March Temperature and Precipitation Normals (1971-2000)
                       and Extremes for Houston (1889-2009)
                               (last update 4/5/09)
                              
    --------------- TEMPERATURE ---------------------    ------ PRECIPITATION -----
     NORMAL   RECORD       LOW      RECORD     HIGH       RECORD    CUMULATIVE PCPN 
    MAX MIN  MAX YEAR      MAX     MIN YEAR    MIN         PCPN      DAILY  YEARLY 
    --------------------------------------------------   --------------------------                              
 1  70  48   84  1975    39 1922   28  1980   70 1997    3.32 1993    0.10  6.76 
 2  70  48   91  1909    44 1980   22  1980   66 1976    1.55 1934    0.20  6.86
 3  70  48   86  1893    41 1943   21  1943   69 1976    1.03 1957    0.30  6.96
 4  71  48   86  1893    48 1917   22  2002   69 1955    4.56 1992    0.40  7.06
 5  71  49   84  1998    38 1989   25  1989   68 1974    2.20 1933    0.50  7.16
 
 6  71  49   86  1991    46 1960   25  1989   69 1961    1.44 1896    0.61  7.27
 7  71  49   90  1911    43 1947   28  1989   68 2009*   1.58 1913    0.72  7.38
 8  72  49   88  1911    44 1915   27  1971   70 1974    2.05 1905    0.83  7.49
 9  72  50   88  2000    38 1932   27  1932   71 1974    1.50 1903    0.94  7.60
10  72  50   89  1980    33 1932   27  1932   71 2009    3.23 1926    1.05  7.71 
 
11  72  50   87  1911    36 1948   27  1948   72 2006    1.20 1903    1.16  7.82
12  73  50   89  1904    42 1932   24  1948   72 2006    4.28 1997    1.27  7.93
13  73  51   88  1942    46 2009   27  1932   71 1973    1.96 2007    1.38  8.04
14  73  51   88  2008    48 2009   29  1993*  70 1967    1.82 2001    1.49  8.15
15  73  51   89  2008    47 1937   32  1999*  71 1955    2.06 1974    1.60  8.26
 
16  73  51   87  1908    49 1969   34  1913   72 1982    2.83 1896    1.71  8.37
17  74  52   88  1908    38 1892   30  1900   72 1945    2.57 1957    1.82  8.48
18  74  52   89  1907    40 1941   27  1892   71 1953    1.60 1904    1.93  8.59
19  74  52   89  1908    36 1923   27  1923   70 1982    4.20 1905    2.04  8.70
20  74  52   90  1907    52 1965   24  1923   71 1955    7.47 1972    2.15  8.81
 
21  74  53   87  1907    48 1968   30  1996   70 1952    1.38 1893    2.26  8.92
22  75  53   89  1916    52 1989   32  1970   70 1904    2.01 1918    2.37  9.03
23  75  53   89  1929    54 2006   35  1989   70 1995    2.27 1983    2.48  9.14
24  75  53   87  1907    47 1974   32  1897   70 1995    1.46 1943    2.59  9.25
25  75  53   93  1928    48 1974   36  2006   70 1949    7.36 1922    2.70  9.36
 
26  75  54   94  1928    41 1955   30  1955   72 1995    2.23 1951    2.81  9.47
27  76  54   89  1935    47 1955   31  1955   72 1975    3.00 1923    2.92  9.58
28  76  54   89  1972    52 1923   33  1931   72 1989    1.99 1966    3.03  9.69
29  76  54   90  1974    48 1937   35  1894   71 2007    1.75 1897    3.14  9.80
30  76  54   96  1946    47 1937   33  1987   71 1938    2.90 1907    3.25  9.91

31  76  55   88  1946    50 1931   30  1987   71 2006    1.44 2007    3.36  10.02

* indicates a record that has been tied on a previous year 

March Normals
 high:             73.3F    
 low:              51.3F  
 mean temperature: 62.3F   
 rainfall:         3.36"
 heating DD          187            
 cooling DD           50