CXUS55 KPUB 020139 CLMCOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 739 PM MDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE COLORADO SPRINGS CO 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 81 03/26/1971 LOW -16 03/02/1943 HIGHEST 69 03/31 55 14 70 03/15 LOWEST 16 03/26 21 -5 9 03/28 AVG. MAXIMUM 54.9 54.9 0.0 51.5 AVG. MINIMUM 29.0 27.3 1.7 24.0 MEAN 42.0 41.1 0.9 37.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 1.9 -0.9 DAYS MIN <= 32 20 23.7 -3.7 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.03 1906 MINIMUM T 1946 TOTALS 1.50 0.79 0.71 0.08 DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.03 0.02 DAYS >= .01 5 6.7 -1.7 DAYS >= .10 3 2.4 0.6 DAYS >= .50 1 0.2 0.8 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.1 0.9 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.11 03/13 TO 03/14 0.03 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 30.2 1909 TOTALS 13.3 5.7 7.6 0.3 SINCE 7/1 50.0 26.4 23.6 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 DAYS >= 1.0 2 1.9 0.1 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 11 03/15 MM 24 HR TOTAL 10.2 03/14 TO 03/14 0.2 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 706 741 -35 837 SINCE 7/1 4497 5047 -550 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/220 DATE 03/02 43/330 03/25 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 57/340 DATE 03/25 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 15 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 50 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 3 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 10 SLEET 0 FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$