CXUS51 KCTP 010723 CLMAOO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 323 AM EDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE ALTOONA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 85 03/31/1998 03/30/1998 LOW 1 03/02/1980 03/09/1960 HIGHEST 74 03/14 66 03/23 LOWEST 20 03/22 17 03/19 AVG. MAXIMUM 54.3 47.7 6.6 48.8 AVG. MINIMUM 35.6 29.8 5.8 30.3 MEAN 44.9 38.7 6.2 39.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 3.1 -3.1 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 11 19.4 -8.4 21 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 6.27 1967 MINIMUM 0.51 1966 TOTALS 3.22 3.01 0.21 2.90 DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.10 0.00 0.09 DAYS >= .01 12 12.0 0.0 13 DAYS >= .10 7 7.1 -0.1 7 DAYS >= .50 1 1.8 -0.8 2 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.5 0.5 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.27 03/09 TO 03/09 0.93 03/03 TO 03/04 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 615 815 -200 783 SINCE 7/1 4384 5087 -703 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0 SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/300 DATE 03/11 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 51/300 DATE 03/11 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.49 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 61 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 9 LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SLEET 0 FOG 16 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$