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Does March Normally Come in Like a Lion?

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Moline, IL


If we consider "March coming in like a lion" equivalent to recording measurable rain on March 1st, it has only done so in Moline 30.1% of the time.

Looking at snow storms with an inch or more of snow, March has "come in like a lion" in Moline only 6.2% of the time.

Of note, Moline has only seen over 2" of snow on March 1 four times!

   
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Dubuque, IA


If we consider "March coming in like a lion" equivalent to recording measurable rain on March 1st, it has only done so in Dubuque 27.2% of the time.

Looking at snow storms with an inch or more of snow, March has "come in like a lion" in Dubuque only 6.3% of the time.

Of note, Dubuque has only seen over 2" of snow on March 1 six times!
 
 
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...THE MOLINE IL WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR... | ...THE DUBUQUE IA WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR...
...MARCH 1ST.. | ...MARCH 1ST..
  |  
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 | CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2024 | CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2024
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Temperature Value Date % of Record     | Temperature Value Date % of Record    
Normal High 43         | Normal High 37        
Normal Low 24         | Normal Low 20        
Warmest 72 03/01/1992       | Warmest 63 03/01/1992      
Coldest -13 03/01/1962       | Coldest -20 03/01/1962      
Coldest High 10 03/01/1962       | Coldest High 8 03/01/1962      
Warmest Low 43 03/01/2004       | Warmest Low 38 03/01/2004      
Average Max 40.7         | Average Max 36.7        
Average Min 22.7         | Average Min 20.0        
Mean 31.7         | Mean 28.3        
            |            
Days Max 70 - 79 1   0.7%     | Days Max 70 - 79 0   0.0%    
Days Max 60 - 69 10   6.6%     | Days Max 60 - 69 3   2.0%    
Days Max 50 - 59 22   14.5%     | Days Max 50 - 59 18   11.9%    
Days Max 40 - 49 51   33.6%     | Days Max 40 - 49 33   21.9%    
Days Max 30 - 39 43   28.3%     | Days Max 30 - 39 60   39.7%    
Days Max 20 - 29 20   13.2%     | Days Max 20 - 29 27   17.9%    
Days Max 10 - 19 5   3.3%     | Days Max 10 - 19 9   6.0%    
Days Max 0 - 9 0   0.0%     | Days Max 0 - 9 1   0.7%    
            |            
Days Min 40 - 49 3   2.0%     | Days Min 40 - 49 0   0.0%    
Days Min 30 - 39 43   28.3%     | Days Min 30 - 39 35   23.3%    
Days Min 20 - 29 55   36.2%     | Days Min 20 - 29 53   35.3%    
Days Min 10 - 19 33   21.7%     | Days Min 10 - 19 35   23.3%    
Days Min 0 - 9 15   9.9%     | Days Min 0 - 9 22   14.7%    
Days Min -9 to -1 2   1.3%     | Days Min -9 to -1 5   3.3%    
Days Min -19 to -10 1   0.7%     | Days Min -19 to -10 0   0.0%    
            |            
Precipitation           | Precipitation          
Normal 0.09         | Normal 0.07        
Highest 1.01 03/01/1991       | Highest 1.12 03/01/1932      
            |            
Days = 0.00 81   52.6%     | Days = 0.00 89   58.6%    
Days = T 27   17.5%     | Days = T 23   15.1%    
Days = 0.01 - 0.09 27   17.5%     | Days = 0.01 - 0.09 18   11.8%    
Days = 0.10 - 0.49 16   10.4%     | Days = 0.10 - 0.49 19   12.5%    
Days = 0.50 - 0.99 2   1.3%     | Days = 0.50 - 0.99 2   1.3%    
Days >= 1.00 1   0.6%     | Days >= 1.00 1   0.7%    
            |            
Snowfall           | Snowfall          
Normal 0.2         | Normal 0.3        
Highest 4.9 03/01/1948       | Highest 3.5 03/01/2014      
            |            
Days = 0.0 96   64.0%     | Days = 0.0 89   63.1%    
Days = T 22   14.7%     | Days = T 21   14.9%    
Days = 0.1 - 0.9 23   15.3%     | Days = 0.1 - 0.9 22   15.6%    
Days = 1.0 - 1.9 5   3.3%     | Days = 1.0 - 1.9 3   2.1%    
Days = 2.0 - 2.9 1   0.7%     | Days = 2.0 - 2.9 3   2.1%    
Days = 3.0 - 3.9 2   1.3%     | Days = 3.0 - 3.9 3   2.1%    
Days = 4.0 - 4.9 1   0.7%     | Days = 4.0 - 4.9 0   0.0%    
Days = 5.0 - 5.9 0   0.0%     | Days = 5.0 - 5.9 0   0.0%    
Days >= 6.0 0   0.0%     | Days >= 6.0 0   0.0%    
            |            
Snow Depth           | Snow Depth          
Highest 9 03/01/1960       | Highest 22 03/01/1962      
Average 2         | Average 2        
            |            
Days = 0 77   57.9%     | Days = 0 34   28.1%    
Days = T 27   20.3%     | Days = T 36   29.8%    
Days >= 1 29   21.8%     | Days >= 1 51   42.1%    
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Date TX TN PP SF SD | Date TX TN PP SF SD
2025-03-01 36 18 0 0 0 | 2025-03-01 31 17 0 0 0
2024-03-01 49 30 0 0 0 | 2024-03-01 49 27 0 0 0
2023-03-01 60 30 0 0 0 | 2023-03-01 52 33 0 0 0
2022-03-01 63 32 0 0 0 | 2022-03-01 53 35 0 0 0
2021-03-01 36 20 0 0 1 | 2021-03-01 30 12 0 0 8
2020-03-01 65 37 0 0 0 | 2020-03-01 51 29 0 0 1
2019-03-01 41 23 0 0 0 | 2019-03-01 29 19 T T 8
2018-03-01 53 33 0.17 0 0 | 2018-03-01 49 29 0 0 0
2017-03-01 50 32 0.05 0 0 | 2017-03-01 44 30 0.07 T 0
2016-03-01 34 20 T T 0 | 2016-03-01 25 11 0.05 0.9 1
2015-03-01 28 2 0 0 5 | 2015-03-01 25 5 0 T 6
2014-03-01 29 7 0.22 3 1 | 2014-03-01 19 3 0.25 3.5 5
2013-03-01 31 26 0.02 0.5 8 | 2013-03-01 27 15 T T 6
2012-03-01 45 34 0 0 0 | 2012-03-01 37 31 0 0 T
2011-03-01 47 21 0 0 0 | 2011-03-01 42 20 0 0 0
2010-03-01 38 26 0 0 3 | 2010-03-01 36 24 0 0 4
2009-03-01 27 15 0 0 0 | 2009-03-01 22 11 0 0 0
2008-03-01 39 22 0 0 3 | 2008-03-01 32 9 0 0 13
2007-03-01 50 29 0.93 1 2 | 2007-03-01 39 28 0.49 0.4 4
2006-03-01 54 33 0 0 0 | 2006-03-01 44 30 0 0 T
2005-03-01 30 19 0.01 0.2 1 | 2005-03-01 27 16 0 0 M
2004-03-01 62 43 0.01 0 0 | 2004-03-01 57 38 0.26 0 0
2003-03-01 37 23 T T 0 | 2003-03-01 33 21 0.01 0.1 M
2002-03-01 31 18 0.3 3.3 1 | 2002-03-01 23 14 0.35 3.5 M
2001-03-01 33 16 0.01 0.1 T | 2001-03-01 30 15 0 0 M
2000-03-01 49 35 0.05 0 0 | 2000-03-01 47 31 0 0 M
1999-03-01 49 27 0 0 0 | 1999-03-01 43 26 0 0 M
1998-03-01 34 29 0.08 1.2 0 | 1998-03-01 33 27 0.04 0.8 M
1997-03-01 58 32 0.03 0 0 | 1997-03-01 44 30 0 0 0
1996-03-01 37 16 0 0 0 | 1996-03-01 31 15 T T 0
1995-03-01 23 10 0 0 0 | 1995-03-01 19 4 0 0 0
1994-03-01 36 20 0 0 8 | 1994-03-01 27 15 0 0 12
1993-03-01 46 25 0 0 4 | 1993-03-01 38 20 0 0 5
1992-03-01 72 42 0 0 0 | 1992-03-01 63 38 0 0 0
1991-03-01 54 43 1.01 0 0 | 1991-03-01 46 37 0.78 0 T
1990-03-01 45 19 0 0 T | 1990-03-01 43 20 0 0 T
1989-03-01 24 5 T T 3 | 1989-03-01 19 6 T T 1
1988-03-01 56 24 0 0 0 | 1988-03-01 48 26 T 0 0
1987-03-01 41 31 0.18 0.1 0 | 1987-03-01 37 29 0.21 1 T
1986-03-01 41 17 0 0 T | 1986-03-01 35 9 0 0 6
1985-03-01 55 35 0.19 0 0 | 1985-03-01 54 35 0.09 0 T
1984-03-01 41 20 0 0 0 | 1984-03-01 39 20 0 0 T
1983-03-01 60 27 0 0 0 | 1983-03-01 55 33 0 0 0
1982-03-01 45 30 0 0 0 | 1982-03-01 39 27 0 0 M
1981-03-01 42 28 0 0 0 | 1981-03-01 43 27 0 0 0
1980-03-01 19 6 0 0 1 | 1980-03-01 23 2 0 0 2
1979-03-01 37 33 0 0 8 | 1979-03-01 36 30 T T 12
1978-03-01 28 12 0 0 2 | 1978-03-01 22 7 0 0 7
1977-03-01 37 18 0 0 0 | 1977-03-01 34 16 0 0 0
1976-03-01 41 33 0.18 0 0 | 1976-03-01 32 28 0.12 0 T
1975-03-01 23 8 0 0 2 | 1975-03-01 17 7 0 0 8
1974-03-01 43 24 0 0 0 | 1974-03-01 37 22 0 0 T
1973-03-01 46 39 0.38 0 0 | 1973-03-01 40 37 0.13 0 T
1972-03-01 56 16 0.36 T 0 | 1972-03-01 35 9 0.35 0.3 T
1971-03-01 38 27 0.02 0.2 T | 1971-03-01 29 20 0 0 2
1970-03-01 44 31 0.07 T 0 | 1970-03-01 34 27 0.04 0.4 2
1969-03-01 42 23 0 0 0 | 1969-03-01 37 22 0 0 1
1968-03-01 54 15 0 0 0 | 1968-03-01 53 12 0 0 0
1967-03-01 38 20 0 0 T | 1967-03-01 34 16 0 0 3
1966-03-01 50 29 0 0 0 | 1966-03-01 48 27 0 0 0
1965-03-01 58 32 0.04 0 0 | 1965-03-01 50 32 0.35 0 0
1964-03-01 55 36 0.03 0 0 | 1964-03-01 55 30 0 0 0
1963-03-01 34 10 0 0 T | 1963-03-01 34 7 0 0 1
1962-03-01 10 -13 0 0 6 | 1962-03-01 8 -20 0 0 22
1961-03-01 46 26 0 0 0 | 1961-03-01 39 28 0.01 0.1 T
1960-03-01 23 -4 0 0 9 | 1960-03-01 20 -5 0 0 17
1959-03-01 47 26 0 0 0 | 1959-03-01 35 20 0 0 6
1958-03-01 37 31 0.04 0.5 0 | 1958-03-01 32 26 0.1 1.3 T
1957-03-01 43 27 0 0 0 | 1957-03-01 37 25 T T 0
1956-03-01 61 37 T 0 0 | 1956-03-01 53 32 0 0 T
1955-03-01 48 32 0 0 0 | 1955-03-01 42 29 0 0 0
1954-03-01 45 19 T T T | 1954-03-01 44 19 0 0 T
1953-03-01 31 19 T T 0 | 1953-03-01 28 14 0 0 0
1952-03-01 38 22 T T 0 | 1952-03-01 34 14 T T T
1951-03-01 40 25 0 0 0 | 1951-03-01 31 19 0 0 T
1950-03-01 27 7 T 0.1 T | 1950-03-01 23 3 0.03 0.3 4
1949-03-01 35 11 0 0 0 | 1949-03-01 31 9 0 0 2
1948-03-01 30 26 0.35 4.9 3 | 1948-03-01 31 24 0.17 1.7 1
1947-03-01 26 18 0.1 1.4 1 | 1947-03-01 30 21 0.02 0.2 T
1946-03-01 45 30 0.07 T 0 | 1946-03-01 49 31 0.17 0 0
1945-03-01 50 31 T 0 T | 1945-03-01 48 30 0 0 T
1944-03-01 40 20 0 0 0 | 1944-03-01 40 21 0 0 T
1943-03-01 32 5 T T T | 1943-03-01 27 0 T T 1
1942-03-01 42 19 0 0 0 | 1942-03-01 43 21 0 0 T
1941-03-01 39 17 0 0 T | 1941-03-01 38 17 0 0 T
1940-03-01 40 25 0 0 T | 1940-03-01 37 31 0 0 1
1939-03-01 29 10 0 0 1 | 1939-03-01 26 8 0 0 5
1938-03-01 56 30 T 0 0 | 1938-03-01 55 30 T 0 0
1937-03-01 40 20 0 0 T | 1937-03-01 39 18 T T 4
1936-03-01 40 26 T 0 T | 1936-03-01 37 23 T T 1
1935-03-01 53 31 0 0 T | 1935-03-01 47 22 0 0 4
1934-03-01 39 25 T 0 T | 1934-03-01 36 28 T 0 T
1933-03-01 48 23 0 0 0 | 1933-03-01 45 29 0 0 0
1932-03-01 44 33 0.7 0 0 | 1932-03-01 41 31 1.12 0.5 T
1931-03-01 39 25 0 T 0 | 1931-03-01 34 20 0 0 0
1930-03-01 38 18 T T T | 1930-03-01 32 15 0.02 T T
1929-03-01 34 26 0.04 0.5 T | 1929-03-01 31 23 0.18 2.6 11
1928-03-01 40 22 T T 0 | 1928-03-01 35 20 T T T
1927-03-01 30 21 T T 0 | 1927-03-01 27 18 T 0 0
1926-03-01 42 18 T T 0 | 1926-03-01 40 12 T T T
1925-03-01 31 4 T 0.1 0 | 1925-03-01 28 0 0 T T
1924-03-01 40 29 0 0 T | 1924-03-01 39 27 0 0 T
1923-03-01 63 27 0 T 0 | 1923-03-01 63 26 0 0 0
1922-03-01 23 13 0.08 1.3 3 | 1922-03-01 19 11 0.1 2.6 3
1921-03-01 62 31 T 0 0 | 1921-03-01 55 30 T 0 0
1920-03-01 49 18 0 0 0 | 1920-03-01 38 18 0 0 1
1919-03-01 29 1 0 0 T | 1919-03-01 21 -4 0 0 5
1918-03-01 40 14 0 0 T | 1918-03-01 39 10 0 0 T
1917-03-01 27 14 0 0 0 | 1917-03-01 26 8 0 0 1
1916-03-01 28 21 0.09 1.4 1 | 1916-03-01 26 16 0.08 2.2 2
1915-03-01 41 23 0 0 0 | 1915-03-01 39 22 0 0 T
1914-03-01 22 5 0 T T | 1914-03-01 19 4 0 0.1 T
1913-03-01 23 1 T 0.3 7 | 1913-03-01 21 -3 0.02 0.2 3
1912-03-01 17 2 0 0 7 | 1912-03-01 14 -5 0 0 7
1911-03-01 48 23 0 0 0 | 1911-03-01 38 22 0 0 0
1910-03-01 42 30 T 0 T | 1910-03-01 45 29 0.01 T 8
1909-03-01 57 34 0 0 0 | 1909-03-01 49 31 0 0 T
1908-03-01 36 32 0.03 0 T | 1908-03-01 33 28 0.01 T T
1907-03-01 44 26 0.14 0 0 | 1907-03-01 41 23 0.19 0 0
1906-03-01 50 34 T 0 0 | 1906-03-01 47 31 0.01 0 0
1905-03-01 40 33 0 0 T | 1905-03-01 38 29 0 0 5
1904-03-01 45 32 0 0 0 | 1904-03-01 44 32 T 0 1
1903-03-01 35 13 T T 0 | 1903-03-01 35 11 T T T
1902-03-01 36 23 0.01 T T | 1902-03-01 36 23 0.03 0.2 T
1901-03-01 42 26 0 0 1 | 1901-03-01 43 20 0 0 1
1900-03-01 29 13 T T 6 | 1900-03-01 30 11 T T 2
1899-03-01 33 11 T T T | 1899-03-01 29 4 T T 1
1898-03-01 32 26 0.21 2.5 8 | 1898-03-01 32 25 0.35 3.5 6
1897-03-01 36 25 T 0 0 | 1897-03-01 31 19 0 0 1
1896-03-01 34 25 0.01 0.1 0 | 1896-03-01 32 24 0 0 M
1895-03-01 34 26 T T 0 | 1895-03-01 50 32 0 0 M
1894-03-01 54 31 0 0 0 | 1894-03-01 53 32 0 0 M
1893-03-01 38 22 0 0 3 | 1893-03-01 36 20 0 M M
1892-03-01 40 26 0 0 M | 1892-03-01 34 21 0 M M
1891-03-01 20 6 0.03 0.3 M | 1891-03-01 20 1 0 M M
1890-03-01 14 -8 0 0 M | 1890-03-01 12 -9 0 M M
1889-03-01 48 31 0.24 0.4 M | 1889-03-01 52 32 0 M M
1888-03-01 56 35 0.03 0 M | 1888-03-01 39 32 0.79 M M
1887-03-01 61 34 0 0 M | 1887-03-01 55 30 0 M M
1886-03-01 23 16 0.02 0.2 M | 1886-03-01 21 11 T M M
1885-03-01 41 29 0 0 M | 1885-03-01 37 29 T M M
1884-03-01 30 9 0.19 M M | 1884-03-01 23 11 0.39 M M
1883-03-01 58 37 0 M M | 1883-03-01 51 32 0 M M
1882-03-01 62 39 0 M M | 1882-03-01 61 33 0 M M
1881-03-01 30 7 0 M M | 1881-03-01 23 7 0 M M
1880-03-01 42 24 0 M M | 1880-03-01 43 16 0 M M
1879-03-01 42 23 0 M M | 1879-03-01 43 18 0 M M
1878-03-01 58 38 0.24 M M | 1878-03-01 55 37 0.08 M M
1877-03-01 46 34 0.08 M M | 1877-03-01 45 33 0.21 M M
1876-03-01 30 18 0.35 M M | 1876-03-01 30 18 0 M M
1875-03-01 19 13 0.02 M M | 1875-03-01 18 9 0.2 M M
1874-03-01 41 36 0.01 M M | 1874-03-01 M M 0.04 M M
1873-03-01 M M 0.07 M M | 1873-03-01 M M M M M
1872-03-01 M M 0 M M |            
1871-03-01 M M M M M |            
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