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             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