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Showers and Thunderstorms for the Eastern Third of the Country; Fire Weather Concerns; Flooding Issues for the Great Lakes Region

Showers and thunderstorms will continue along and ahead of a cold front for the eastern third of the country. The rainfall for the Great Lakes region could prolong the ongoing flooding. Much cooler weather will filter in behind this cold front along and east of the Rockies. Where the rain is needed, the Southern High Plains, critical fire weather concerns through this weekend. Read More >

 

Normals, Means & Extremes
March - Bakersfield, CA
Values in red represent the extremes for the month.

D
a
t
e

Temperature

Degree Days

Precipitation

D
a
t
e

Normal

High Max.

Low Max.

High Min.

Low Min.

Heating
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Cooling
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Daily

Normal
Season to
Date

Record
Maximum

Max.

Min.

Avg.

1

68

45

57

86/2009

48/1919

59/1920

26/1907

8

1614

0

1

0.04

4.30

0.47/1983

1

2

68

46

57

87/1926

50/1919

57/2007

28/1907

8

1622

0

1

0.04

4.34

1.30/1938

2

3

68

46

57

84/1987

47/1976

55/2013

20/1917

8

1630

0

1

0.04

4.38

1.68/1938

3

4

68

46

57

88/1929

50/1919

64/1987

28/1907

8

1638

0

1

0.04

4.42

0.68/2022

4

5

69

46

57

86/1929

50/1981

58/1975

30/1923

8

1646

0

1

0.04

4.46

0.85/2019

5

6

69

46

57

82/2020

51/1958

57/1972

30/1903

8

1654

0

1

0.04

4.50

0.67/1925

6

7

69

46

58

83/1993

51/1919

63/1975

28/1907

8

1662

1

2

0.04

4.54

0.62/1968

7

8

69

46

58

87/1934

47/1919

66/1910

29/1893

8

1669

0

2

0.04

4.58

1.27/1911

8

9

69

46

58

88/1946

51/1919

60/1989

30/1907

7

1677

0

2

0.05

4.63

0.22/1927

9

10

69

47

58

89/1934

48/1919

59/1982

30/1907

7

1684

0

2

0.03

4.66

0.78/1939

10

11

70

47

58

94/1916

49/1922

57/1982

32/1935

7

1691

0

3

0.05

4.71

0.76/1965

11

12

70

47

58

88/1910

51/2006

56/1979

25/1907

7

1698

0

3

0.04

4.75

0.70/1905

12

13

70

47

58

88/2007

53/2025

59/1979

21/1907

7

1705

0

3

0.04

4.79

0.74/1941

13

14

70

47

59

91/2015

53/1944

62/1900

28/1907

7

1712

0

4

0.04

4.83

0.81/1930

14

15

70

47

59

94/1916

48/1919

60/2015

23/1901

7

1719

0

4

0.04

4.87

0.94/2023

15

16

70

47

59

91/1972

46/1919

60/2004

25/1905

7

1726

0

5

0.03

4.90

0.90/1922

16

17

70

47

59

90/2026

51/1919

63/1976

31/1922

7

1732

1

5

0.04

4.94

0.85/2012

17

18

71

47

59

95/2026

51/1919

59/2026

23/1900

7

1739

1

6

0.04

4.98

0.50/1918

18

19

71

47

59

92/2026

49/1919

60/2026

31/1903

7

1745

1

6

0.04

5.02

0.99/1991

19

20

71

47

59

93/2026

50/1911

62/2026

32/1935

6

1752

1

7

0.03

5.05

0.89/2011

20

21

71

48

59

95/2026

50/1987

64/2026

26/1907

6

1758

1

7

0.03

5.08

0.93/2018

21

22

71

48

59

88/2026

45/1919

62/2026

32/1935

6

1764

1

8

0.03

5.11

0.99/1939

22

23

71

48

59

91/2022

53/1964

60/2026

31/1917

6

1770

1

8

0.03

5.14

0.71/1995

23

24

71

48

60

89/2022

50/1919

57/2026

32/1904

6

1776

1

9

0.04

5.18

0.50/1935

24

25

72

48

60

91/2025

48/1977

59/1909

32/1907

6

1782

1

9

0.03

5.21

0.78/1977

25

26

72

48

60

90/2015

52/1936

61/1971

21/1907

6

1788

1

10

0.03

5.24

0.87/1924

26

27

72

48

60

93/2015

50/1991

58/2026

32/1908

6

1794

1

10

0.04

5.28

0.39/1910

27

28

72

48

60

88/2026

53/1998

58/2026

24/1907

6

1800

1

11

0.03

5.31

0.81/1963

28

29

72

48

60

94/2004

55/1998

59/2026

23/1907

6

1805

1

12

0.03

5.34

0.40/1925

29

30

72

48

60

90/2015

57/1904

59/1978

30/1907

6

1811

1

12

0.04

5.38

0.28/1946

30

31

72

48

60

90/2003

50/1925

60/2018

32/1908

6

1816

1

13

0.03

5.41

0.39/1984

31

Avg.

70.2

47.0

58.6

 

211

 

13

 

1.15

 

Avg.

D
a
t
e

Max.

Min.

Avg.

High Max.

Low Max.

High Min.

Low Min.

Heating
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Cooling
(daily)

Normal
Season
to Date

Daily

Normal
Season to
Date

Record
Maximum

D
a
t
e

Normal

Temperature

Degree Days

Precipitation