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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Medford OR
635 AM PDT Mon Apr 1 2024

...MEDFORD OREGON WEATHER REVIEW: March 2024...

March started with a strong system that brought moderate
precipitation and gusty winds to parts of southern Oregon and 
northern California. This system brought nearly 0.75 inches of 
rain to Medford on the 1st day of the month. However, this only 
met the halfway point for the current daily rainfall record on the
1st which is 1.43 inches from 1972. The second rainiest day was 
the 5th with 0.62 inches recorded. Although not as wet as 
January, Medford received almost 2.5 inches, which is over 0.60 
inches above the monthly normal. Snow levels fell to the valley 
floors for the first few days of March, and on the 2nd there was 
0.4 inches recorded at the office. On the 9th of March the 
observed snow depth at Crater Lake NP was 132 inches, 32 inches 
above the normal snow depth for that day. The snow was piled up to
the Steel Visitor Center camera! 

Temperatures were just shy of normal with this month being less 
than a degree colder than the average monthly temperature. There 
were only 5 days where temperatures fell to 32 degrees or below, 
and those were in the first half of the month. By mid-March high 
pressure brought warm and dry conditions, and temperatures were 
more typical of May as they were near 15 degrees above normal. 
Between the 15th and 19th, highs were 74 degrees or warmer. If you
can remember back to January, the 30th saw a high of 73 degrees, 
so this is not the first time Medford has seen 70 degrees in 2024.
It is, however, the first time Medford hit 80 degrees this year 
as there was a high of 80 on the 18th. This was just a degree off
from reaching the current daily high temperature record that was
set in 1928. 

The average temperature for the month was 47.6 degrees, which is 
0.7 degrees below normal. The average maximum temperature was 
58.3 degrees, which is 1.1 degrees below normal. The average 
minimum temperature was 37.0 degrees, which is 0.2 degrees below 
normal. The highest temperature for the month was 80 degrees which
occurred on the 18th. The lowest temperature for the month was 28
degrees which occurred on the 8th.

There were 10 clear days, 11 partly cloudy days, and 10 cloudy 
days.

Total precipitation for the month was 2.45 inches which is 0.64 
inches above normal. Total precipitation for the water year 
(beginning October 1st) is 13.86 inches which is 0.01 inches above 
normal. Calendar year precipitation is 8.71 inches which is 2.22 
inches above normal.

The average wind speed for the month was 3.9 mph. The fastest 
recorded two-minute wind speed was 25 mph from the southwest 
which occurred on the 23rd. The peak wind was 38 mph from the
southwest which occurred on the 23rd.

The highest pressure for the month was 30.43 inches on the 13th. 
The lowest pressure for the month was 29.39 inches on the 1st.

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