Insider Blog: February 2026 Weather Recap

February was an overall warm month with more days ABOVE normal. We even had record-breaking temperatures. February was also pretty dry with very little rain. Take a look at our weather recap and stats for the month of February.

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - All of February, we had more days ABOVE normal for the month. Yuma also broke a daily record high on February 27, hitting 96 degrees. Take a look at our temperatures and what days we broke records below.

Also, Yuma had record warm low temperatures here in Yuma. One morning, we reached 59 degrees on February 5, 63 degrees on February 27, and 63 degrees on February 28.

Overall, it was a very warm February where February 2026 was ranked one of the warmest months on record. February 2026 was ranked the fifth warmest Februarys on record. Take a look below at Yuma's warmest Februarys.

However, El Centro had their warmest February on record. Take a look below.

It's been an overall dry month, with one day where Yuma had light rain one day out of the month. It was too small to measure, and it was recorded as a TRACE amount on February 13.

The rain we did get this month put us behind our monthly rain total average for the month. We accumulated TRACE, and our average for January is 0.38", which leaves us below -0.38" for the month.

Now, this month isn't ranked the wettest, but it's ranked 149th in terms of being the driest. Our number one wettest for February is 3.43" in 1905.

Now, let's look at where Yuma stands with our yearly rain total. Since the start of the year, so far for 2026, Yuma has accumulated a TRACE amount, which is too small to measure. And comparing it with our 2026 yearly average, we actually should be at 0.77," which is below normal.

However, with what Yuma has accumulated so far for 2026 and comparing it to our total around this same time back in 2025, we were actually at 0.00" in 2025.

We also can't forget about the few big wind events we had toward the middle of the month, which put us under Weather Authority First Alert Action Days. Take a look at our wind recaps from those few windy days.

We can't forget about our drought conditions, but we have seen HUGE improvements within the last several months.

At the start of the year in 2025, the majority of the Desert Southwest was under severe drought, with a chunk of La Paz in extreme drought.

Take a look at our drought conditions in January 2025.

At the start of this year, January 2026, the majority of the Desert Southwest wasn't having any drought, just a little of dry drought conditions for a small part of Yuma and La Paz Counties. Take a look.

TODAY: The last drought monitor for February was on released on February 26, and it was showing that the majority of Yuma and Imperial County isn't displaying drought.

The Desert Southwest is now only seeing no or a little bit of dry drought conditions in parts of Yuma and La Paz counties.

You can also check our drought conditions weekly for both Arizona and California.

You can also read more about Yuma and El Centro's 2026 January Climate Stats Data Report for the month from the NWS Phoenix.