CXUS56 KMTR 010846 CLMSNS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 146 AM PDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE SALINAS AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1930 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 92 03/14/2015 LOW 27 03/02/1953 03/03/1946 03/15/1944 HIGHEST 74 03/15 71 03/11 03/20 LOWEST 41 03/08 35 03/02 03/15 AVG. MAXIMUM 64.3 65.5 -1.2 60.8 AVG. MINIMUM 46.0 44.5 1.5 44.0 MEAN 55.2 55.0 0.2 52.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 3.49 2.06 1.43 3.45 DAILY AVG. 0.11 0.10 DAYS >= .01 14 10 DAYS >= .10 9 4 DAYS >= .50 1 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.91 03/29 TO 03/30 1.75 03/09 TO 03/10 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 299 311 -12 383 SINCE 7/1 1561 2084 -523 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0 SINCE 1/1 1 1 0 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/270 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/130 DATE 03/29 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/130 DATE 03/29 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.47 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 13 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 11 LIGHT RAIN 17 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 16 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$