CXUS53 KICT 031351 CLMSLN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KANSAS 851 AM CDT WED APR 03 2024 ................................... ...THE SALINA KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 96 03/21/1907 LOW -11 03/11/1948 HIGHEST 78 03/31 76 03/05 LOWEST 13 03/27 9 03/19 AVG. MAXIMUM 61.5 57.3 4.2 54.6 AVG. MINIMUM 33.5 33.2 0.3 31.0 MEAN 47.5 45.3 2.2 42.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.9 -0.9 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 15 14.6 0.4 17 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.2 -0.2 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 10.82 1973 MINIMUM 0.00 1968 1966 1910 TOTALS 0.69 1.82 -1.13 0.42 DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.06 -0.04 0.01 DAYS >= .01 2 7.1 -5.1 8 DAYS >= .10 1 3.7 -2.7 2 DAYS >= .50 1 1.0 0.0 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.4 -0.4 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.65 03/07 TO 03/07 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 531 615 -84 678 SINCE 7/1 3962 4489 -527 4424 COOLING TOTAL 0 3 -3 0 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/160 DATE 03/24 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 54/170 DATE 03/24 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.26 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 22 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 5 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 61 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 0 FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 7 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$