Extremely Wet and Very Mild
Temperatures
The average maximum temperature during February 2022 in Horsholm was 6.6 Celsius, and that was around 2 degrees above normal for the time of year. The average minimum temperature was 0.5 Celsius, and that was more than 1 degree above the monthly normal.
The highest temperature recorded during the month was 9.4 Celsius on the 8th, but there were 5 other days with maxima above 8 Celsius, including the 14th, when the temperature reached 8.8 Celsius. A further 5 days had highs above 7 Celsius. On most other days (13) the temperature rose to between 5 and 7 Celsius. No particularly cold days occurred during February, with the remaining 4 days having maximum temperatures between 4 and 5 Celsius. The 11th, 12th and 13th each had maxima below 5 Celsius, the coldest of which was the 12th with a high of 4.4 Celsius. However, the coldest day of the month was the 2nd with a top temperature of 4.1 Celsius.
There were no particularly mild nights during February, with the highest minimum being 4.1 Celsius. However, there were 5 other nights with minima between 3 and 4 Celsius, with all of the milder nights, bar 2, occurring between the 14th and 17th. The exceptions were on the 23rd, when a minimum of 3.8 Celsius occurred, and the 9th, when 3.1 Celsius was recorded. The latter temperature followed a minimum of 2.9 Celsius on the 8th, the only other value above 2 Celsius. On many nights (13) minimum temperatures were between zero and 2 Celsius. However, there were a few colder nights. On the 1st a minimum of minus 3.9 Celsius occurred, with minus 5.7 Celsius recorded on the 27th, followed by minus 4.8 Celsius on the last night of the month.
Frost
There were 8 air frosts during February, and that was 5 less than normal. Apart from on the 22nd, when a minimum of minus 1.8 Celsius occurred, the frosts occurred in 3 clusters. The 1st and 2nd, the 11th and 12th, and the 26th to 28th. Although only 8 air frosts occurred, there were 7 nights with minima between zero and 1 Celsius.
Rain
A total of 95.0 millimetres of rain was measured during February, which was more than double the monthly average. Overall, it was the second wettest February in Denmark since records began in 1874. Only the February of 2020 was wetter. Measurable rain was recorded on 23 days, which was 8 days above average. The month began wet with 6 millimetres recorded on the 1st. In fact, precipitation was measured on each of the first 11 days of the month. Daily totals included 6.0 millimetres on the 4th and 7.2 millimetres on the 6th. After 3 dry days, the remainder was often wet with the 23rd the only dry day until the last day of the month. Some of the precipitation was heavy with 11.6 millimetres measured on the 16th, another 12.2 millimetres on the 18th, and 13.4 millimetres on the 21st. ‘Rain’ on both the 26th and 27th amounted to 0.2 millimetres, caused by the melting of heavy overnight frost.
Hail
Two showers of small hail occurred early in the afternoon on the 6th.
Thunder
There was one rumble of thunder early in the afternoon of the 6th, a most unusual event for February.
Snow
Sleet or snow fell on 5 days during February, and half cover, or more, of lying snow was observed on 1 morning. Light snow fell overnight on the 1st, with further snow mid to late morning. There were 2 centimetres of lying snow mid-morning, but it had thawed by the end of the afternoon. Moderate sleet fell for a while on the evening of the 4th, and there was a sleet shower mid-evening on the 6th. Sleet and wet snow fell late afternoon and early evening on the 18th, and although it was heavy at times, it failed to settle. Wet snow late evening on the 24th did settle for a while, but only a few patches remained on the ground by the following morning.
Wind
It was a windy February, especially after mid month, although the last 3 days were much quieter. On most days (22) winds blew from between south and west, with northwesterly and southeasterly winds prevailing on 3 days each. The southwesterly winds were at their strongest on the 17th and 21st.
Fog
There was no fog observed in Horsholm.