CXUS53 KLOT 011819 CLMVPZ CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 119 PM CDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE VALPARAISO IN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1998 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 86 03/21/2012 LOW -13 03/08/1943 HIGHEST 72 03/13 66 03/31 LOWEST 19 03/21 14 03/18 AVG. MAXIMUM 54.3 49.1 5.2 45.7 AVG. MINIMUM 32.7 30.5 2.2 28.8 MEAN 43.5 39.8 3.7 37.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 3.2 -3.2 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 16 20.6 -4.6 23 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 4.62 2009 MINIMUM 0.54 2001 TOTALS 4.87 1.92 2.95 4.52 DAILY AVG. 0.16 0.06 0.10 0.15 DAYS >= .01 10 10.6 -0.6 20 DAYS >= .10 6 4.6 1.4 10 DAYS >= .50 4 0.9 3.1 3 DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.2 1.8 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.34 03/08 TO 03/08 1.33 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 658 784 -126 852 SINCE 7/1 4617 5108 -491 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 3 -3 0 SINCE 1/1 0 3 -3 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/230 DATE 03/26 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/210 DATE 03/26 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 0 FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$