Colfax climate

Colfax Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Des Moines 17 E, 14 km from Colfax

Average highs run from 31°F on February 1 to 41°F on February 28, and lows from 13°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.35 in over about 9 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 Colfax, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-2502550751001510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
35°F
Average low
17°F
Precipitation
1.35 in
Snowfall
6.0 in
Record high
77°FFeb 27, 2024
Record low
-28°FFeb 9, 1899
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 04 min to 11 h 13 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
20°F
Wind
11.9 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 131°F13°F57°F 2012-19°F 189529%14%
Feb 231°F13°F62°F 1987-26°F 199629%14%
Feb 332°F13°F58°F 1992-26°F 199629%14%
Feb 432°F14°F53°F 1954-19°F 189329%14%
Feb 532°F14°F59°F 1990-21°F 189529%14%
Feb 632°F14°F58°F 1999-15°F 198230%14%
Feb 732°F14°F63°F 1987-18°F 189330%14%
Feb 833°F15°F57°F 1954-26°F 189930%14%
Feb 933°F15°F63°F 2024-28°F 189929%14%
Feb 1033°F15°F60°F 1977-18°F 189929%14%
Feb 1134°F15°F64°F 1999-27°F 189929%14%
Feb 1234°F16°F68°F 1990-22°F 189929%14%
Feb 1334°F16°F58°F 1967-13°F 189929%13%
Feb 1435°F16°F66°F 1954-10°F 195129%13%
Feb 1535°F17°F63°F 2006-11°F 202129%13%
Feb 1635°F17°F63°F 1981-21°F 195829%13%
Feb 1736°F17°F62°F 1981-20°F 195829%12%
Feb 1836°F18°F72°F 2017-12°F 195829%12%
Feb 1936°F18°F62°F 2017-10°F 200629%12%
Feb 2037°F18°F71°F 2017-12°F 200829%11%
Feb 2137°F19°F65°F 1991-12°F 200829%11%
Feb 2238°F19°F65°F 2017-2°F 196029%11%
Feb 2338°F20°F71°F 2017-8°F 201529%11%
Feb 2438°F20°F64°F 1996-8°F 201529%10%
Feb 2539°F20°F65°F 2002-10°F 196730%10%
Feb 2639°F21°F67°F 1896-15°F 189730%10%
Feb 2740°F21°F77°F 2024-11°F 196230%10%
Feb 2840°F22°F68°F 2016-15°F 196230%9%
Feb 2941°F22°F64°F 2000-7°F 196030%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Colfax, 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 7:25 AM, sunset 5:29 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 6:02 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00054902 (Des Moines 17 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00135992, 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.