CXUS52 KILM 031548 CCA CLMFLO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1126 AM EDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE FLORENCE SOUTH CAROLINA 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 92 03/10/1974 03/09/1974 LOW 11 03/03/1980 HIGHEST 84 03/31 MM MM 87 03/24 LOWEST 35 03/19 MM MM 27 03/21 AVG. MAXIMUM 72.2 68.3 3.9 69.4 AVG. MINIMUM 47.5 44.3 3.2 46.2 MEAN 59.8 56.3 3.5 57.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 3.9 -3.9 3 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 10.96 1971 MINIMUM 0.35 2004 TOTALS 4.60 3.19 1.41 4.66 DAILY AVG. 0.15 0.10 0.05 DAYS >= .01 10 9.2 0.8 DAYS >= .10 8 6.0 2.0 DAYS >= .50 2 2.2 -0.2 DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.8 1.2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.60 03/01 TO 03/02 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 164 293 -129 253 SINCE 7/1 1944 2213 -269 COOLING TOTAL 12 24 -12 36 SINCE 1/1 27 33 -6 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 10/14/1988 LATEST 04/20/1983 EARLIEST 11/03 LATEST 03/21 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/290 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 26/270 DATE 03/10 26/340 03/18 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 38/270 DATE 03/10 38/340 03/18 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.36 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$