Source: Saguaro PicturesAlthough spring doesn't officially being until March 20th this year, for easy seasonal record keeping the National Weather Service considers December, January, and February the winter months.
For Tucson the winter has been cool, but near average precipitation did alleviate some of the drought for the area.
Below are the preliminary February and winter numbers from the Tucson National Weather Service.
| February 2013 climate report for Tucson |
| This is a preliminary report. |
|
|
| Headlines |
| 21st coldest and 51st wettest February on record |
| 40th coldest and 39th wettest Winter on record |
|
| |
| February 2013 stats |
Month
|
Normal
|
Departure
|
| Average high temperature |
64.3°
|
68.5°
|
- 4.2°
|
| Average low temperature |
37.4°
|
42.2°
|
- 4.8°
|
| Average temperature |
50.8°
|
55.3°
|
- 4.5°
|
| Precipitation |
0.72"
|
0.86"
|
- 0.14"
|
| 2012-13 Water Year rainfall (Oct-Feb) |
2.74"
|
4.19"
|
- 1.45"
|
|
|
| |
| Winter 2012-2013 stats |
Season
|
Normal
|
Departure
|
| Average high temperature |
64.5°
|
66.2°
|
- 1.7°
|
| Average low temperature |
38.2°
|
40.3°
|
- 2.1°
|
| Average temperature |
51.4°
|
53.2°
|
- 1.8°
|
| Precipitation |
2.71"
|
2.73"
|
- 0.02"
|
| # of days with daily lows 32° or colder |
23
|
11
|
+ 12
|
|
