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Rain Providing Some Relief to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

A storm tracking across the southern U.S. will continue to bring areas of heavy thunderstorms with risks for severe weather and excessive rainfall from Texas to Florida through this weekend. While much of this rainfall will be beneficial to the drought, excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding. Read More >

             National Weather Service - Denver, Colorado
                Temperature Normals & Extreme for March

     |Normal|Record| Year |Record| Year ||Normal|Record| Year |Record| Year |
DATE | High | High |  Set |Warmest Set  ||  Low |  Low |  Set |coldest  Set |
     |      |      |      |Minimum      ||      |      |      |Maximum      |
-----|------|------|------|------|------||------|------|------|------|------|
  1  |  50  |  74  | 2008 |  48  | 1882 ||  22  | - 7  | 1922 |  14  | 1912 |
  2  |  50  |  74  | 2009 |  47  | 1946 ||  23  | - 7  | 1960 |  11  | 1943 |
  3  |  51  |  76  | 1921 |  47  | 2009 ||  23  | - 8  | 1960 |   6  | 2019 |
  4  |  51  |  76  | 2009 |  47  | 1925^||  23  | - 5  | 2019 |  15  | 2019^|
  5  |  51  |  76  | 1910 |  44  | 1929 ||  24  | - 5  | 1989 |  15  | 1945 |

  6  |  52  |  75  | 1972 |  45  | 1972 ||  24  | - 7  | 1943 |   6  | 1920 |
  7  |  52  |  72  | 1879 |  43  | 1879 ||  24  | - 2  | 1971^|  20  | 1932 |
  8  |  52  |  74  | 1989 |  45  | 1986 ||  24  | - 2  | 1969 |  13  | 1932 |
  9  |  53  |  77  | 1989^|  43  | 1936 ||  25  | - 5  | 1932 |  15  | 1932 |
 10  |  53  |  79  | 1989^|  44  | 1991 ||  25  | - 3  | 1932 |   6  | 1948 |

 11  |  53  |  79  | 1900 |  52  | 1918 ||  25  | - 5  | 1948 |   9  | 1932 |
 12  |  54  |  75  | 1916 |  46  | 1918 ||  26  | - 8  | 1880 |  11  | 1880 |
 13  |  54  |  74  | 2012^|  50  | 1935 ||  26  | -10  | 1880 |  12  | 1880 |
 14  |  54  |  78  | 1935 |  54  | 1908 ||  26  | -10  | 1880 |   8  | 1895 |
 15  |  54  |  79  | 2015 |  52  | 1908 ||  26  | - 8  | 1880 |  19  | 1880 |

 16  |  55  |  81  | 2015 |  56  | 1908 ||  27  | - 4  | 1880 |  14  | 1906 |
 17  |  55  |  76  | 2012 |  47  | 1921^||  27  | - 6  | 1892 |  18  | 1906 |
 18  |  55  |  82  | 1907 |  48  | 1921 ||  27  | - 2  | 1965 |  12  | 1965 |
 19  |  56  |  81  | 1907 |  52  | 1907 ||  27  | - 5  | 1906 |  13  | 1927 |
 20  |  56  |  80  | 1907 |  52  | 1907 ||  28  |   1  | 1965^|  24  | 1913 |

 21  |  56  |  78  | 1995 |  54  | 1907 ||  28  |   0  | 1912 |  20  | 1952 |
 22  |  56  |  79  | 2004 |  47  | 1945^||  28  | - 3  | 1952 |  11  | 1898 |
 23  |  57  |  77  | 2017 |  45  | 1945^||  28  |   1  | 1898 |  19  | 1965 |
 24  |  57  |  76  | 1896 |  50  | 1908 ||  29  | - 3  | 1965 |  18  | 1965 |
 25  |  57  |  75  | 2012^|  50  | 1907^||  29  | - 2  | 1996 |  14  | 1955 |

 26  |  57  |  84# | 1971 |  48  | 1878 ||  29  | - 4  | 1955 |  14  | 1888 |
 27  |  57  |  78  | 1988 |  52  | 1895 ||  29  | - 5  | 1899 |  15  | 1931 |
 28  |  58  |  83  | 1963 |  50  | 1895 ||  29  | -11* | 1886 |  15  | 1886 |
 29  |  58  |  79  | 1967^|  53  | 1967^||  30  |   2  | 1886 |  23  | 1987 |
 30  |  58  |  82  | 2010 |  46  | 1943 ||  30  |  10  | 1987 |  25  | 1954 |
 31  |  58  |  81  | 2012 |  53  | 1893 ||  30  |   5  | 1954^|  21  | 1899 |

The Normal High and Low Temperatures are calculated from 1981-2010 data.
           The Temperature Extremes range from 1872-2021

^ - Also in previous years.

# - Highest Temperature of the Month:  84 degrees on 3/26/1971.

* - Lowest Temperature of the Month:  -11 degrees on 3/28/1886.

- The March Mean Temperature is 40.4 degrees (from 1981-2010 DIA data).

- Data collected at the Downtown City Office from 1872-December 1949, then
  at the Stapleton Airport Office from January 1950-February 1995, then at
  Denver International Airport from March 1995-Present. 


WFO Boulder - 3/31/2021