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Record Heat Remains in Place This Week; Precipitation and Windy Conditions in the Northwest

Record warmth will persist across portions of California, the Southwest U.S., the central Great Basin and spread across the central U.S. for the middle of the week. High temperatures will approach 90 from Texas to the Ohio Valley. A moist frontal system will bring lowland rain, high elevation mountain snow, and breezy winds to the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies through Wednesday. Read More >

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MARCH NORMALS & EXTREMES
PLUS SUNRISE/SUNSET & CIVIL TWILIGHT TIMES

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  TEMP NORMALS WARMEST COOLEST COOLEST WARMEST NORM RECORD NORMS
 DAY MAX MIN MEAN MAX/YR MAX/YR MIN/YR MIN/YR RAIN RAIN/YR HDD CDD
 1 70 50 60 83/2021* 36/1962 25/1968 71/1997 0.11 5.08/1965 7 1
CT STARTS 0609 CST    SUNRISE 0633 CST    SUNSET 1807 CST    CT ENDS 1831 CST
 2 70 50 60 83/2023 46/1980 28/1980 71/2023 0.11 2.21/1964 7 1
CT STARTS 0608 CST    SUNRISE 0632 CST    SUNSET 1808 CST    CT ENDS 1832 CST
 3 70 50 60 82/1955 40/2002* 19/1980 68/1953 0.11 2.37/1979 6 1
CT STARTS 0607 CST    SUNRISE 0631 CST    SUNSET 1808 CST    CT ENDS 1832 CST
 4 70 50 60 81/2015 38/2014 25/2002* 68/1976* 0.11 1.68/1973 6 2
CT STARTS 0606 CST    SUNRISE 0629 CST    SUNSET 1809 CST    CT ENDS 1833 CST
 5 70 51 61 83/1955 45/1978 27/2002 70/1961 0.10 2.76/1948 6 2
CT STARTS 0604 CST    SUNRISE 0628 CST    SUNSET 1810 CST    CT ENDS 1834 CST
 6 71 51 61 85/1955 38/1989 27/1989 69/1961 0.11 1.13/1969 6 2
CT STARTS 0603 CST    SUNRISE 0627 CST    SUNSET 1810 CST    CT ENDS 1834 CST
 7 71 51 61 83/1999* 38/1989 32/1984* 70/1961 0.10 0.72/1958 6 2
CT STARTS 0602 CST    SUNRISE 0626 CST    SUNSET 1811 CST    CT ENDS 1835 CST
 8 71 51 61 85/2023 45/1996 30/2008* 71/2012 0.10 1.58/1995 5 2
CT STARTS 0601 CST    SUNRISE 0625 CST    SUNSET 1812 CST    CT ENDS 1836 CST
 9 71 51 61 84/2023 47/1996 26/1996 71/2016 0.09 1.25/1972 5 2
CT STARTS 0600 CST    SUNRISE 0624 CST    SUNSET 1812 CST    CT ENDS 1836 CST
 10 72 52 62 83/2000* 45/1978 29/1996* 68/2016* 0.09 1.30/1994 5 2
CT STARTS 0559 CST    SUNRISE 0623 CST    SUNSET 1813 CST    CT ENDS 1837 CST
 11 72 52 62 84/1986 50/1992 32/1983 71/2006 0.09 1.09/2013 5 2
CT STARTS 0558 CST    SUNRISE 0621 CST    SUNSET 1814 CST    CT ENDS 1838 CST
 12 72 52 62 82/2006* 52/1948 33/1996* 73/2006 0.09 1.36/2015 5 2
CT STARTS 0556 CST    SUNRISE 0620 CST    SUNSET 1814 CST    CT ENDS 1838 CST
 13 72 52 62 87/1963 47/1993 30/2022 69/2006 0.08 1.09/1949 5 2
CT STARTS 0555 CST    SUNRISE 0619 CST    SUNSET 1815 CST    CT ENDS 1839 CST
 14 73 52 62 84/1955 47/1993 27/1993 70/1973 0.09 3.80/1995 4 2
CT STARTS 0554 CST    SUNRISE 0618 CST    SUNSET 1816 CST    CT ENDS 1839 CST
 15 73 52 63 85/2008* 51/1999* 30/1993 71/1973 0.09 1.63/2022 4 2
CT STARTS 0553 CST    SUNRISE 0617 CST    SUNSET 1816 CST    CT ENDS 1840 CST
 16 73 53 63 90/1955 52/2005 31/1962 72/2021* 0.08 1.74/1972 4 2
CT STARTS 0552 CST    SUNRISE 0615 CST    SUNSET 1817 CST    CT ENDS 1841 CST
 17 73 53 63 85/1963* 51/2014 35/1976 70/2002 0.09 4.04/1998 4 2
CT STARTS 0550 CST    SUNRISE 0614 CST    SUNSET 1817 CST    CT ENDS 1841 CST
 18 73 53 63 85/2018* 50/1960 32/1960 74/2008 0.08 4.55/1957 4 2
CT STARTS 0549 CST    SUNRISE 0613 CST    SUNSET 1818 CST    CT ENDS 1842 CST
 19 74 53 63 86/2018 48/1958 35/1988 72/2020 0.08 1.45/1964 4 2
CT STARTS 0548 CST    SUNRISE 0612 CST    SUNSET 1819 CST    CT ENDS 1843 CST
 20 74 53 64 84/2015 48/1965 27/1965 69/2012 0.08 1.82/1985 4 2
CT STARTS 0547 CST    SUNRISE 0611 CST    SUNSET 1819 CST    CT ENDS 1843 CST
 21 74 53 64 85/1948 47/2010 33/1996* 69/1982 0.09 2.83/1949 4 2
CT STARTS 0546 CST    SUNRISE 0609 CST    SUNSET 1820 CST    CT ENDS 1844 CST
 22 74 54 64 85/2017 47/1989 31/1955 70/1991* 0.09 1.26/2024 4 2
CT STARTS 0544 CST    SUNRISE 0608 CST    SUNSET 1821 CST    CT ENDS 1844 CST
 23 75 54 64 86/2017 54/1952 33/1955 70/2020* 0.09 1.82/2021 4 3
CT STARTS 0543 CST    SUNRISE 0607 CST    SUNSET 1821 CST    CT ENDS 1845 CST
 24 75 54 64 84/1948 58/1983 34/1968 70/2020* 0.09 2.01/1973 3 3
CT STARTS 0542 CST    SUNRISE 0606 CST    SUNSET 1822 CST    CT ENDS 1846 CST
 25 75 54 65 86/2023* 55/1958 33/2006 69/1949 0.11 3.93/1973 3 3
CT STARTS 0541 CST    SUNRISE 0605 CST    SUNSET 1822 CST    CT ENDS 1846 CST
 26 75 54 65 86/2020 58/1966* 34/1969 72/2011 0.09 3.87/2009 3 3
CT STARTS 0539 CST    SUNRISE 0603 CST    SUNSET 1823 CST    CT ENDS 1847 CST
 27 75 54 65 87/2023 53/1955 29/1955 72/2021* 0.09 0.97/1949 3 3
CT STARTS 0538 CST    SUNRISE 0602 CST    SUNSET 1824 CST    CT ENDS 1848 CST
 28 76 55 65 85/2020 54/2001 40/2013* 74/2020 0.10 2.70/2001 3 3
CT STARTS 0537 CST    SUNRISE 0601 CST    SUNSET 1824 CST    CT ENDS 1848 CST
 29 76 55 65 86/2011 56/2003* 29/1955 69/1985* 0.09 1.90/1990 3 3
CT STARTS 0536 CST    SUNRISE 0600 CST    SUNSET 1825 CST    CT ENDS 1849 CST
 30 76 55 66 88/1997 50/1987 32/1987 71/1976 0.09 4.10/1980 3 3
CT STARTS 0535 CST    SUNRISE 0559 CST    SUNSET 1825 CST    CT ENDS 1849 CST
 31 76 55 66 88/1954 55/1972 31/1987 72/2016 0.10 3.25/2025 3 3
CT STARTS 0533 CST    SUNRISE 0557 CST    SUNSET 1826 CST    CT ENDS 1850 CST
 MON 72.9 52.5 62.7         2.91   137 65

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  0 0 1 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  9 4 2 1

 

Note: Daily sums/averages will not equal monthly sums/averages due to rounding - click here for more info
 

 Normals are for the 30-year period from 1991-2020

Extremes (or records) are for the period of record (1948-2025) 

 

 Bold colored records indicate extreme for the month

Italicized bold colored records indicate most recent of multiple monthly extreme occurrences 

 
* Asterisks indicate records which tied previous records; asterisked value was the last year record occurred
 
 All times are approximate and in Central Standard Time - add one hour during Daylight Saving Time

CT stands for Civil Twilight, essentially times of dawn & dusk - see definitions here 
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