New Castle weather in February: New Castle, Pennsylvania: normal highs, lows, rain and records for February
New Castle in February has a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 20°F, a daily mean of 30°F, rising from 37°F on the 1st to 43°F by the 29th. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal February, 2.20 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 4°C and low of −7°C, 56 mm of precipitation and 20 cm of snow in February.
- NOAA stationNew Castle (1 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00366233
- Location41.02°N 80.36°W
- Elevation825 ft (252 m)
- Population21,332
- Jan 37° 19°
- Feb 40° 20°
- Mar 49° 27°
- Apr 63° 36°
- May 73° 47°
- Jun 82° 56°
- Jul 86° 60°
- Aug 85° 59°
- Sep 79° 52°
- Oct 66° 41°
- Nov 53° 32°
- Dec 42° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is New Castle in February?
The normal high is 40°F and the normal low 20°F, for a daily mean of 29.6°F. February is 1.7°F warmer than January and 8.2°F cooler than March. February is the 11th warmest month of the year in New Castle and the 12th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 37°F on February 1 to 43°F on February 29. From one year to the next February's mean temperature typically moves about 5.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Februarys in three average between 25°F and 35°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 46%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1 | 37°F | 18°F | 46% | 20% |
| February 8 | 38°F | 18°F | 45% | 21% |
| February 15 | 40°F | 19°F | 44% | 22% |
| February 22 | 41°F | 21°F | 43% | 23% |
| February 28 | 43°F | 22°F | 42% | 23% |
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 | 37°F | 18°F | 46% | 20% | 10 h |
| February 2 | 37°F | 18°F | 46% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| February 3 | 37°F | 18°F | 46% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| February 4 | 38°F | 18°F | 45% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| February 5 | 38°F | 18°F | 45% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| February 6 | 38°F | 18°F | 45% | 20% | 10 h 10 min |
| February 7 | 38°F | 18°F | 45% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| February 8 | 38°F | 18°F | 45% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| February 9 | 38°F | 18°F | 44% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| February 10 | 39°F | 19°F | 44% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| February 11 | 39°F | 19°F | 44% | 21% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 12 | 39°F | 19°F | 44% | 21% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 13 | 39°F | 19°F | 44% | 21% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 14 | 39°F | 19°F | 44% | 22% | 10 h 30 min |
| February 15 | 40°F | 19°F | 44% | 22% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 16 | 40°F | 20°F | 44% | 22% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 17 | 40°F | 20°F | 44% | 22% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 18 | 40°F | 20°F | 44% | 22% | 10 h 40 min |
| February 19 | 41°F | 20°F | 44% | 22% | 10 h 50 min |
| February 20 | 41°F | 20°F | 43% | 22% | 10 h 50 min |
| February 21 | 41°F | 21°F | 43% | 23% | 10 h 50 min |
| February 22 | 41°F | 21°F | 43% | 23% | 11 h |
| February 23 | 42°F | 21°F | 43% | 23% | 11 h |
| February 24 | 42°F | 21°F | 43% | 23% | 11 h |
| February 25 | 42°F | 22°F | 43% | 23% | 11 h |
| February 26 | 43°F | 22°F | 43% | 23% | 11 h 10 min |
| February 27 | 43°F | 22°F | 43% | 23% | 11 h 10 min |
| February 28 | 43°F | 22°F | 42% | 23% | 11 h 10 min |
| February 29 | 43°F | 23°F | 42% | 23% | 11 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 40°FFebruary average
- Normal low
- 20°FFebruary average
- Precipitation
- 2.20 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 7.7 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 25
- Daylight
- 10 h to 11 h 10 minFebruary 1 to February 28
- Sunshine
- 57%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00366233; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in New Castle in February?
On a given February day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 44% on average, highest around February 1 (46%). In all, 2.20 in falls on 12 days of a normal February.
In a normal February in New Castle, 25 nights fall to freezing, 8 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 7.7 inches.
Snow falls on 6 days in a normal February, and an inch or more covers the ground on 12 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00366233.
What are the records for February in New Castle?
The warmest February temperature on this station's record (since 1894) is 75°F, on February 27, 2000; the coldest is −23°F, on February 28, 1934. The wettest February brought 8.43 in (2018); the snowiest, 30.3 inches (2010).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00366233. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does February in New Castle compare across Pennsylvania?
Across the 108 places PlainClimate covers in Pennsylvania, February normal highs run from 32°F in Laporte to 46°F in Marcus Hook; New Castle's is 40°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- New Castle in January37°F by day, 19°F at night
- New Castle in March49°F by day, 27°F at night
- New Castle through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Pennsylvania in FebruaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Marcus Hook: Pennsylvania's warmest Februarynormal high 46°F