CXUS51 KCAR 171855 CLMHUL CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 255 PM EDT WED APR 17 2024 ................................... ...THE HOULTON ME CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 79 03/22/2012 03/21/2012 05/22/1911 LOW -31 03/02/2001 HIGHEST 48 03/02 MM MM 46 03/17 03/03 LOWEST 1 03/01 MM MM -3 03/04 03/25 AVG. MAXIMUM 39.1 36.0 3.1 37.9 AVG. MINIMUM 22.5 15.0 7.5 20.5 MEAN 30.8 25.5 5.3 29.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 3 10.7 -7.7 5 DAYS MIN <= 32 28 29.4 -1.4 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 4.9 -4.9 2 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.68 2024 MINIMUM 1.54 2023 TOTALS 5.68* 3.01 DAILY AVG. 0.19 0.09 0.10 0.05 DAYS >= .01 15 11.0 4.0 10 DAYS >= .10 10 6.4 3.6 5 DAYS >= .50 4 1.6 2.4 1 DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.4 1.6 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.30 03/29 TO 03/29 0.59 03/23 TO 03/23 03/29 TO 03/30 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM MM TOTALS MM MM MM MM SINCE 7/1 MM MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM MM DAYS >= 1.0 MM MM MM MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH MM MM MM 24 HR TOTAL MM MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1051 1224 -173 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/260 DATE 03/21 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/280 DATE 03/21 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.65 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 8 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 15 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 75 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 3 LIGHT SNOW 15 SLEET 0 FOG 21 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. * INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$