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Does March Go Out like a Lamb?

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  MOLINE, IL   DUBUQUE, IA
 
March 31st has only had 4 out of 151 years with a high temperature at or below freezing.

It has rained a tenth of an inch or more only 36 times (23.6%).

It has snowed 19 of 144 years snowfall observations were made, twelve of which were trace amounts. Of the 7 years measurable snowfall was recorded, only two were over an inch, with 2.8" in 1926 and a whopping 7.5" way back in 1886.

Based on these facts, it looks like the saying holds true and "March does go out like a lamb".

For more March 31st climate information, see below.		  
March 31st has only had 5 out of 150 years with a
high temperature at or below freezing.

It has rained a tenth of an inch or more only 35 times (23.2%).

It has snowed 27 of 142 years snowfall observations were made, 17 of which were trace amounts. Of the 10 years measurable snowfall was recorded, only three were over an inch, with 2.9" in 1985 and 1962 and 6.5" in 1926.

Based on these facts, it looks like the saying holds true and "March does go out like a lamb".

For more March 31st climate information, see below.
 
   
 
 

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...THE MOLINE IL WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR... | ...THE DUBUQUE IA WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR...
...MARCH 31ST.. | ...MARCH 31ST..
  |  
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 57         | Normal High 51        
Normal Low 35         | Normal Low 32        
Warmest 83 03/31/1986       | Warmest 79 03/31/1986      
Coldest 10 03/31/1969       | Coldest 8 03/31/1969      
Coldest High 28 03/31/1923       | Coldest High 22 03/31/1923      
Warmest Low 58 03/31/1967       | Warmest Low 50 03/31/2010      
Average Max 53.8         | Average Max 50.5        
Average Min 34.6         | Average Min 32.3        
Mean 44.2         | Mean 41.4        
            |            
Days Max 80 - 89 3   2.0%     | Days Max 80 - 89 0   0.0%    
Days Max 70 - 79 13   8.6%     | Days Max 70 - 79 10   6.6%    
Days Max 60 - 69 36   23.7%     | Days Max 60 - 69 23   15.2%    
Days Max 50 - 59 37   24.3%     | Days Max 50 - 59 37   24.5%    
Days Max 40 - 49 49   32.2%     | Days Max 40 - 49 58   38.4%    
Days Max 30 - 39 12   7.9%     | Days Max 30 - 39 21   13.9%    
Days Max 20 - 29 2   1.3%     | Days Max 20 - 29 2   1.3%    
            |            
Days Min 50 - 59 7   4.6%     | Days Min 50 - 59 2   1.3%    
Days Min 40 - 49 38   25.0%     | Days Min 40 - 49 27   17.9%    
Days Min 30 - 39 61   40.1%     | Days Min 30 - 39 67   44.4%    
Days Min 20 - 29 43   28.3%     | Days Min 20 - 29 48   31.8%    
Days Min 10 - 19 3   2.0%     | Days Min 10 - 19 5   3.3%    
Days Min 0 - 9 0   0.0%     | Days Min 0 - 9 2   1.3%    
            |            
Precipitation           | Precipitation          
Normal 0.09         | Normal 0.10        
Highest 1.95 03/31/1973       | Highest 1.25 03/31/1877      
            |            
Days = 0.00 68   44.2%     | Days = 0.00 71   46.7%    
Days = T 24   15.6%     | Days = T 23   15.1%    
Days = 0.01 - 0.09 27   17.5%     | Days = 0.01 - 0.09 23   15.1%    
Days = 0.10 - 0.49 27   17.5%     | Days = 0.10 - 0.49 24   15.8%    
Days = 0.50 - 0.99 4   2.6%     | Days = 0.50 - 0.99 8   5.3%    
Days >= 1.00 4   2.6%     | Days >= 1.00 3   2.0%    
            |            
Snowfall           | Snowfall          
Normal 0.1         | Normal 0.1        
Highest 7.5 03/31/1886       | Highest 6.5 03/31/1926      
            |            
Days = 0.0 123   86.0%     | Days = 0.0 105   77.8%    
Days = T 13   9.1%     | Days = T 17   12.6%    
Days = 0.1 - 0.9 5   3.5%     | Days = 0.1 - 0.9 10   7.4%    
Days = 1.0 - 1.9 0   0.0%     | Days = 1.0 - 1.9 0   0.0%    
Days = 2.0 - 2.9 0   0.0%     | Days = 2.0 - 2.9 2   1.5%    
Days = 3.0 - 3.9 0   0.0%     | Days = 3.0 - 3.9 0   0.0%    
Days = 4.0 - 4.9 0   0.0%     | Days = 4.0 - 4.9 0   0.0%    
Days = 5.0 - 5.9 1   0.7%     | Days = 5.0 - 5.9 0   0.0%    
Days >= 6.0 1   0.7%     | Days >= 6.0 1   0.7%    
            |            
Snow Depth           | Snow Depth          
Highest 8 03/31/1926       | Highest 8 03/31/1926      
Average 2         | Average 2        
            |            
Days = 0 120   90.2%     | Days = 0 90   73.2%    
Days = T 9   6.8%     | Days = T 22   17.9%    
Days >= 1 4   3.0%     | Days >= 1 11   8.9%    
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Date TX TN PP SF SD | Date TX TN PP SF SD
2025-03-31 53 30 0 0 0 | 2025-03-31 48 29 0 0 0
2024-03-31 56 38 0.77 0 0 | 2024-03-31 53 36 0.34 0 0
2023-03-31 70 42 0.53 0 0 | 2023-03-31 69 36 0.14 0 0
2022-03-31 39 33 0.26 0.8 T | 2022-03-31 36 30 0.07 0.6 T
2021-03-31 41 30 0 0 0 | 2021-03-31 36 26 0 0 0
2020-03-31 49 35 0 0 0 | 2020-03-31 44 29 0 0 0
2019-03-31 44 26 0 0 0 | 2019-03-31 40 19 0 0 0
2018-03-31 60 28 0.03 0 0 | 2018-03-31 49 21 0.18 T 0
2017-03-31 45 33 0.03 0 0 | 2017-03-31 44 32 0 0 0
2016-03-31 63 41 0.05 0 0 | 2016-03-31 55 35 0.13 0 0
2015-03-31 70 37 0 0 0 | 2015-03-31 65 32 0 0 0
2014-03-31 69 42 0.01 0 0 | 2014-03-31 66 32 0.03 0 0
2013-03-31 56 34 0 0 0 | 2013-03-31 47 29 0 0 0
2012-03-31 62 42 0.3 0 0 | 2012-03-31 49 38 0.11 0 0
2011-03-31 53 26 0 0 0 | 2011-03-31 49 25 0 0 0
2010-03-31 78 54 0 0 0 | 2010-03-31 75 50 0 0 0
2009-03-31 57 39 0.02 0 0 | 2009-03-31 55 35 0.17 T 0
2008-03-31 68 41 0.4 0 0 | 2008-03-31 50 36 0.8 0 0
2007-03-31 73 48 0.47 0 0 | 2007-03-31 64 46 0.53 0 0
2006-03-31 60 45 0.03 0 0 | 2006-03-31 58 40 0.01 0 0
2005-03-31 62 43 T 0 0 | 2005-03-31 57 36 T 0 0
2004-03-31 52 37 0.01 0 0 | 2004-03-31 50 33 0 0 0
2003-03-31 61 24 T 0 0 | 2003-03-31 54 26 T 0 M
2002-03-31 50 27 0.14 T 0 | 2002-03-31 47 27 0.05 0.5 M
2001-03-31 53 28 0.07 0 0 | 2001-03-31 49 29 0.18 T M
2000-03-31 66 29 0 0 0 | 2000-03-31 66 34 0 0 M
1999-03-31 73 48 0 0 0 | 1999-03-31 71 46 0 0 M
1998-03-31 62 44 0.97 0 0 | 1998-03-31 60 40 1.18 0 M
1997-03-31 57 26 0 0 0 | 1997-03-31 54 28 0 0 0
1996-03-31 49 34 0.24 0 0 | 1996-03-31 47 30 0.16 0 0
1995-03-31 39 32 0 0 0 | 1995-03-31 37 31 T T 0
1994-03-31 59 22 0 0 0 | 1994-03-31 58 22 0 0 0
1993-03-31 60 36 0.06 0 0 | 1993-03-31 49 30 0.44 0.5 0
1992-03-31 56 30 0 0 0 | 1992-03-31 50 31 0 0 0
1991-03-31 56 36 T T 0 | 1991-03-31 53 31 0.02 0.2 T
1990-03-31 55 33 T 0 0 | 1990-03-31 49 31 0.04 0 0
1989-03-31 42 26 0 0 0 | 1989-03-31 38 26 T T 0
1988-03-31 55 31 T 0 0 | 1988-03-31 54 31 0 0 0
1987-03-31 44 20 0 0 0 | 1987-03-31 40 13 0 0 1
1986-03-31 83 50 0 0 0 | 1986-03-31 79 50 0 0 0
1985-03-31 42 34 0.35 T 0 | 1985-03-31 36 28 0.73 2.9 1
1984-03-31 52 27 0 0 0 | 1984-03-31 53 24 0 0 0
1983-03-31 46 40 0.08 0 0 | 1983-03-31 39 34 0.22 0 2
1982-03-31 63 44 0 0 0 | 1982-03-31 60 38 0 0 0
1981-03-31 81 40 0 0 0 | 1981-03-31 78 40 0 0 0
1980-03-31 58 33 T T 0 | 1980-03-31 57 35 0 0 0
1979-03-31 43 38 T 0 0 | 1979-03-31 38 31 0 0 0
1978-03-31 81 51 0 0 0 | 1978-03-31 78 45 0 0 0
1977-03-31 42 31 0 0 0 | 1977-03-31 40 29 T T 0
1976-03-31 45 33 0.03 T 0 | 1976-03-31 38 34 0.13 T 0
1975-03-31 61 29 0 0 T | 1975-03-31 49 23 0 0 2
1974-03-31 54 28 0 0 0 | 1974-03-31 48 27 0 0 0
1973-03-31 50 43 1.95 0 0 | 1973-03-31 46 40 0.7 0 0
1972-03-31 38 29 0.03 0.3 3 | 1972-03-31 34 24 0.01 0.1 4
1971-03-31 77 47 0 0 0 | 1971-03-31 70 43 0 0 0
1970-03-31 46 29 T 0 0 | 1970-03-31 42 25 0 0 0
1969-03-31 33 10 0 0 0 | 1969-03-31 31 8 0 0 T
1968-03-31 71 37 0.48 0 0 | 1968-03-31 64 34 0.05 0 0
1967-03-31 69 58 0.49 0 0 | 1967-03-31 67 48 0.53 0 0
1966-03-31 68 29 0 0 0 | 1966-03-31 65 28 0.04 0 0
1965-03-31 48 25 0 0 0 | 1965-03-31 41 25 0 0 4
1964-03-31 40 27 0 0 0 | 1964-03-31 36 22 0 0 4
1963-03-31 59 51 0.28 0 0 | 1963-03-31 58 44 T 0 0
1962-03-31 48 23 0.24 0 0 | 1962-03-31 43 23 0.39 2.9 0
1961-03-31 52 31 T 0 0 | 1961-03-31 49 29 0 0 0
1960-03-31 48 35 0 0 0 | 1960-03-31 43 30 0 0 T
1959-03-31 65 38 0.06 0 0 | 1959-03-31 63 38 0.23 0 T
1958-03-31 61 34 0 0 0 | 1958-03-31 58 35 0 0 0
1957-03-31 57 38 0.01 0 0 | 1957-03-31 51 30 T 0 0
1956-03-31 52 21 0 0 0 | 1956-03-31 47 23 0 0 0
1955-03-31 65 36 0 0 0 | 1955-03-31 65 36 0 0 0
1954-03-31 35 23 0 0 1 | 1954-03-31 34 19 T T 2
1953-03-31 42 39 0.24 0 0 | 1953-03-31 38 36 0.49 0 0
1952-03-31 65 44 0.18 0 0 | 1952-03-31 58 38 0.25 0 0
1951-03-31 38 32 0.07 0.4 0 | 1951-03-31 34 29 T T T
1950-03-31 52 37 0.08 0 0 | 1950-03-31 56 34 T T 0
1949-03-31 49 36 0.06 0 0 | 1949-03-31 41 33 0.23 T 0
1948-03-31 51 37 0.13 0 0 | 1948-03-31 48 36 0.13 0 0
1947-03-31 47 37 0.11 0 0 | 1947-03-31 44 33 0.19 0 0
1946-03-31 67 37 0 0 0 | 1946-03-31 61 35 0 0 0
1945-03-31 70 45 T 0 0 | 1945-03-31 70 41 T 0 0
1944-03-31 44 25 0.01 0 T | 1944-03-31 41 25 T 0 T
1943-03-31 69 40 T 0 0 | 1943-03-31 66 42 T 0 0
1942-03-31 49 30 T T 0 | 1942-03-31 49 33 T 0 0
1941-03-31 60 43 0.1 0 0 | 1941-03-31 55 42 0.02 0 T
1940-03-31 66 40 0 0 0 | 1940-03-31 58 39 0 0 T
1939-03-31 61 32 0.23 0 0 | 1939-03-31 59 32 T 0 T
1938-03-31 45 35 0 0 0 | 1938-03-31 41 33 T T 0
1937-03-31 52 32 0 0 0 | 1937-03-31 48 32 0 0 T
1936-03-31 35 20 0.04 0 0 | 1936-03-31 35 19 0.05 0 T
1935-03-31 49 27 0 0 0 | 1935-03-31 47 28 0 0 0
1934-03-31 45 28 T 0 0 | 1934-03-31 47 28 0 0 0
1933-03-31 61 45 0.03 0 0 | 1933-03-31 54 45 0.02 0 T
1932-03-31 44 28 0.02 T 0 | 1932-03-31 41 29 0.01 0 T
1931-03-31 44 28 0 0 T | 1931-03-31 42 22 0 0 3
1930-03-31 65 37 T 0 0 | 1930-03-31 60 28 0.32 T T
1929-03-31 46 33 1.08 0 0 | 1929-03-31 41 27 1.17 0.4 T
1928-03-31 55 30 0 0 T | 1928-03-31 56 29 0 0 T
1927-03-31 50 40 0.29 0 0 | 1927-03-31 49 36 T 0 0
1926-03-31 29 22 0.31 5.4 8 | 1926-03-31 29 21 0.5 6.5 8
1925-03-31 62 33 0 0 0 | 1925-03-31 61 31 0 0 0
1924-03-31 30 22 0.03 T T | 1924-03-31 30 21 T T T
1923-03-31 28 11 0 0 T | 1923-03-31 22 9 0 0 1
1922-03-31 40 31 0.02 T 0 | 1922-03-31 39 30 T T T
1921-03-31 46 33 0 0 0 | 1921-03-31 40 31 0 0 0
1920-03-31 75 52 0 0 0 | 1920-03-31 75 48 T 0 0
1919-03-31 43 29 0 0 0 | 1919-03-31 42 30 0 0 0
1918-03-31 72 49 T 0 0 | 1918-03-31 71 44 0 0 0
1917-03-31 68 44 0 0 0 | 1917-03-31 63 41 0 0 0
1916-03-31 59 44 0.07 0 0 | 1916-03-31 59 43 0.02 0 0
1915-03-31 41 24 0 0 0 | 1915-03-31 41 23 0 0 0
1914-03-31 46 39 0.15 0 0 | 1914-03-31 43 37 0.31 0 0
1913-03-31 57 43 0 0 0 | 1913-03-31 55 42 0 0 0
1912-03-31 55 35 T 0 0 | 1912-03-31 43 35 0.02 0 T
1911-03-31 44 28 T T 0 | 1911-03-31 41 28 T T 0
1910-03-31 63 39 0 0 0 | 1910-03-31 62 39 0 0 0
1909-03-31 48 31 0 0 0 | 1909-03-31 45 31 0 0 0
1908-03-31 55 40 0 0 0 | 1908-03-31 52 36 0.02 0 0
1907-03-31 42 26 0 0 0 | 1907-03-31 39 22 0 0 0
1906-03-31 45 30 0 0 0 | 1906-03-31 43 28 0 0 0
1905-03-31 73 50 0 0 0 | 1905-03-31 71 45 T 0 0
1904-03-31 53 41 0.44 0 0 | 1904-03-31 50 38 0.06 0 0
1903-03-31 69 43 0 0 0 | 1903-03-31 63 40 0 0 0
1902-03-31 41 31 T T 0 | 1902-03-31 40 33 0 0 0
1901-03-31 45 28 T T T | 1901-03-31 45 23 0.01 0.1 T
1900-03-31 49 26 0 0 T | 1900-03-31 47 28 0 0 0
1899-03-31 31 17 T T 1 | 1899-03-31 32 19 T T T
1898-03-31 51 29 0 0 0 | 1898-03-31 49 26 0 0 0
1897-03-31 58 48 0.02 0 0 | 1897-03-31 57 45 0 0 0
1896-03-31 70 47 0 0 0 | 1896-03-31 66 47 0.01 0 M
1895-03-31 38 35 1.05 0 0 | 1895-03-31 40 34 0.84 0 M
1894-03-31 56 43 T 0 0 | 1894-03-31 54 40 0.01 0 M
1893-03-31 74 43 0 0 0 | 1893-03-31 65 40 0 M M
1892-03-31 65 40 T 0 M | 1892-03-31 56 38 0 M M
1891-03-31 43 38 0 0 M | 1891-03-31 44 36 0.02 M M
1890-03-31 40 28 0 0 M | 1890-03-31 42 30 0 M M
1889-03-31 42 34 0.34 0 M | 1889-03-31 45 34 0.04 M M
1888-03-31 48 31 0 0 M | 1888-03-31 44 30 0 M M
1887-03-31 48 28 0 0 M | 1887-03-31 47 26 0 M M
1886-03-31 34 29 0.67 7.5 M | 1886-03-31 36 30 0.61 M M
1885-03-31 60 42 T 0 M | 1885-03-31 56 40 0 M M
1884-03-31 64 36 T M M | 1884-03-31 56 37 0.09 M M
1883-03-31 46 28 0 M M | 1883-03-31 42 28 0 M M
1882-03-31 60 33 0 M M | 1882-03-31 59 32 0 M M
1881-03-31 34 24 0.3 M M | 1881-03-31 36 24 0.34 M M
1880-03-31 53 40 0.24 M M | 1880-03-31 52 39 0.21 M M
1879-03-31 46 39 0.22 M M | 1879-03-31 44 28 0.19 M M
1878-03-31 53 34 0 M M | 1878-03-31 55 34 0 M M
1877-03-31 66 41 1.61 M M | 1877-03-31 65 41 1.25 M M
1876-03-31 42 30 0 M M | 1876-03-31 41 22 0 M M
1875-03-31 64 45 0.42 M M | 1875-03-31 65 39 0.24 M M
1874-03-31 40 25 0.03 M M | 1874-03-31 M M 0 M M
1873-03-31 M M 0.22 M M | 1873-03-31 M M M M M
1872-03-31 M M 0.02 M M |            
1871-03-31 M M M M M |            

 

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