Franklin County climate

Franklin County Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rend Lake Dam, 7.8 km from Franklin County

Average highs run from 41°F on February 1 to 48°F on February 28, and lows from 22°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.80 in over about 8 wet days.

February day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Franklin County, in °F, with the record for each date.-2502550751001510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
2.80 in
Snowfall
2.9 in
Record high
79°FFeb 24, 1982
Record low
-22°FFeb 2, 1951
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 19 min to 11 h 19 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
11.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Feb 141°F22°F76°F 1911-7°F 197926%6%
Feb 241°F22°F72°F 1911-22°F 195126%6%
Feb 341°F22°F70°F 1931-9°F 199626%6%
Feb 441°F23°F73°F 1962-11°F 199626%6%
Feb 541°F23°F75°F 1927-7°F 199626%6%
Feb 642°F23°F72°F 2008-2°F 197826%6%
Feb 742°F23°F72°F 1931-4°F 197826%6%
Feb 842°F23°F72°F 2017-10°F 189926%6%
Feb 942°F23°F73°F 1938-19°F 189926%6%
Feb 1042°F24°F78°F 1932-13°F 189926%6%
Feb 1143°F24°F74°F 1938-9°F 198226%6%
Feb 1243°F24°F75°F 1938-18°F 189926%6%
Feb 1343°F24°F77°F 1962-18°F 189926%6%
Feb 1443°F24°F77°F 19212°F 202126%6%
Feb 1544°F25°F75°F 19112°F 202127%6%
Feb 1644°F25°F77°F 19110°F 195827%6%
Feb 1744°F25°F76°F 1911-11°F 190027%6%
Feb 1844°F25°F73°F 1961-11°F 191027%6%
Feb 1945°F26°F72°F 1930-16°F 201527%6%
Feb 2045°F26°F72°F 2026-15°F 201527%6%
Feb 2145°F26°F74°F 2018-3°F 202527%6%
Feb 2246°F26°F73°F 1922-7°F 196327%5%
Feb 2346°F27°F73°F 20236°F 197827%5%
Feb 2446°F27°F79°F 19824°F 190027%5%
Feb 2547°F27°F76°F 19180°F 190028%5%
Feb 2647°F28°F78°F 19179°F 190028%5%
Feb 2747°F28°F75°F 2024-12°F 193428%5%
Feb 2848°F28°F78°F 19184°F 199328%5%
Feb 2948°F29°F75°F 199215°F 196028%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Franklin County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203011020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

February 1
sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 5:19 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 5:48 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00117187 (Rend Lake Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00111265, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.