...THE HARRISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2011...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2011
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 98 03/24/1929
LOW -10 03/12/1948
HIGHEST 83 03/20 59 24 85 03/31
LOWEST 25 03/01 39 -14 24 03/03
AVG. MAXIMUM 59.5 59.1 0.4 59.0
AVG. MINIMUM 38.2 38.5 -0.3 38.5
MEAN 48.9 48.8 0.1 48.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.5 -0.5 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 12 9.6 2.4 5
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 11.83 2008
MINIMUM 0.64 1971
TOTALS 2.35 4.29 -1.94 3.79
DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.14 -0.06 0.12
DAYS >= .01 8 10.3 -2.3 10
DAYS >= .10 6 6
DAYS >= .50 2 2
DAYS >= 1.00 0 1.1 -1.1 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.75 03/14 TO 03/14
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 14.0 1988
24 HR TOTAL 13.0
TOTALS T 2.1 -2.1 6.0
LIQUID EQUIV T
SINCE 7/1 19.4
LIQUID 7/1 1.94
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 1 0.8 0.2 1
DAYS >= 1.0 0 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0
24 HR TOTAL T 03/27 TO 03/27
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 504 503 1 504
SINCE 7/1 3594 3742 -148 3963
COOLING TOTAL 9 1 8 7
SINCE 1/1 9 1 8 7
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 09/13/1902
LATEST 05/17/1912
EARLIEST 03/02 10/29
LATEST 04/04
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 25/170 DATE 03/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 38/230 DATE 03/22
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 1
FOG 17 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 13
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...ADDITIONAL DATA FOR HARRISON FOR MARCH 2011...
THE AVERAGE HIGH AND MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WERE THE WARMEST SINCE
2009. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS THE COOLEST SINCE 2008.
THERE WERE 15 DAYS WITH ABOVE NORMAL DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
AND 16 DAYS BELOW NORMAL.
THE TEMPERATURE ROSE ABOVE 80 DEGREES FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR
ON MARCH 20TH. THIS IS THE FIRST 80-DEGREE DAY SINCE OCTOBER 24TH
2010.
THERE WERE 12 DAYS WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING...WHICH
IS THE MOST SINCE 2008.
THE FOLLOWING DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING
THE MONTH...
DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
4TH LOWEST HIGH TEMPERATURE 39 IN 2011 39 IN 1915
IT WAS THE DRIEST MARCH SINCE 2007.
NO DAILY RAINFALL RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN DURING THE MONTH.
THERE WAS A TRACE OF SLEET...WHICH FELL ON THE 27TH.
THE FOLLOWING DAILY SNOWFALL RECORD WAS TIED DURING THE MONTH...
DATE RECORD TYPE NEW RECORD OLD RECORD
27TH DAILY SNOWFALL TRACE IN 2011 TRACE IN 1996
THE SLEET ON THE 27TH WAS ALSO THE LATEST SNOWFALL AT HARRISON SINCE
MARCH 28TH 2009...WHEN A TRACE OF SNOW FELL.
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