CXUS53 KDLH 032036 CLMASX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 336 PM CDT WED APR 03 2024 ................................... ...THE ASHLAND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 84 03/28/1946 LOW -30 03/07/1984 03/01/1962 HIGHEST 67 03/12 MM MM 47 03/24 LOWEST 10 03/21 MM MM -9 03/14 03/23 AVG. MAXIMUM 42.8 37.8 5.0 35.1 AVG. MINIMUM 21.5 17.9 3.6 15.1 MEAN 32.1 27.9 4.2 25.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 4 10.3 -6.3 11 DAYS MIN <= 32 31 27.9 3.1 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 3.0 -3.0 2 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.87 1977 MINIMUM T 2013 TOTALS 1.78 1.12 0.66 2.86 DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.04 0.02 0.09 DAYS >= .01 6 7.8 -1.8 12 DAYS >= .10 3 3.4 -0.4 8 DAYS >= .50 2 0.3 1.7 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.75 03/25 TO 03/26 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1013 1152 -139 1227 SINCE 7/1 6105 7445 -1340 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 26/210 DATE 03/01 26/220 03/15 26/020 03/26 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 40/220 DATE 03/15 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.49 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 9 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 63 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 6 LIGHT SNOW 11 SLEET 0 FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 7 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ NOTE: PRECIPITATION DATA FOR THIS MONTH HAS BEEN SUBSTITUTED WITH ASXW3 COOP STATION DATA DUE TO SUSPECTED UNDERESTIMATES FROM THE ASOS RAIN GAUGE IN BELOW-FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECIPITATION TOTALS FOR THESE DATES REFLECT VALUES FROM 8 AM UNTIL 8 AM.