Lake Placid weather in February: Lake Placid, New York: normal highs, lows, rain and records for February
Lake Placid in February has a normal high of 27°F and a normal low of 8°F, a daily mean of 18°F, rising from 24°F on the 1st to 31°F by the 29th. Measurable precipitation falls on 14 days in a normal February, 2.29 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of −3°C and low of −13°C, 58 mm of precipitation and 53 cm of snow in February.
- NOAA stationLake Placid (2 mi S)
- Station IDUSC00304555
- Location44.30°N 73.98°W
- Elevation1,888 ft (576 m)
- Population2,302
- Jan 23° 7°
- Feb 27° 8°
- Mar 36° 16°
- Apr 49° 29°
- May 62° 40°
- Jun 70° 49°
- Jul 74° 54°
- Aug 73° 52°
- Sep 66° 45°
- Oct 52° 35°
- Nov 40° 25°
- Dec 29° 14°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Lake Placid in February?
The normal high is 27°F and the normal low 8°F, for a daily mean of 17.7°F. February is 2.8°F warmer than January and 8.3°F cooler than March. February is the 11th warmest month of the year in Lake Placid and the 12th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 7°F, from 24°F on February 1 to 31°F on February 29. From one year to the next February's mean temperature typically moves about 4.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Februarys in three average between 13°F and 23°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 53%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1 | 24°F | 6°F | 53% | 25% |
| February 8 | 26°F | 7°F | 51% | 24% |
| February 15 | 27°F | 8°F | 49% | 24% |
| February 22 | 29°F | 10°F | 49% | 24% |
| February 28 | 31°F | 11°F | 48% | 25% |
Every day of February: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon February 29, coldest night February 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1 | 24°F | 6°F | 53% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| February 2 | 24°F | 6°F | 52% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| February 3 | 24°F | 6°F | 52% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| February 4 | 25°F | 6°F | 52% | 24% | 10 h |
| February 5 | 25°F | 6°F | 51% | 24% | 10 h |
| February 6 | 25°F | 6°F | 51% | 24% | 10 h |
| February 7 | 25°F | 7°F | 51% | 24% | 10 h |
| February 8 | 26°F | 7°F | 51% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| February 9 | 26°F | 7°F | 50% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| February 10 | 26°F | 7°F | 50% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| February 11 | 26°F | 7°F | 50% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| February 12 | 27°F | 7°F | 50% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| February 13 | 27°F | 8°F | 50% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| February 14 | 27°F | 8°F | 50% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| February 15 | 27°F | 8°F | 49% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 16 | 28°F | 8°F | 49% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 17 | 28°F | 8°F | 49% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 18 | 28°F | 9°F | 49% | 24% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 19 | 28°F | 9°F | 49% | 24% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 20 | 29°F | 9°F | 49% | 24% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 21 | 29°F | 9°F | 49% | 24% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 22 | 29°F | 10°F | 49% | 24% | 10 h 50 min |
| February 23 | 30°F | 10°F | 48% | 24% | 10 h 50 min |
| February 24 | 30°F | 10°F | 48% | 24% | 10 h 50 min |
| February 25 | 30°F | 10°F | 48% | 25% | 11 h |
| February 26 | 30°F | 11°F | 48% | 25% | 11 h |
| February 27 | 31°F | 11°F | 48% | 25% | 11 h |
| February 28 | 31°F | 11°F | 48% | 25% | 11 h |
| February 29 | 31°F | 11°F | 47% | 25% | 11 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 27°FFebruary average
- Normal low
- 8°FFebruary average
- Precipitation
- 2.29 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 140.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 21.0 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 27
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 11 hFebruary 1 to February 28
- Sunshine
- 62%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00304555; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Lake Placid in February?
On a given February day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 50% on average, highest around February 1 (53%). In all, 2.29 in falls on 14 days of a normal February.
In a normal February in Lake Placid, 27 nights fall to freezing, 16 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 21.0 inches.
Snow falls on 10 days in a normal February, and an inch or more covers the ground on 27 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00304555.
What are the records for February in Lake Placid?
The warmest February temperature on this station's record (since 1897) is 62°F, on February 9, 1925; the coldest is −37°F, on February 16, 1943. The wettest February brought 7.22 in (1981); the snowiest, 52.5 inches (1910).
The February mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 17.7°F: 2021 14.2°F (−3.5), 2022 15.2°F (−2.5), 2023 17.6°F (−0.1), 2024 22.0°F (+4.3), 2026 12.0°F (−5.7). 1 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| February | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14.2°F | −3.5°F | 2.67 in |
| 2022 | 15.2°F | −2.5°F | 4.56 in |
| 2023 | 17.6°F | −0.1°F | 2.38 in |
| 2024 | 22.0°F | +4.3°F | 1.27 in |
| 2026 | 12.0°F | −5.7°F | 2.20 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00304555; recent months: ACIS, station USC00304555. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does February in Lake Placid compare across New York?
Across the 131 places PlainClimate covers in New York, February normal highs run from 26°F in Cooperstown to 44°F in Mineola; Lake Placid's is 27°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.