CXUS56 KPQR 011557 CLMSLE CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON 857 AM PDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE SALEM OR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 76 66 03/18 LOWEST 25 29 03/27 AVG. MAXIMUM 56.2 56.8 -0.6 51.8 AVG. MINIMUM 37.7 38.3 -0.6 34.1 MEAN 46.9 47.5 -0.6 43.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 5 6.3 -1.3 11 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 10.13 1894 MINIMUM 0.59 1911 TOTALS 4.08 4.35 -0.27 5.17 DAYS >= .01 15 17.5 -2.5 22 DAYS >= .10 11 11.0 0.0 13 DAYS >= .50 3 2.8 0.2 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.5 -0.5 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.80 03/26 TO 03/27 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 554 541 13 675 SINCE 7/1 3414 3579 -165 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 4/190 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/190 DATE 03/09 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 51/180 DATE 03/09 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.53 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 14 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 17 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 0 FOG 17 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. $$