PRECIPITATION (IN INCHES).............................................. MONTHLY TOTAL... 0.22 NORMAL... 0.47 DEPARTURE MINUS 0.25 YEARLY TOTAL.... 0.29 NORMAL... 0.97 DEPARTURE MINUS 0.68 DAYS WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION........ 4 MOST PRECIPITATION RECORDED IN 24 HOURS... 0.15 ON THE 10TH PRECIPITATION RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED (WATER EQUIVALENT)................ TYPE OF RECORD DATE SET NEW RECORD OLD RECORD YEAR SET NONE SNOWFALL (IN INCHES)................................................... MONTHLY TOTAL.... 1.6 NORMAL... 5.5 DEPARTURE MINUS 3.9 SEASONAL TOTAL... 22.1 NORMAL... 27.4 DEPARTURE MINUS 5.3 WIND (IN MILES AN HOUR)................................................ AVERAGE SPEED.... 13.3 NORMAL... 11.1 DEPARTURE MINUS 2.2 PEAK WIND GUST... 59 MPH FROM THE "WEST ON THE 3RD SEA LEVEL PRESSURE (IN INCHES OF MERCURY).............................. HIGHEST.......... 30.51 ON THE 20TH (ESTIMATED) LOWEST........... 29.62 ON THE 17TH (ESTIMATED) MISCELLANEOUS WEATHER.................................................. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDER............... 0 NUMBER OF DAYS WITH FOG................... 4 NUMBER OF DAYS WITH HAIL.................. 0 NUMBER OF DAYS WITH GLAZE OR RIME ICING... 0 LOOKING AHEAD TO MARCH................................................ THE AVERAGE HIGH............. 50.3 DEGREES THE AVERAGE LOW.............. 22.1 DEGREES THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE...... 36.2 DEGREES THE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION.... 1.09 INCHES THE AVERAGE SNOWFALL......... 8.8 INCHES THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED....... 12.2 MPH FROM THE OFFICE AND STAFF AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE WYOMING.