CXUS53 KOAX 011614 CCA CLMOFK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1115 AM CDT MON APR 01 2024 CORRECTED SIMPLY FOR FORMATTING ISSUES ................................... ...THE NORFOLK NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 79 03/11 LOWEST 17 03/18 03/27 AVG. MAXIMUM 54.5 49.6 4.9 AVG. MINIMUM 27.7 26.0 1.7 MEAN 41.1 37.8 3.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 24 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.27 1987 MINIMUM T 1910 TOTALS 1.58 1.44 0.14 DAYS >= .01 5 DAYS >= .10 2 DAYS >= .50 1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.44 03/24 TO 03/25 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 20.8 1960 TOTALS 0.3 4.5 -4.2 SINCE 7/1 29.7 DAYS >= 1.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH MM 24 HR TOTAL 0.3 03/26 TO 03/26 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 733 844 -111 SINCE 7/1 5010 5901 -891 COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/330 DATE 03/26 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/340 DATE 03/26 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.36 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 2 LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 0 FOG 3 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 5 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && NORFOLK WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL FOR MARCH 2024. THE MONTH ENDED UP 3.3 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL ON AVERAGE AND 0.14 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION. SNOWFALL WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. IT WAS THE 22ND WARMEST AND 44TH WETTEST MARCH ON RECORD. IT TIED TWO OTHER YEARS FOR THE TWELFTH LEAST AMOUNT OF SNOW FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. $$ NICOLAISEN