Jefferson County climate

Jefferson County Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Fairbury 5S, 11.5 km from Jefferson County

Average highs run from 37°F on February 1 to 46°F on February 28, and lows from 15°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.96 in over about 5 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 Jefferson County, in °F, with the record for each date.-200204060801510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
0.96 in
Snowfall
5.6 in
Record high
79°FFeb 26, 1995
Record low
-19°FFeb 23, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 11 min to 11 h 16 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
11.6 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 137°F15°F73°F 1989-15°F 199617%11%
Feb 238°F15°F67°F 1992-18°F 199617%11%
Feb 338°F15°F66°F 1992-18°F 199617%11%
Feb 438°F15°F60°F 2005-15°F 198917%11%
Feb 538°F15°F63°F 2005-16°F 198918%11%
Feb 638°F15°F65°F 1999-14°F 198518%11%
Feb 739°F16°F66°F 2009-17°F 198518%11%
Feb 839°F16°F69°F 1987-15°F 198518%11%
Feb 939°F16°F71°F 1999-10°F 199418%11%
Feb 1039°F16°F69°F 1996-13°F 200118%11%
Feb 1140°F17°F74°F 1999-13°F 200118%11%
Feb 1240°F17°F67°F 1987-10°F 198818%11%
Feb 1340°F17°F71°F 1990-3°F 198518%10%
Feb 1441°F17°F64°F 1987-6°F 200718%10%
Feb 1541°F18°F66°F 1999-7°F 200718%10%
Feb 1641°F18°F68°F 2000-8°F 200718%10%
Feb 1742°F18°F64°F 1994-4°F 199318%10%
Feb 1842°F18°F69°F 2011-7°F 199318%10%
Feb 1942°F19°F67°F 1994-7°F 199318%10%
Feb 2043°F19°F72°F 1996-2°F 200818%10%
Feb 2143°F19°F70°F 1991-2°F 200818%9%
Feb 2244°F20°F72°F 19910°F 198918%9%
Feb 2344°F20°F69°F 1995-19°F 198919%9%
Feb 2444°F20°F69°F 1995-13°F 198919%9%
Feb 2545°F21°F72°F 1996-5°F 200319%9%
Feb 2645°F21°F79°F 1995-4°F 199319%9%
Feb 2746°F21°F71°F 1988-6°F 199319%8%
Feb 2846°F22°F71°F 2006-4°F 200119%8%
Feb 2946°F22°F69°F 2000-1°F 199619%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Jefferson County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510152011020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

February 1
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 5:48 PM
February 28
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 6:19 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00252820 (Fairbury 5S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00250622, 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.